Chords for Elton John - The King Must Die (demo 1969) With Lyrics!
Tempo:
72.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
Dm
A
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [F]
[Bb] [Dm] [Am]
[F]
[Bb] [Gm]
[A] [Dm] No man's a jester [G] playing Shakespeare
[F] Round your [Dm] throne room [G] floor
[Gm] While the juggler's act is danced upon
[A] The crown that you [Dm] once wore
[C] [Dm] And sooner [G] or later
[F]
Everybody's kingdom [G] must end
[Gm]
And I'm so afraid your courtiers
[A] Cannot bear call [Dm] best friends
[G] The Caesar's had your troubles
[Dm] The widow's had to cry
While [G] mercenaries and poets [E] sing
And the king must [A] [A] die
[Dm] [D] [F] [A]
[Bb] [A]
[Dm] Some men are better [G] slim sailors
[F] Take my [G] word and go
[Gm] But tell the Ostler that his [A] name was
The Vance [Dm] that you'll [G] [Dm]
sustain [G] forever
And [F]
the Oster should [G] refuse me
Would
[Gm] you let me in, would you let me in, would you let [A] me in
Should I cry, [Dm] century
[G] Caesar's had your troubles
The [Dm] widow's had to cry
[G] While mercenaries and poets sing
[E]
And the king [A] must [Dm] die
[Bb] No [Am]
[A] [Dm] [F] [D]
[Gm] [G] [A]
[D] man's a jester [G] playing Shakespeare
[F] Round your throne [G] room floor
[Gm] While the juggler's act is danced [A] upon
The crown that you once [Dm] wore
The [G] king [Dm] is
[G]
[G] [Dm]
[Dm] dead
[G]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] Long [G] [Bb]
[Am] live the
[Dm] king
[D] Long live the king
[A] [Dm]
[Bb] [Dm] [Am]
[F]
[Bb] [Gm]
[A] [Dm] No man's a jester [G] playing Shakespeare
[F] Round your [Dm] throne room [G] floor
[Gm] While the juggler's act is danced upon
[A] The crown that you [Dm] once wore
[C] [Dm] And sooner [G] or later
[F]
Everybody's kingdom [G] must end
[Gm]
And I'm so afraid your courtiers
[A] Cannot bear call [Dm] best friends
[G] The Caesar's had your troubles
[Dm] The widow's had to cry
While [G] mercenaries and poets [E] sing
And the king must [A] [A] die
[Dm] [D] [F] [A]
[Bb] [A]
[Dm] Some men are better [G] slim sailors
[F] Take my [G] word and go
[Gm] But tell the Ostler that his [A] name was
The Vance [Dm] that you'll [G] [Dm]
sustain [G] forever
And [F]
the Oster should [G] refuse me
Would
[Gm] you let me in, would you let me in, would you let [A] me in
Should I cry, [Dm] century
[G] Caesar's had your troubles
The [Dm] widow's had to cry
[G] While mercenaries and poets sing
[E]
And the king [A] must [Dm] die
[Bb] No [Am]
[A] [Dm] [F] [D]
[Gm] [G] [A]
[D] man's a jester [G] playing Shakespeare
[F] Round your throne [G] room floor
[Gm] While the juggler's act is danced [A] upon
The crown that you once [Dm] wore
The [G] king [Dm] is
[G]
[G] [Dm]
[Dm] dead
[G]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] Long [G] [Bb]
[Am] live the
[Dm] king
[D] Long live the king
[A] [Dm]
Key:
G
Dm
A
F
Gm
G
Dm
A
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] No man's a jester [G] playing Shakespeare
_ _ [F] _ Round your [Dm] throne room [G] floor
_ _ [Gm] While the juggler's act is danced upon
[A] The crown that you [Dm] once wore _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ And sooner [G] or later
_ _ [F] _ _
Everybody's kingdom [G] must end
_ _ [Gm]
And I'm so afraid your courtiers
[A] Cannot bear call [Dm] best friends _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] The Caesar's had your troubles
[Dm] The widow's had to cry
While _ [G] _ mercenaries and poets [E] sing
And the king must [A] _ [A] die _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Dm] Some men are better [G] slim sailors
_ _ [F] _ Take my [G] word and go
_ _ [Gm] But tell the Ostler that his [A] name was
The Vance [Dm] that you'll _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ sustain [G] forever
And _ [F] _
the Oster should [G] refuse me
Would _
[Gm] you let me in, would you let me in, would you let [A] me in
Should I cry, [Dm] century _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Caesar's had your troubles
The [Dm] widow's had to cry
_ _ [G] While mercenaries and poets sing
[E]
And the king _ [A] _ _ must [Dm] die _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ No _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ man's a jester [G] playing Shakespeare
_ _ [F] _ Round your throne [G] room floor
_ _ [Gm] While the juggler's act is danced [A] upon
The crown that you once [Dm] wore
The _ [G] _ _ king [Dm] is _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] dead
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] Long _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Am] live _ the _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ king _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Long live the king _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] No man's a jester [G] playing Shakespeare
_ _ [F] _ Round your [Dm] throne room [G] floor
_ _ [Gm] While the juggler's act is danced upon
[A] The crown that you [Dm] once wore _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ And sooner [G] or later
_ _ [F] _ _
Everybody's kingdom [G] must end
_ _ [Gm]
And I'm so afraid your courtiers
[A] Cannot bear call [Dm] best friends _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] The Caesar's had your troubles
[Dm] The widow's had to cry
While _ [G] _ mercenaries and poets [E] sing
And the king must [A] _ [A] die _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Dm] Some men are better [G] slim sailors
_ _ [F] _ Take my [G] word and go
_ _ [Gm] But tell the Ostler that his [A] name was
The Vance [Dm] that you'll _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ sustain [G] forever
And _ [F] _
the Oster should [G] refuse me
Would _
[Gm] you let me in, would you let me in, would you let [A] me in
Should I cry, [Dm] century _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Caesar's had your troubles
The [Dm] widow's had to cry
_ _ [G] While mercenaries and poets sing
[E]
And the king _ [A] _ _ must [Dm] die _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ No _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ man's a jester [G] playing Shakespeare
_ _ [F] _ Round your throne [G] room floor
_ _ [Gm] While the juggler's act is danced [A] upon
The crown that you once [Dm] wore
The _ [G] _ _ king [Dm] is _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] dead
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] Long _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Am] live _ the _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ king _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Long live the king _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _