Chords for Tom Petty - It's Good To Be King

Tempo:
73.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

Em

G

Am

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Petty - It's Good To Be King chords
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[Em] [A]
[D] [G] [Em]
[A] [Am]
[D] [Em]
It's good to be king, if just for a [Am] while, to [D] be there in velvet, yeah to [Em] give them a smile.
It's good to get high, and never come [A] down.
[D] It's good to be king, of your own little [E] town.
[G] Yeah [A] the world would swing, for [D] a bioware [G] king.
[C] [G] [D] Can I help it if [C] I, [G] [E] [A] still dream time to time.
It's good to [Em] be king, and have your [Am] own way.
Get a feeling [D] of peace, at the end of [Em] the day.
When you pull dog bars, and you go canary [Am] seas.
You're out [D] there with winners.
It's good to [E] be king.
[G] [B] [A] Yeah I'll be king, [D] when dogs [G] get wings.
[C] [G] [D]
Can I help it if [C] I, [G] [E] [A] still dream time to time.
[Em]
[Am] [D]
[Em]
[Am] [D]
[G] [Em] It's good to be king, and have your [Am] own world.
[A] It helps to [D] make friends.
It's good to [Em] meet girls, and sweet little queens.
Who can't [Am] run away.
It's good to [D] be king, whatever [Em] it pays.
[C] [G]
[D] Excuse me if [C] I, [G] [D]
have some place in my [C] mind.
[G] [E] [Em] [A] Where I go time to time.
[Em]
[Am] [D]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[G] [Em] [Bm]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[G] [Am] [D]
[Em]
[Am] [D]
[Em]
[Am] [D]
[Bm] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
Am
2311
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
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To learn Tom Petty - (2014 Remaster) Its Good To Be King chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, Em, Am, D, C and G. A strategic approach would be to train at 36 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 74. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Minor.

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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
It's good to be king, if just for a [Am] while, to [D] be there in velvet, yeah to [Em] give them a smile.
It's good to get high, and never come [A] down.
[D] It's good to be king, of your own little [E] town. _
[G] Yeah [A] the world _ would swing, _ for [D] a _ bioware [G] king.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] Can I help it if [C] I, [G] _ [E] _ [A] still dream time to time. _
_ _ It's good to [Em] be king, and have your [Am] own way.
Get a feeling [D] of peace, at the end of [Em] the day.
_ When you pull dog bars, and you go canary [Am] seas.
_ You're out [D] there with winners.
It's good to [E] be king.
[G] _ [B] [A] Yeah I'll _ be king, _ [D] when dogs _ [G] get wings.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _
Can I help it if [C] I, [G] _ [E] _ [A] still dream time to time.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ It's good to be king, and have your [Am] own world.
[A] It helps to [D] make friends.
It's good to [Em] meet girls, and sweet little queens.
Who can't [Am] run away.
_ It's good to [D] be king, whatever [Em] it pays.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _
[D] _ Excuse me if [C] I, [G] _ [D] _
have some place in my [C] mind.
[G] _ [E] _ [Em] [A] Where I go time to time. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Tom Petty.

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