Chords for UB40 Kingston Town
Tempo:
98.25 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Db
Cm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This song was originally written about Birmingham.
It was written [G] about Borsalot from Mosley.
But our mate, Lord Creator, he's changed the words a little bit.
[N] But it's original.
Oh, look at that.
Look at that buzz.
We need a few more, come on.
OK.
Are you ready?
[Ab] [E]
[Bb] [Ab] [G]
[Fm] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bbm] [Db]
[Cm] [Eb] The [Ab] night seems [Cm] to fade
But [Db] the moonlight [Eb] lingers on
There [Db] are wonders [Eb] for [Ab] everyone
[Eb] Oh, [Ab] the stars shine [Cm] so bright
[Db] But they're fading [Eb] at the dawn
[Db] There is magic [Eb] in things [Ab] in time
Come on, you know this one.
[Cm] [Fm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Fm] [D]
[Bbm] [Db] [Bb] Oh.
[Eb] One more.
[Ab]
And when I [Cm] am king
[Db] Surely I will [Eb] need a queen
[Db] And a palace [Eb] and [Ab] everything
[Eb] Yeah.
[Ab] And now I am [Cm] king
[Db] And my queen will [Eb] come at dawn
[Db] She'll be waiting [Eb] in [Ab] Kingston time
[Cm]
[Db] [Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Db] [Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] Oh, [Fm] Kingston time
[Gm] The place I long [Cm] to be
[Fm] If I had the whole world
I would give it away
Just [Bbm] to see [Bb] the [Eb] girls at play Yeah.
[Ab] When I [Cm] am king
[Db] Surely I will [Eb] need a queen
[Db] And a palace [Eb] and [Ab] everything [Eb] Yeah.
[Ab] And now I [Cm] am king
And [Db] my queen will come [Eb] at dawn
[Db] She'll be waiting [Eb] in Kingston [Ab] time
[Fm] She'll [Db] be waiting [Eb] in Kingston [Ab] time
[Fm] She'll [Db] be waiting [Ab] in [Eb] Kingston [Ab] time
[Fm] She'll [Db] be waiting [Eb] in Kingston [Ab] time
Willow, [Fm] willow, willow, willow, willow, willow
She'll be [Db] waiting [Eb] in Kingston [Ab]
time
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[E] [Gm]
It was written [G] about Borsalot from Mosley.
But our mate, Lord Creator, he's changed the words a little bit.
[N] But it's original.
Oh, look at that.
Look at that buzz.
We need a few more, come on.
OK.
Are you ready?
[Ab] [E]
[Bb] [Ab] [G]
[Fm] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bbm] [Db]
[Cm] [Eb] The [Ab] night seems [Cm] to fade
But [Db] the moonlight [Eb] lingers on
There [Db] are wonders [Eb] for [Ab] everyone
[Eb] Oh, [Ab] the stars shine [Cm] so bright
[Db] But they're fading [Eb] at the dawn
[Db] There is magic [Eb] in things [Ab] in time
Come on, you know this one.
[Cm] [Fm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Fm] [D]
[Bbm] [Db] [Bb] Oh.
[Eb] One more.
[Ab]
And when I [Cm] am king
[Db] Surely I will [Eb] need a queen
[Db] And a palace [Eb] and [Ab] everything
[Eb] Yeah.
[Ab] And now I am [Cm] king
[Db] And my queen will [Eb] come at dawn
[Db] She'll be waiting [Eb] in [Ab] Kingston time
[Cm]
[Db] [Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Db] [Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] Oh, [Fm] Kingston time
[Gm] The place I long [Cm] to be
[Fm] If I had the whole world
I would give it away
Just [Bbm] to see [Bb] the [Eb] girls at play Yeah.
[Ab] When I [Cm] am king
[Db] Surely I will [Eb] need a queen
[Db] And a palace [Eb] and [Ab] everything [Eb] Yeah.
[Ab] And now I [Cm] am king
And [Db] my queen will come [Eb] at dawn
[Db] She'll be waiting [Eb] in Kingston [Ab] time
[Fm] She'll [Db] be waiting [Eb] in Kingston [Ab] time
[Fm] She'll [Db] be waiting [Ab] in [Eb] Kingston [Ab] time
[Fm] She'll [Db] be waiting [Eb] in Kingston [Ab] time
Willow, [Fm] willow, willow, willow, willow, willow
She'll be [Db] waiting [Eb] in Kingston [Ab]
time
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[E] [Gm]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Db
Cm
Fm
Eb
Ab
Db
_ _ _ This song was originally written about Birmingham.
It was written [G] about Borsalot from Mosley.
But our mate, Lord Creator, he's changed the words a little bit.
[N] But it's original.
Oh, look at that.
Look at that buzz.
We need a few more, come on. _
OK.
Are you ready?
_ _ [Ab] _ [E] _ _
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Db] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] The [Ab] night _ seems [Cm] to fade
But [Db] the moonlight _ [Eb] lingers on
There [Db] are wonders _ [Eb] for _ _ [Ab] everyone
_ _ [Eb] Oh, _ _ [Ab] the stars shine [Cm] so bright
_ [Db] But they're fading [Eb] at the dawn
_ [Db] There is magic _ [Eb] in things [Ab] in time
Come on, you know this one. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bbm] _ [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Oh.
[Eb] _ One more.
[Ab] _ _ _
And when I [Cm] am king _
[Db] Surely I will [Eb] need a queen _
[Db] And a palace _ [Eb] and _ [Ab] everything
_ _ _ [Eb] Yeah. _
[Ab] And now _ I am [Cm] king
[Db] And my queen will [Eb] come at dawn _
[Db] She'll be waiting _ [Eb] in _ [Ab] Kingston time _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] Oh, _ [Fm] Kingston time
[Gm] The place I long [Cm] to be _
[Fm] If I had the whole world
I would give it away
Just [Bbm] to see _ [Bb] the _ _ [Eb] girls at _ play Yeah. _
[Ab] When _ I [Cm] am king _
[Db] Surely I will [Eb] need a queen _
[Db] And a palace _ [Eb] and _ _ [Ab] everything _ _ [Eb] Yeah. _ _
[Ab] And now I [Cm] am king
And [Db] my queen will come [Eb] at dawn _
[Db] She'll be waiting _ [Eb] in _ Kingston [Ab] time
_ [Fm] She'll _ _ [Db] be waiting _ [Eb] in _ Kingston [Ab] _ time
[Fm] _ _ _ She'll [Db] be waiting _ [Ab] in _ [Eb] Kingston [Ab] _ time
_ [Fm] _ She'll [Db] be waiting _ [Eb] in _ Kingston [Ab] _ time
Willow, [Fm] willow, willow, willow, willow, willow
She'll be [Db] _ waiting _ _ [Eb] in _ _ _ _ Kingston _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
time
_ _ _ Ooh, _ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, _ ooh _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
It was written [G] about Borsalot from Mosley.
But our mate, Lord Creator, he's changed the words a little bit.
[N] But it's original.
Oh, look at that.
Look at that buzz.
We need a few more, come on. _
OK.
Are you ready?
_ _ [Ab] _ [E] _ _
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Db] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] The [Ab] night _ seems [Cm] to fade
But [Db] the moonlight _ [Eb] lingers on
There [Db] are wonders _ [Eb] for _ _ [Ab] everyone
_ _ [Eb] Oh, _ _ [Ab] the stars shine [Cm] so bright
_ [Db] But they're fading [Eb] at the dawn
_ [Db] There is magic _ [Eb] in things [Ab] in time
Come on, you know this one. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bbm] _ [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Oh.
[Eb] _ One more.
[Ab] _ _ _
And when I [Cm] am king _
[Db] Surely I will [Eb] need a queen _
[Db] And a palace _ [Eb] and _ [Ab] everything
_ _ _ [Eb] Yeah. _
[Ab] And now _ I am [Cm] king
[Db] And my queen will [Eb] come at dawn _
[Db] She'll be waiting _ [Eb] in _ [Ab] Kingston time _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] Oh, _ [Fm] Kingston time
[Gm] The place I long [Cm] to be _
[Fm] If I had the whole world
I would give it away
Just [Bbm] to see _ [Bb] the _ _ [Eb] girls at _ play Yeah. _
[Ab] When _ I [Cm] am king _
[Db] Surely I will [Eb] need a queen _
[Db] And a palace _ [Eb] and _ _ [Ab] everything _ _ [Eb] Yeah. _ _
[Ab] And now I [Cm] am king
And [Db] my queen will come [Eb] at dawn _
[Db] She'll be waiting _ [Eb] in _ Kingston [Ab] time
_ [Fm] She'll _ _ [Db] be waiting _ [Eb] in _ Kingston [Ab] _ time
[Fm] _ _ _ She'll [Db] be waiting _ [Ab] in _ [Eb] Kingston [Ab] _ time
_ [Fm] _ She'll [Db] be waiting _ [Eb] in _ Kingston [Ab] _ time
Willow, [Fm] willow, willow, willow, willow, willow
She'll be [Db] _ waiting _ _ [Eb] in _ _ _ _ Kingston _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
time
_ _ _ Ooh, _ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, _ ooh _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _