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When love was king chords by
Gregory Porter
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Key: A minor•
Intro 1
Am
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Gm
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Esus4
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Verse 1
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Once was a kingdom, far far away.
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Love was the rule of
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the day.
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Nothing more nothing less
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Than to give your friend
Dm
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your best.
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There's much more story
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that I could tell
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To make the hardest hearts swell.
Verse 2
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This is the story
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when love was king.
Verse 3

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When love was king,
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do you remember?
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When love was king, when love was king
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I remember when
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love was king
Verse 4
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He ruled the land,
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Esus4
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with his fist un furled
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With open arms for the world

Of hungry children,
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first he'd think
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To pull their lives from the brink
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When love was king
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He rescued souls lost in the sea
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In drifting vessel he would
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hear their plea

When love was king
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He threw a line before they'd sink
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And gave the thirsty
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ones a drink
Verse 5
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He told the meek that they
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should try
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To use the sword to
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smite the lie

That being king is for the
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weak
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When love was king
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G
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I pray the lord these words we seek
Interlude 1
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Bdim
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G#dim
G#dim
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E
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Verse 6
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When love was king
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He showed respect for
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every man
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Regardless of their skin or clan
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Beside him stood his
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mighty queen
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and equal force wise and keen
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He lifted up the un
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derneath

And all his wealth he did bequeath
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To those who toiled with out a gain

SO they would remember

his reign
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Verse 7
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So seek someplace to call
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your own

Right next to this mighty shinning throne
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When love was king
Outro 1

When love was king
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • Em

  • G

  • Dm

  • Bdim

  • Fm

  • E

  • A

  • Gm

    3

  • C

  • Bb

  • F

  • Esus4

  • G#dim

    6

  • D

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of When love was king by Gregory porter is A minor.

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