Chords for Butch McKoy - My King (official video)
Tempo:
137.15 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] We heard black stories from a deep country, [Ab]
[Fm] a mercy, a mercy story.
[Ab] [Fm] Soldiers are waiting, their feet in glory, [Ab] [Fm]
growing like a little child.
[Ab] [Fm] They want to meet them in front of their souls.
The [Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab] We heard black stories from a deep country, [Ab]
[Fm] a mercy, a mercy story.
[Ab] [Fm] Soldiers are waiting, their feet in glory, [Ab] [Fm]
growing like a little child.
[Ab] [Fm] They want to meet them in front of their souls.
The [Ab]
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ We heard black stories from a deep country, _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Fm] a mercy, a mercy story.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] Soldiers are waiting, their feet in glory, _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm]
growing like a little child. _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Fm] They want to meet them in front of their souls.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The [Ab] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ king [Bbm] and elf never [Fm] come back. _ _
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_ [Ab] _ [Eb] Oh [Db] my, [Fm] oh my [Ab] king.
[Bb] Oh _ [Bbm] my, oh [Ab]
my king.
[Bb] Oh [Fm] my, oh my [Ab] king.
[F] Oh my, [Db] oh [Fm] my king. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ They want to destroy, destroy the black native, _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Fm] the blue sky and the joyful. _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] Hark, a wind brings the deception.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Fm] Waiting, if all waiting, mercy. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Fm] Waiting, the king, oh they are.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Fm] Waiting, the king, oh they are.
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_ _ _ [Db] The king [Bbm] and elf never _ [Fm] come back. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] The king [Bbm] and elf never _ [Fm] come back.
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_ [Ab] _ _ Oh [Db] my, oh my [Ab] king.
Oh _ [Db] my, oh [Fm]
my [Ab] king.
[Bb] Oh [Db] my, [Fm] oh my [F] king.
Oh [Db] my, oh [Fm] my king. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Oh, they're looking at the west.
_ _ _ They won't come anymore, anymore.
_ _ _ _ They won't come anymore, anymore. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Fm] Until the time comes, they feel the sun all around.
_ _ And their skin's all burning like a piece of meat.
_ _ Oh, they must die to find mercy. _ _ _
Oh, the king is dead and the soldiers are dead. _
Oh, the king is dead and the soldiers are dead.
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_ _ _ _ _ [Db] The king [Bbm] and elf never [Fm] come back. _
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[Db] The king [Bbm] and elf never [Fm] come back. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ Oh [Db] my, oh [Ab] my king.
_ [Bb] Oh my, [Db] _
[Fm] oh my [Ab] king.
[Bb] Oh [Fm] my, oh my [Ab] king.
[F] Oh [Fm] my, oh my king. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Are we a black nutelle to their souls and drink their blood?
_ _ _ Oh, the king is dead.
_ Oh, the king is dead. _ _
_ Oh, we carry him from the valley. _
_ _ Oh, we carry him from the valley.
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, he sings and _ cries.
Oh, he sings and cries.
Oh, he sings and cries.
Oh, he sings and cries.
_ _ _ _ _ And I call the mercy of God.
_ _ Oh, I call the mercy of God. _ _
Oh, he sings and cries.
_ He sings and cries.
I call the mercy of God.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, the king [F] is dead.
_ The queen [Db] is crying.
Children all go _ [Fm] insane. _ _
_ _ Oh, the [Eb] king is dead.
_ The [Db] queen is singing.
Children are [Fm] in pain. _ _ _ _
_ Oh, the king [Eb] is dead. _
[F] The [Db] queen is singing.
Children are [Fm] in pain.
_ _ Children are [Eb] in pain. _ _ _
[Db] _ Oh, children are _ [Fm] in pain. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Oh, children run [Db] to the _ [Fm] country. _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Oh, children _ _
[Db] run to [Fm] the _ world. _
_ _ [Eb] Oh, the beauty, [Db] oh, the beauty in [Fm] their eyes. _ _
_ [Eb] Oh, the white, [Db] oh, the white [Fm] _ tip.
And _
_ [Eb] you can, [Db] and you can, _ [Fm] yes, bro. _ _ _ _
_ [F] And you can, _ [Db] and you can, _ [Fm] yes, bro. _ _ _
[Eb] Oh, my son, [Db] oh, my _
[Fm] _ son.
_ _ _ [Eb] Oh, my [Db] son, oh, _ [Fm] my _ son. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Db] Collection _ _ [Bbm] is now [Fm]
come _ up. _ _ _ _
_ [Db] Collection _ [Bbm] is now [Fm] come up. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] Oh, [Db] my son, _ [Ab] _ _ [F] oh, [Db] my [Fm] son.
_ [Eb] _ Oh, _ [Db] my [Fm]
son, [Ab] _ [F] oh, my [Fm] son. _
_ _ _ Goodbye, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ goodbye, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ goodbye my king. _ _ _ _ _ _
Goodbye my king, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ goodbye my king. _
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Goodbye my _ _ _ _ _ _ king. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ We heard black stories from a deep country, _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Fm] a mercy, a mercy story.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] Soldiers are waiting, their feet in glory, _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm]
growing like a little child. _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Fm] They want to meet them in front of their souls.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The [Ab] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ king [Bbm] and elf never [Fm] come back. _ _
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_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ [Eb] Oh [Db] my, [Fm] oh my [Ab] king.
[Bb] Oh _ [Bbm] my, oh [Ab]
my king.
[Bb] Oh [Fm] my, oh my [Ab] king.
[F] Oh my, [Db] oh [Fm] my king. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ They want to destroy, destroy the black native, _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Fm] the blue sky and the joyful. _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] Hark, a wind brings the deception.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Fm] Waiting, if all waiting, mercy. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Fm] Waiting, the king, oh they are.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Fm] Waiting, the king, oh they are.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Db] The king [Bbm] and elf never _ [Fm] come back. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] The king [Bbm] and elf never _ [Fm] come back.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ Oh [Db] my, oh my [Ab] king.
Oh _ [Db] my, oh [Fm]
my [Ab] king.
[Bb] Oh [Db] my, [Fm] oh my [F] king.
Oh [Db] my, oh [Fm] my king. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Oh, they're looking at the west.
_ _ _ They won't come anymore, anymore.
_ _ _ _ They won't come anymore, anymore. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] Until the time comes, they feel the sun all around.
_ _ And their skin's all burning like a piece of meat.
_ _ Oh, they must die to find mercy. _ _ _
Oh, the king is dead and the soldiers are dead. _
Oh, the king is dead and the soldiers are dead.
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_ _ _ _ _ [Db] The king [Bbm] and elf never [Fm] come back. _
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[Db] The king [Bbm] and elf never [Fm] come back. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ Oh [Db] my, oh [Ab] my king.
_ [Bb] Oh my, [Db] _
[Fm] oh my [Ab] king.
[Bb] Oh [Fm] my, oh my [Ab] king.
[F] Oh [Fm] my, oh my king. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
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_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Are we a black nutelle to their souls and drink their blood?
_ _ _ Oh, the king is dead.
_ Oh, the king is dead. _ _
_ Oh, we carry him from the valley. _
_ _ Oh, we carry him from the valley.
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, he sings and _ cries.
Oh, he sings and cries.
Oh, he sings and cries.
Oh, he sings and cries.
_ _ _ _ _ And I call the mercy of God.
_ _ Oh, I call the mercy of God. _ _
Oh, he sings and cries.
_ He sings and cries.
I call the mercy of God.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, the king [F] is dead.
_ The queen [Db] is crying.
Children all go _ [Fm] insane. _ _
_ _ Oh, the [Eb] king is dead.
_ The [Db] queen is singing.
Children are [Fm] in pain. _ _ _ _
_ Oh, the king [Eb] is dead. _
[F] The [Db] queen is singing.
Children are [Fm] in pain.
_ _ Children are [Eb] in pain. _ _ _
[Db] _ Oh, children are _ [Fm] in pain. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Oh, children run [Db] to the _ [Fm] country. _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Oh, children _ _
[Db] run to [Fm] the _ world. _
_ _ [Eb] Oh, the beauty, [Db] oh, the beauty in [Fm] their eyes. _ _
_ [Eb] Oh, the white, [Db] oh, the white [Fm] _ tip.
And _
_ [Eb] you can, [Db] and you can, _ [Fm] yes, bro. _ _ _ _
_ [F] And you can, _ [Db] and you can, _ [Fm] yes, bro. _ _ _
[Eb] Oh, my son, [Db] oh, my _
[Fm] _ son.
_ _ _ [Eb] Oh, my [Db] son, oh, _ [Fm] my _ son. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Db] Collection _ _ [Bbm] is now [Fm]
come _ up. _ _ _ _
_ [Db] Collection _ [Bbm] is now [Fm] come up. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] Oh, [Db] my son, _ [Ab] _ _ [F] oh, [Db] my [Fm] son.
_ [Eb] _ Oh, _ [Db] my [Fm]
son, [Ab] _ [F] oh, my [Fm] son. _
_ _ _ Goodbye, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ goodbye, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ goodbye my king. _ _ _ _ _ _
Goodbye my king, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ goodbye my king. _
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Goodbye my _ _ _ _ _ _ king. _ _ _ _ _
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