The king of fools chords by Don McLean

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Verse 1
F 
Am 
She was so good she was so kind
Gm 
C 
Gm 
She made my life a royal story
C 
I was her king she was my queen
Gm 
C 
F 
We lived our life in all it's glory
A 
Then just like Ulysses
Bb 
C 
I   heard the witches cry
i lost my direction
F 
C 
But still I don't know why

Verse 2
F 
Am 
I lost your love my crown and jewels
Gm 
When they call my name
Bbm 
C 
they call me king
The king of fools
F 

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Verse 3
G 
Bm 
I played my song and I made her cry
Am 
Though I was old she
D 
Am 
made me younger
D 
I buried decades of my life
Am 
To feel her youth and feed
D 
G 
my hunger
Bm 
Now castles and mansion
Am 
Lie ruined in the sand
D 
People laugh and mock me
G 
Who once obeyed commands
D 

Verse 4
G 
Bm 
I lost your love my crown and jewels
Am 
When they call my name
Cm 
D 
they call me king
The king of fools
G 

Verse 5
Bm 
Only fools know what it's like
Am 
To lose and never win
D 
Only fools have broken hearts
Cm 
D 
G 
Over and over again so here I am
Bm 
Am 
Alone and weak with all my powers
D 
Am 
Vastly diminished i think of you
D 
Oh, by the hour
Am 
D 
G 
I know my royal life is finished
Bm 
I know that I'm pathetic
Am 
D 
'Cause I will always be your clown
You have found another
G 
And he now wears my crown
D 

Verse 6
G 
Bm 
I lost your love my crown and jewels
Am 
When they call my name
Cm 
D 
they call me king
G 
Cm 
The king of fools when
they call my name
D 
G 
They call me king the king of fools