Chords for Steely Dan King Of The World with Lyrics in Description

Tempo:
130.05 bpm
Chords used:

D

E

C

G

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steely Dan   King Of The World with Lyrics in Description chords
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[D] [E]
[C] [G] [Em] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[Gb] [D] [E]
[C] [Bm] [E]
[C] [D] Hello, my man, [E] oh.
[C] What [D] did you I [E] used to [G] know?
100%  ➙  130BPM
D
1321
E
2311
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
E
2311
C
3211
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To start learning Steely Dan - King Of The World chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, D, E, Am, D, C and Am in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 65 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 130. Given the song's key of E Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ [D] Hello, my man, [E] oh.
_ [C] _ What [D] did you I [E] used to [G] know?
[C] Can't [D] you hear me [E] call? _
_ [C] _ I'm [D] this [E] old man waiting, oh.
_ [Am] All [D] I got to [E] say, _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [D] I'm [E] feeling fine.
[C] Should [D] you come my [E] way, _
_ _ [Am] you [D] can share my [E] poison and wine.
[Bm] No _ marigolds [Am] in the promised land.
[C] There's a hole [G] in the ground [D] where they used to grow.
_ [Bm] Any man [Am] left on the Rio Grande [Em] used to kill the world [A] as far as I know.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [C]
[D] I won't take [E] your brain.
[Am] _ _ _
I don't [D] need [E] no helping hand.
[C] [D] I can't be no [E] savage.
[Em] _ _ [Am] I [A] can't be [E] no highway man.
_ [G] _ [C]
[D] Show me where [E] you are.
_ _ [C] _ [Am]
You and [D] I [E] will spend this day [C] _ [D]
driving in my [E] car.
_ _ [Gb] Through [D] the wood [E] of Santa Fe.
[Bm] No marigolds [Am] in the promised land.
[C] There's a hole [G] in the ground [D] where they used to grow.
_ [Bm] Any man left on [Am] the Rio Grande [Em] used to kill the world [A] as far as I know. _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ I'm [Em] reading last year's [Am] papers.
Although [D] I [Em] don't know why.
[C] _ _ _ [Em] Assassins, guns, and [C] rapists.
[G] Light as [A] hell.
_ [D] _ Yaaas.
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _
No [D] more pain and [E] no [D] regrets. _
[C] Watch [D] the sun go [Bm] down.
[E] _ _ _
[C] [Am] Smoke gets [D] cold on [E] the river. _ _
[Am] There's [D] no need to [E] hide.
_ _ [Em] _
[C] Take [D] this pain and [E] leave it [Em] away. _
[D] If I stay [E] inside, _ _ _
[C] [D] I might [E] live instead of a day.
[Bm] _
_ No marigolds in [A] the promised land.
[C] There's a hole in the [D] ground where they used to grow. _
[Bm] Any man left [A] on the Rio [Em] Grande used to kill the world _ [A] as far as I know.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Walter Becker and Donald Fagen who authored this song.

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