The King
The King

The King easy guitar chords by James Brown

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  • Verse 1
    Ladies 
    and gentlemen 

    Fellow 
    Americans, 

    lady Amer
    icans 

    This is James 
    Brown 

    wanna talk 
    to you about 
    one 
    of our 

    Most 
    deadly 
    killers 
    in 

    the 
    coun
    try today 

    had a dream 
    the other night, 
    and I 

    Was 
    sittin' in 
    my living 
    room 

    Dozed 
    off to sleep 

    So I 
    start to dreamin' 

    I dreamed 
    walked 
    in a place 
    and 

    saw 
    a real strange, 
    weird object 

    Standin' 
    up 
    talkin' to 
    the 
    people 

    And 
    I found 
    out it was 
    heroin 

    That deadly 
    drug 
    that go in 
    your veins 

    He said 

    I came 
    to this 
    coun
    try 
    without 
    Verse 2

    a passport 

    Ever since 
    then 
    I've 
    been hunted 

    an
    d sought 

    My little 
    white 
    grains 
    are nothin' 

    but waste 

    Soft 
    and deadly 
    and bitter 
    to taste 

    I'm a 
    world of power 

    and all 
    know it's 
    true 

    Use 
    me once 
    and 
    you'll know 

    it, too 

    I can make 
    a mere 
    schoolboy 

    forget 
    his books 

    I can 
    make a world- 
    famous 
    beauty 

    neglect 
    her look

    I can 
    make a good 
    man 
    forsake 
    his wife 

    Send 
    greedy 
    man to pris
    on 

    for the 
    rest of his 
    life 

    I can make 
    a man for
    sake his 

    country 
    and flag 

    Make 
    a girl 
    sell 
    her 
    body 

    for a five- 
    dollar 
    bag 

    Some 
    think 
    my adventure's 

    a joy 
    and a thriller

    But 
    I'll put 
    a gun in your 
    hand 

    and make 
    you a killer 

    In 
    cellophane 
    bags 

    I've found 
    my way 

    To 
    heads 
    of state, 
    to children 
    at play 

    I'm 
    financed 
    in China, 
    ran 
    in 
    Japan 

    I'm 
    respected 
    in Turkey 

    and I'm 
    legal in Siam 

    take my 
    addicts 
    and make 'em 
    steal, 

    borrow, 
    beg 

    Then 
    they 
    search for 
    a vein 

    in their arm 
    or their leg 

    So, 
    be 
    you 
    Italian, 
    Verse 3
    Jewish, 

    Black 
    or 
    Mex 

    I can make 
    the 
    most virile 

    of men 
    forget 
    their 
    sex 

    So 
    now, 
    now, 
    my 
    man, 

    you 
    must 
    (you know) do 
    your best 

    To keep 
    up your habit 

    until 
    your 
    arrest 

    Now the 
    police 
    have taken 
    you 

    from under 
    my wing 

    Do you 
    think 
    they dare 
    defy 

    me, I 
    who am 
    king? 

    Now, 
    you must lie 
    in 
    that county 
    jail 

    Where 
    I can't get 
    to you 

    by 
    visit 
    or mail 

    So squirm 
    with discomfort, 

    wiggle 
    and cough 
    (hack!) 

    Six 
    days 
    of madness, 
    hah, 

    and 
    you might 
    throw me 
    off 

    Curse 
    me in name! 
    Defy 
    me 
    in speech! 

    But 
    you'd pick 
    me 
    up right 
    now 

    if I were in 
    your reach 

    Verse 4
    All through 
    your sentence 
    you've become 

    resolved 
    to your 
    fate 

    Hear now! 
    Young man 
    and woman, 

    I'll be waitin' 
    at the 
    gate 

    Don't 
    be afraid, 

    don't 
    run
    I'm 
    not chased 

    Sure my 
    name is 
    Heroin! 
    You'll 

    be back 
    for a taste 

    Behold, 
    you're 
    hooked! 

    Your 
    foot 
    is 
    in the stir
    rup 

    And 
    make 
    haste 

    Mount 
    the steed! 

    And ride 
    him 
    well 

    For 
    the white 
    horse 
    of 
    heroin 

    Will 
    ride 
    you 
    to Hell! 

    To 
    Hell! 

    Verse 5
    Will 
    ride 
    you 
    to 
    Hell! 

    Until 
    you 
    are 
    dead! 

    Dead, 
    brother! 
    Dead! 

    This is a 
    revolution 
    of the mind 

    Get 
    your mind 
    together 

    An
    d get away 
    from drugs! 

    That's 

    the man! 

    Back! 
    Back 

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