Riley B. King chords by
Keb’ Mo’
Keb’ Mo’
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Key: C minor
Intro 1
C#m
C#m

A
A

E
E

A
A

E
E

A
A

E
E

A
A

E
E

A
A

E
E

A
A

E
E

Verse 1
A
A

E
E

A
A

E
E

He's a king without a castle or crown
C#m
C#m

G#aug
G#aug

C#m
C#m

B
B

And every night he lays his body down
E
E

A
A

E
E

G#aug
G#aug

In a different town but one
G#
G#

C#m
C#m

thing stays the same
A
A

F#m
F#m

F#sus4
F#sus4

Everybody knows his name
F#
F#

People may
Verse 2
A
A

E
E

laugh or cry
F#m
F#m

E
E

as his stories are told
C#m
C#m

G#aug
G#aug

To tell the truth like this a
C#m
C#m

B
B

man must be bold
A
A

And the people are glad,
E
E

Caug
Caug

C#m
C#m

for the things he shares
A
A

Everybody knows he cares
F#sus4
F#sus4

Verse 3
Bsus4
Bsus4

A
A

E
E

By the light of the moon comes
A
A

E
E

G#
G#

a flood of emotion
C#m
C#m

E
E

F#m
F#m

C#m
C#m

Riley B. King, be the king of the ocean
G#
G#

A
A

Bbdim
Bbdim

F#
F#

He's royal blue like
E
E

C#m
C#m

E
E

the deep blue sea
A
A

Riley B. King
Verse 4
A
A

E
E

A
A

E
E

Out of the darkness and into the light
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B

C#m
C#m

Caug
Caug

To fight the peace
G#aug
G#aug

C#m
C#m

B
B

ful warrior's fight
A
A

E
E

Such a beautiful sight and the
Caug
Caug

C#m
C#m

way you feel
A
A

F#sus4
F#sus4

F#
F#

Watchin' him with Lucille
C#m
C#m

The
Verse 5
A
A

E
E

F#m
F#m

E
E

heart of the man is open wide
B
B

C#m
C#m

G#aug
G#aug

And he closes his
C#m
C#m

eyes and looks inside
B
B

A
A

E
E

To a love of the world
Caug
Caug

C#m
C#m

through the song he sings
A
A

F#m
F#m

Giving it everything
F#sus4
F#sus4

F#m
F#m

Verse 6
Bsus4
Bsus4

A
A

E
E

By the light of the moon
A
A

E
E

G#
G#

comes a flood of emotion
C#m
C#m

E
E

Riley B. King,
F#m
F#m

C#m
C#m

G#aug
G#aug

be the king of the ocean
A
A

F#
F#

E
E

C#m
C#m

He's royal blue like the deep blue sea
A
A

Riley B. King
Interlude 1
Bsus4
Bsus4

F#m
F#m

A
A

E
E

A
A

E
E

B
B

C#m
C#m

Caug
Caug

G#aug
G#aug

C#m
C#m

B
B

A
A

E
E

G#
G#

G#aug
G#aug

G#
G#

C#m
C#m

A
A

F#sus4
F#sus4

F#
F#

F#sus4
F#sus4

A
A

E
E

A
A

E
E

C#m
C#m

Caug
Caug

G#aug
G#aug

C#m
C#m

B
B

E
E

A
A

E
E

G#
G#

C#m
C#m

A
A

F#sus4
F#sus4

Bsus4
Bsus4

B
B

Bsus4
Bsus4

By the light of the moon
Verse 7
A
A

E
E

A
A

E
E

comes a flood of emotion
C#m
C#m

E
E

F#m
F#m

C#m
C#m

Riley B. King, be the king of the ocean
E
E

A
A

F#
F#

He's royal blue like the
B
B

C#m
C#m

deep blue sea
E
E

A
A

Bsus4
Bsus4

Riley B. King
B
B

By the light of the
Verse 8
A
A

E
E

moon comes
A
A

E
E

Caug
Caug

a flood of emotion
C#m
C#m

E
E

F#m
F#m

C#m
C#m

Riley B. King, be the king of the ocean
E
E

A
A

F#
F#

E
E

He's royal blue like the deep
C#m
C#m

A
A

B
B

A
A

blue sea
B
B

A
A

Riley B. King

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