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There's a (B5) little black (A5) spot

on the sun (B5) to (A5) day

It's the same (G minoraj7) old (A5) thing as yes- (G minoraj7) ter (A5) day

There's a (B5) black hat

(Asus2) caught in a high (B5) tree (Asus2) top

There's a (G minoraj7) flag pole (Asus2) rag

and the wind (G minoraj7) won't (Asus2) stop

I have (D5) stood be (D/E) fore

inside the (D/F#) pour ing (Gadd9) rain

With the (D5) world turning (D/E) circles

running (D/F#) 'round my (Gadd9) brain

I guess (D5) I'm always (D/E) hoping

that you'll (D/F#) end this (Gadd9) reign

But it's (D5) my desti (D/E) ny

to be the (D/F#) king of (Gadd9) pain

There's a

(B7sus4) little black spot (A5) on the (B7sus4) sun

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today (A5)

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(B7sus4) (That's my soul (A5) up (B7sus4) there) (A5) It's the

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(B7sus4) same old thing (A5) as (G minoraj7) yes terday (A5)

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(D/F#) (That's my soul up (Gadd9) there)

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There's a (B7sus4) black hat caught (A5) in (B7sus4) a

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high tree top (A5)

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(B7sus4) (That's my soul (A5) up (B7sus4) there) (A5) There's a

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(G minoraj7) flag pole rag (A5) and the (G minoraj7) wind

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won't stop (A5)

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(D/F#) (That's my soul up (Gadd9) there)

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I have (D major) stood here be (D/E) fore

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inside (D/F#) the pouring (G major) rain

With the (D major) world turning (D/E) circles

run (D/F#) ning 'round my (G major) brain

I guess (D major) I'm always (D/E) hoping

that (D/F#) you'll end this (G major) reign

But it's (D major) my desti (D/E) ny to be (D/F#) the king of (G major) pain

There's a (B7sus4) fossil that's trapped

(A5) in a (B7sus4) high cliff wall (A5)

(B7sus4) (That's my soul (A5) up (B7sus4) there) (A5)

There's a (G minoraj7) dead salmon fro (A5) zen

in (G minoraj7) a waterfall (A5)

(D/F#) (That's my soul up (Gadd9) there)

There's a (B7sus4) blue whale beached (A5)

by (B7sus4) a springtime's ebb (A5)

(B7sus4) (That's my soul (A5) up (B7sus4) there) (A5)

There's a (G minoraj7) butterfly

trapped (A5) in (G minoraj7) a spider's web (A5)

(D/F#) (That's my soul up (Gadd9) there)

I've (D major) stood be (D/E) fore

inside (D/F#) the pouring (G major) rain

With the (D major) world turning (D/E) circles

run (D/F#) ning 'round my (G major) brain

I guess (D major) I'm always (D/E) hoping

that (D/F#) you'll end this (G major) reign

But it's (D major) my desti (D/E) ny to be (D/F#) the king of (G major) pain

(A major) There's a king (A/G) on a (A major) throne

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with his eyes (A/G) torn out

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(A major) There's a blind (A/G) man (A major) looking

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for a (A/G) shadow of doubt

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(A major) There's a rich (A/G) man (A major) sleep

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ing on a (A/G) golden bed

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(A major) There's a (A/G) skeleton (A major) chok ing on a (A/G) crust of

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(B7sus4) (bread) (A5) (B7sus4) (A5)

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(B7sus4) (A5) (B7sus4) (A5) King of pain

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(G minoraj7) (A5) (G minoraj7) (A5)

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(D/F#) (Gadd9)

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(F/A) (F/A)

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(F/A) (F/A)

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(F/A) (F/A)

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(F/A) (F/A) There's a

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red fox torn by a huntsman's pack

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(B7sus4) (That's my soul (A5) up (B7sus4) there) (A5) There's a

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black-winged gull with a

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broken back

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(D/F#) (That's my soul up (Gadd9) there)

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There's a little black spot on the sun today

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It's the same old thing as yesterday

I've (D major) stood here be (D/E) fore

inside (D/F#) the pouring (G5) rain

With the (D major) world turning (D/E) circles

run (D/F#) img 'round my (G5) brain

I guess (D major) I'm always (D/E) hoping

that (D/F#) you'll end this (G5) reign

But it's (D major) my desti (D/E) ny to be (D/F#) the king of (G5) pain

King of pain (D major) (D/E) (D/F#) (G major)

King of pain (D major) (D/E)

I'll (D/F#) always be (G major)

king of pain (D major) (D/E)

I'll (D/F#) always be (G major)

[Repeat and fade]