Chords for Elton John - The King Must Die (Elton John 10 of 13)

Tempo:
144 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

G

A

F

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elton John - The King Must Die (Elton John 10 of 13) chords
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[Dm]
[Gm]
[Am]
[A] [Dm]
[D] [F] [D]
[F]
[Bb]
[Dm] [A]
[Dm] No man's a jester [G] playing Shakespeare
Round [F]
your throne [G] room floor
While [Gm] the juggler's act is danced upon
[A]
The crown that you [Dm] once wore
And
[G]
[Dm] sooner [G] or later
You [F] will find his kingdom [G] must end
And [Gm] I'm so afraid your [D] courtiers
Cannot [A] bear call [Dm] best friends
[F] [G]
Caesar's had your trouble
[F] The [C] widow's [Dm] had to cry
While
[G] Merton's risen twice to [Ab] sing
[E] And the king must [D] die
[A]
[Dm]
[F]
[Bb]
[A]
[Dm] Some men are better [G] sling shillers
[F] Take my [G] word and go
But [Gm] tell the usler that his [A] name was
The very [Dm] first that you'll
[G]
[D]
[G] sing forever
And [F] the altar should [G] refuse me
Would [Gm] you let me in?
Would you let me in?
Would you let me [D] in?
Did I [A] cry?
[Dm] Sanctuary
Caesar's
[G] had your troubles
[Dm] The widow's had to cry
[G] While Merton's risen twice to [Ab] sing
And the king [D] must die
[A] And the king [Dm] must
[F]
[Bb] die
Oh, [A]
yeah
[Dm]
[C] [Gm]
[Dm]
[A] [Dm]
No man's a [F] jester playing [G] Shakespeare
[F] Round your throne room [G] floor
While [Gm] the juggler's act is danced upon
[A] The crown that you [Dm] once wore
[G]
[Dm]
[G] The king [Dm]
[G]
[Dm] of kings
And he [G]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
said
[Bb]
Long [Am] live the [D] king
Key:  
Dm
2311
G
2131
A
1231
F
134211111
D
1321
Dm
2311
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Elton John - The King Must Die chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Bb, A, Dm, G, Dm, Gm, A, F and Bb. For best results, commence at 72 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 144. With an eye on the song's key D Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ No man's a jester _ [G] playing Shakespeare _
_ _ Round _ [F] _ _ _
your _ throne [G] room floor
_ _ _ While _ [Gm] the juggler's act is danced upon
[A] _
The crown that you _ [Dm] once wore
_ _ And _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ sooner _ [G] or _ later _
You _ [F] _ _ _ will find his kingdom [G] must _ _ end
_ And [Gm] _ I'm so afraid your _ _ [D] courtiers _
Cannot [A] bear call [Dm] best _ friends _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
Caesar's had your trouble
_ [F] The [C] widow's [Dm] had to cry
_ While _ _
[G] _ _ _ Merton's risen twice to [Ab] sing
_ _ [E] And the king must [D] _ die
[A] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Some men are better _ [G] sling _ _ shillers
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ Take my [G] word and go _ _
But _ [Gm] _ tell the usler that his [A] name was
_ The very [Dm] first that _ you'll _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] sing forever _ _
And _ [F] _ _ _ the altar should [G] refuse _ me _
Would _ [Gm] _ _ you let me in?
Would you let me in?
Would you let me [D] in?
Did I [A] cry? _
_ _ [Dm] Sanctuary _ _ _ _
_ _ Caesar's _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ had your troubles
_ [Dm] The widow's had to cry _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ While Merton's risen twice to _ [Ab] sing
And the king [D] must die
_ [A] _ And the king [Dm] must _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] die _ _
_ _ _ Oh, [A] _ _ _
yeah
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
No man's a [F] jester playing [G] _ Shakespeare _ _ _ _
[F] Round _ _ your _ throne room [G] _ floor
_ _ While _ [Gm] the juggler's act is danced upon
[A] _ The crown that you _ [Dm] once wore _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ The king [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] of kings
_ And he [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ said _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ Long [Am] _ live _ _ the [D] _ king _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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