Key: Db major
Verse 1
A
D
A
Dm
A
D
F#m
D
C#aug
King, and everyone bowed to the
F#m
King.
B
A
Dm
He had women by the dozen,
A
B
D
B
and there never was a night when he was all alone.
Bm
E
A
They called him the king,
D
F#m
the king,
D
C#
F#m
Cause he had his own special thing
B
Dm
And nobody dared to hate him
A
Cm
Men would imitate him
Bm
F#aug
D
And he reigned supreme on his throne
A
D
The world was his blue
-point oyster
G#
C#m
B
C#
C#m
C#dim
He wore the stars for his crown
F#
Bdim
E
But when you reach the summit,
C#dim
F#
B
Bm
and then you start to plummet, the only direction is down.
E
A
Em
C#m
F#m
The pendulum swings and brings a
D
F#m
new generation of kings.
Esus4
A
An d soon
His
Royal
Dm
C#m
Cm
Highness was just another minus,
Bm
C#m
E
a face in the noonday crowd.
Em
A
D
For he who was
everyone's passion
G#
C#m
Now finds himself
C#dim
F#
slightly out of fashion
Esus4
A
D
A
gone live the king, the king
D
A
they called him the king
The king is dead.
Long live the king.
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