Key: Db major
Verse 1
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Dm
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Aaug
King, and everyone bowed to the
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King.
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Bbm
He had women by the dozen,
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G
and there never was a night when he was all alone.
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They called him the king,
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Dm
the king,
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A
Dm
Cause he had his own special thing
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Bbm
And nobody dared to hate him
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Abm
Men would imitate him
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Daug
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And he reigned supreme on his throne
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The world was his blue
-point oyster
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A
Am
Adim
He wore the stars for his crown
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Gdim
C
But when you reach the summit,
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and then you start to plummet, the only direction is down.
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The pendulum swings and brings a
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new generation of kings.
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An d soon
His
Royal
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Abm
Highness was just another minus,
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C
a face in the noonday crowd.
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For he who was
everyone's passion
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Now finds himself
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slightly out of fashion
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gone live the king, the king
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they called him the king
The king is dead.
Long live the king.
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