King of the World - Songs for a New World Chords

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[C] _ [F] Once upon a time I had tiles to control [Em] I had moons to spin [F] and stars to ignite
[Bb] _ _ And they threw flowers [C] at my feet when I walked through the town
[G] _ _ [Em] Once _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ upon a time I had lights to protect I [C] had rules to change [F] and wrongs to set right
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And there were people at [C] my side And there were rivers [Gm] I could guide
I wanted nothing in return [F] _ [C] Let me out of here
_ Give me back all my dreams Let me out of here
Let [Eb] me please see the sun [C] Let [G] me out of here
At least [C] tell me what I did _ wrong _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] I'm a king of the world, _ chief of the sea _ High in the wind, at least I used to be [C] an
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I'm a king of the world, _ please set me free
Let [Bb] me remind [F] them of my promise Live [Bb] my given _ [F] destiny
_ _ _ _ Once _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ upon a time I had fate in my hands And the confidence _ [F] of a million _ [Bb] regimes
_ And they said, brother, [C] you're in charge We'll follow anything you say _
_ _ [Gm] Once _ _ [Am] _ [C] _
_ upon a time father said to me, child, you are everything _ that [F] you see in your dreams
[Bb] And I thought, Jesus, [C] that's the key There are no walls [Gm] surrounding me
There are no prisons in this [F] life Let [Gm] me out of [C] here
_ Give me back to the wind Let me out of here
Let [A] me please see [C] my sun Let me out of here
Don't you _ understand who I am?
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I'm a king of the world, _ chief of the sea _ High in the wind, at least I [C] try to be an
_ [F] I'm a king of the world, _ please set me free _ _ I had the power and the promise _
[C] Give me back [F] my family _ _
_ Why _ _ _ _ _ _ are we punished [G] for wanting to explore?
Why am [F] I sitting in this [G] cell?
_ _ _ _ _ [F] I was not challenging [G] the system I was working [C] for the people
I just wanted to [Dm] be better _
_ _ [G] _ Why are we punished for wanting to survive?
Why am I locked behind these [Am] bars? _ _ _ _
_ Tell the children I'll [G] return to them Tell [F] them, someone, _ let them [Em] know I will [D] be free _
_ _ _ I will not be defeated _ _ _ I will stand like a mountain
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And they'll roll the stretcher for me And they'll know it's [G] time to follow
And they'll lift our [Gm] eyes and raise our heads And face the sun and tell the [C] future
_ I'm a king of the world _
[Gm] Land of the free _ _ High in the sky, the best that I can [C] be
And _ I'm [Gm] a king of the world
_ Watch and [C] you'll see _ [Bb] Nothing can stop me from tomorrow
Keep me from my destiny [F] _
_ I'm a king [C] of the world
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I'm _ _ _ a king of [C] the world
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_ [F] _ _ _ [C] least [F] _ _
_ I used [Ebm] to be
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