King Of Pain Chords by The Police

Tempo:
62.15 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

D

B

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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King Of Pain chords
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[A] [B] [A] [Bm] [A] [A] .
[B] [A] [B] [A] [B] [A] [Bm] [A].
[B] There's a [A] little black [B] spot on the [A] sun [B] today.
[A] [B] [A] .
[A] It's the same old thing [G] as [A] yesterday.
[F#m] [G] .
[B] There's a [A] black hat [B] caught in a [A] high [B] treetop.
[A] [B] .
[A] [G] There's [A] a flagpole rack and [F#m] the wind won't stop.
.
[G] [D] I have stood [A] here before [F#m] inside the [G] pouring [D] rain,.
with the [E] world turning [F#m] circles running [G] round my [D] brain.
I [A] guess I'm always [D] hoping that [G] you'll end [D] this pain,.
[A] but it's my destiny to [D] be the key [G] of faith.
[B] [A] There's a little black spot on the sun today.
It's the same old thing as yesterday.
It's my [Em] destiny.
There's [D] a black [A] hat caught in a high treetop.
It's my destiny.
There's a flagpole rack and the wind won't stop.
It's my [G] destiny.
[D] I have stood here before inside the [G] pouring rain,.
[D] with the world turning circles running round [G] my brain.
[D] I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end [G] this pain,.
[D] but it's my destiny to be the [G] key of faith.
.
[B] [A] There's a fossil trapped [A] in a high cliff wall.
It's my soul.
There's a dead-sanded cross in a waterfall.
It's my [G] soul.
[A] [D] There's a blue whale fished [A] by a stream tide there.
It's my soul.
.
There's a butterfly trapped by a swan's web.
It's [D] my soul.
I have stood here before inside the [G] pouring [D] rain,.
with the world turning circles running [G] round my brain.
[D] I guess I'm always hoping that you'll [G] end this pain,.
[D] but it's my destiny to be the [G] key of [A] faith.
There's a king on a throne with a dice thrown out.
There's a flying rat looking for a shadow of hell.
There's a rich man sleeping on a claw of a rat.
There's a skeleton [F#m] talking out of a skull.
[A] [Bm] It's [A] my destiny.
[Em] .
[Am] .
[C] [E] There's a fossil on a [B] room's moon path.
[F#m] It's my [B] soul.
[A] There's a black window with a broken [F#] back.
It's my [G] soul.
There's a [D] little black spot on the [C#] sun today.
[C] [B] .
It's the same old thing [D] as [A] yesterday.
[D] .
I have stood here before inside the [G] pouring [D] rain,.
with the world turning circles running [G] round my [D] brain.
I guess I'm always hoping that [G] you'll end this pain,.
[D] but it's my destiny to be the [G] key of [D] faith.
[G] [D] Get away!.
[G] [D] Get away!.
[G] [D] Get away!.
I'll [G] always [D] be getting away!.
I'll [G] always be [D] getting away!.
I'll [G] always [D] be getting away!.
I'll [G] always [D] be getting away!.
I'll [G] hunt [D] you down, I'll hunt [G] [D]
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn The Police - King Of Pain chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, D and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 31 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 62. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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[A] _ [B] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[B] _ [A] _ [B] _ [A] _ [B] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [A].
[B] There's a [A] little black [B] spot on the [A] sun [B] today.
[A] _ [B] _ [A] _ .
[A] It's the same old thing [G] as [A] yesterday.
[F#m] _ _ [G] _ .
[B] There's a [A] black hat [B] caught in a [A] high [B] treetop.
[A] _ [B] _ .
[A] [G] There's [A] a flagpole rack and [F#m] the wind won't stop.
_ .
[G] _ [D] I have stood [A] here before [F#m] inside the [G] pouring [D] rain,.
with the [E] world turning [F#m] circles running [G] round my [D] brain.
I [A] guess I'm always [D] hoping that [G] you'll end [D] this pain,.
[A] but it's my destiny to [D] be the key [G] of faith.
_ [B] [A] There's a little black spot on the sun today.
It's the _ same old thing as yesterday.
It's my [Em] destiny.
There's [D] a black [A] hat caught in a high treetop.
It's my destiny.
There's a flagpole rack and the wind won't stop.
It's my [G] destiny.
[D] I have stood here before inside the [G] pouring rain,.
[D] with the world turning circles running round [G] my brain.
[D] I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end [G] this pain,.
[D] but it's my destiny to be the [G] key of faith.
_ .
[B] [A] There's a fossil trapped [A] in a high cliff wall.
It's my soul.
There's a dead-sanded cross in a waterfall.
It's my [G] soul.
[A] [D] There's a blue whale fished [A] by a stream tide there.
It's my soul.
_ .
_ There's a butterfly trapped by a swan's web.
It's [D] my soul.
I have stood here before inside the [G] pouring [D] rain,.
with the world turning circles running [G] round my brain.
[D] I guess I'm always hoping that you'll [G] end this pain,.
[D] but it's my destiny to be the [G] key of [A] faith.
There's a king on a throne with a dice thrown out.
There's a flying rat looking for a shadow of hell.
There's a rich man sleeping on a claw of a rat.
There's a skeleton [F#m] talking out of a skull.
[A] [Bm] It's _ _ _ [A] my destiny.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] [E] There's a fossil on a [B] room's moon path.
[F#m] It's my [B] soul.
[A] There's a black window with a broken [F#] back.
It's my [G] soul.
There's a [D] little black spot on the [C#] sun today.
_ [C] _ [B] _ .
_ It's the same old thing [D] as [A] yesterday.
[D] _ _ .
_ I have stood here before inside the [G] pouring [D] rain,.
with the world turning circles running [G] round my [D] brain.
I guess I'm always hoping that [G] you'll end this pain,.
[D] but it's my destiny to be the [G] key of [D] _ faith.
[G] [D] Get away!.
_ [G] [D] Get away!.
_ [G] [D] Get away!.
I'll [G] always [D] be getting away!.
I'll [G] always be [D] getting away!.
I'll [G] always [D] be getting away!.
I'll [G] always [D] be getting away!.
I'll [G] hunt [D] you down, I'll hunt [G] _ [D] _ _

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