Key: A major
Intro 1
D
A
Bm
A
D
A
Bm
A
Verse 1
D
A
When I think of Heaven,
Bm
A
D
deliver me in a black-winged bird
A
Bm
I think of flying
D
A
in your sea of pens and feathers
Bm
A
And all other instruments
D
A
of faith and sex and God
Bm
A
In the belly of a black-winged bird
Pre-chorus 1
Bm
G
Don't try to feed me
Bm
G
'Cause I've been here before
D
E
And I deserve a little more
Chorus 1
A
Bm
And I belong
D
E
A
in the service of the queen
D
E
A
anywhere but in between
D
E
and I've been thinking
A
Bm
D
E
And I am the rain king
Verse 2
D
A
And I said, "Mama, mama, mama,
Bm
A
why am I so alone"
D
A
'Cause I can't go outside,
Bm
A
I'm scared I might not make it home
D
A
Well I'm alive, I'm alive,
Bm
A
but I'm sinking in
Bm
A
Why don't you invite me in?
Pre-chorus 2
Bm
G
Don't try to feed me
Bm
G
'Cause I've been here before
D
E
And I deserve a little more
Chorus 2
A
Bm
And I belong
D
E
A
in the service of the queen
D
E
A
anywhere but in between
D
E
and I've been sinking
A
Bm
D
E
And I am the rain king
Bridge 1
Bm
D
A
Hey, I only want the same as anyone
Bm
D
A
Bm
Henderson is waiting for the sun
D
A
Oh, it seems night endlessly begins and ends
Bm
D
A
After all the dreaming, I come home
Solo 1
D
A
Bm
A
(again)
D
A
Bm
A
Verse 3
D
A
When I think of Heaven,
Bm
A
D
deliver me in a black-winged bird
A
Bm
I think of dying,
D
A
in a field of flame and heather
Bm
A
Render up my body
D
A
into the burning heart of God
Bm
A
In the belly of a black-winged bird
Pre-chorus 3
Bm
G
Don't try to feed me
Bm
G
'Cause I've been here before
D
E
And I deserve a little more
Chorus 3
A
Bm
And I belong
D
E
A
in the service of the queen
D
E
A
anywhere but in between
D
E
and I've been drinking
A
Bm
D
E
And I am the rain king
Outro 1
A
Bm
D
Well I said that "I am the rain king"
A
Bm
"I, I, I, I, I,
D
E
A
Bm
D
well I am the rain king", yeah
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