When I Am King Chords by Great Big Sea
Tempo:
86.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] He got [D] without a care [E] your head's not heavy [D] your conscience clear [G] sins are all [D] forgiven here
[Am] [C] yours and [G] mine
Here is gone [D] without a trace.
It's [C] the perfect time in the [D] perfect place
[G] Nothing and nothing [D] so no one suffers anymore [C] the doctor found a simple [G] cure
It's been time
All these things [C] in life will kill
[Em] All the fear around [D] me
The [G] world will [C] sing [G] that I am king
The world will sing that I am king
Ah she walks right in
She don't [D] even knock
It's the [C] girl you [D] lost to the high school doc
[G] She shuts the door
[D] Turns the lock
And [A] she takes [C] your head
[D] [G] She said she always [D] felt a [C] fool
For picking the [D] cap in all of [G] you
She wonders if you miss her
Says [D] she always told her sister
Now [C] that you're the best [D] then kiss her
[G] She'd have her head
All these things in [C] life will [Em] kill
[D] All the fear around [G] me
The world will sing that I am king
The [C] world will [G] sing that I am king
The world will sing that I am king Oh no
[Em] [D]
Daylight weeks to [C] shine [G] until
The moment [Am] you awaken
[D] So you [C] never [Bm] miss the dawn
So you never miss the [G] dawn
[D] So you never miss the dawn
So you never miss the dawn
Good [C] question now
You [G] know which road you're [C] taking
[D] Lights all green
The [G] radio plays just the
Perfect [D] [G] song
All the words you [D] want
The lights are fine
[C] And you find [D] yourself
In just the [G] spot in her face
Where [D] everybody's got
[A] A song [C] to [D] sing
[G] Feel like the [D] final movie [C] scene
The prince will [D] find
His perfect [G] queen
The hero always [D] saves the world
The villains get what [C] they deserve
The throne holds [D] the gold
And I am [G] king
All these [C] things in life will [Em] kill
All the [D] fear around me
[G] The world will sing that I am king
All these things in [C] life will [Em] kill
All the [D] fear around me
[G] The world will sing that I am king
The world will sing that I am king
The [Dm] world will [G] sing that I am
[Am] [C] yours and [G] mine
Here is gone [D] without a trace.
It's [C] the perfect time in the [D] perfect place
[G] Nothing and nothing [D] so no one suffers anymore [C] the doctor found a simple [G] cure
It's been time
All these things [C] in life will kill
[Em] All the fear around [D] me
The [G] world will [C] sing [G] that I am king
The world will sing that I am king
Ah she walks right in
She don't [D] even knock
It's the [C] girl you [D] lost to the high school doc
[G] She shuts the door
[D] Turns the lock
And [A] she takes [C] your head
[D] [G] She said she always [D] felt a [C] fool
For picking the [D] cap in all of [G] you
She wonders if you miss her
Says [D] she always told her sister
Now [C] that you're the best [D] then kiss her
[G] She'd have her head
All these things in [C] life will [Em] kill
[D] All the fear around [G] me
The world will sing that I am king
The [C] world will [G] sing that I am king
The world will sing that I am king Oh no
[Em] [D]
Daylight weeks to [C] shine [G] until
The moment [Am] you awaken
[D] So you [C] never [Bm] miss the dawn
So you never miss the [G] dawn
[D] So you never miss the dawn
So you never miss the dawn
Good [C] question now
You [G] know which road you're [C] taking
[D] Lights all green
The [G] radio plays just the
Perfect [D] [G] song
All the words you [D] want
The lights are fine
[C] And you find [D] yourself
In just the [G] spot in her face
Where [D] everybody's got
[A] A song [C] to [D] sing
[G] Feel like the [D] final movie [C] scene
The prince will [D] find
His perfect [G] queen
The hero always [D] saves the world
The villains get what [C] they deserve
The throne holds [D] the gold
And I am [G] king
All these [C] things in life will [Em] kill
All the [D] fear around me
[G] The world will sing that I am king
All these things in [C] life will [Em] kill
All the [D] fear around me
[G] The world will sing that I am king
The world will sing that I am king
The [Dm] world will [G] sing that I am
Key:
D
G
C
Em
Am
D
G
C
[G] He got [D] without a care [E] your head's not heavy [D] your conscience clear [G] sins are all [D] forgiven here
[Am] [C] yours and [G] mine
Here is gone [D] without a trace.
It's [C] the perfect time in the [D] perfect place
[G] Nothing and nothing [D] so no one suffers anymore [C] the doctor found a simple [G] cure
It's been time
All these things [C] in life will kill
[Em] All the fear around [D] me
The [G] world will [C] sing [G] that I am king
The world will sing that I am king
Ah she walks right in
She don't [D] even knock
It's the [C] girl you [D] lost to the high school doc
[G] She shuts the door
[D] Turns the lock
And [A] she takes [C] your head
[D] [G] She said she always [D] felt a [C] fool
For picking the [D] cap in all of [G] you
She wonders if you miss her
Says [D] she always told her sister
Now [C] that you're the best [D] then kiss her
[G] She'd have her head
All these things in [C] life will [Em] kill
[D] All the fear around [G] me
The world will sing that I am king
The [C] world will [G] sing that I am king
The world will sing that I am king Oh no
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _
Daylight weeks to [C] shine [G] until
The moment [Am] you awaken
[D] So you [C] never [Bm] miss the dawn
So you never miss the [G] dawn
[D] So you never miss the dawn
So you never miss the dawn
Good [C] question now
You [G] know which road you're [C] taking
[D] Lights all green
The [G] radio plays just the
Perfect [D] [G] song
All _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the words you [D] want
The lights are fine
[C] And you find [D] yourself
In just the [G] spot in her face
Where [D] everybody's got
[A] A song [C] to [D] sing
[G] Feel like the [D] final movie [C] scene
The prince will [D] find
His perfect [G] queen
The hero always [D] saves the world
The villains get what [C] they deserve
The throne holds [D] the gold
And I am [G] king
All these [C] things in life will [Em] kill
All the [D] fear around me
[G] The world will sing that I am king
All these things in [C] life will [Em] kill
All the [D] fear around me
[G] The world will sing that I am king
The world will sing that I am king
The [Dm] world will [G] sing that I am
[Am] [C] yours and [G] mine
Here is gone [D] without a trace.
It's [C] the perfect time in the [D] perfect place
[G] Nothing and nothing [D] so no one suffers anymore [C] the doctor found a simple [G] cure
It's been time
All these things [C] in life will kill
[Em] All the fear around [D] me
The [G] world will [C] sing [G] that I am king
The world will sing that I am king
Ah she walks right in
She don't [D] even knock
It's the [C] girl you [D] lost to the high school doc
[G] She shuts the door
[D] Turns the lock
And [A] she takes [C] your head
[D] [G] She said she always [D] felt a [C] fool
For picking the [D] cap in all of [G] you
She wonders if you miss her
Says [D] she always told her sister
Now [C] that you're the best [D] then kiss her
[G] She'd have her head
All these things in [C] life will [Em] kill
[D] All the fear around [G] me
The world will sing that I am king
The [C] world will [G] sing that I am king
The world will sing that I am king Oh no
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _
Daylight weeks to [C] shine [G] until
The moment [Am] you awaken
[D] So you [C] never [Bm] miss the dawn
So you never miss the [G] dawn
[D] So you never miss the dawn
So you never miss the dawn
Good [C] question now
You [G] know which road you're [C] taking
[D] Lights all green
The [G] radio plays just the
Perfect [D] [G] song
All _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the words you [D] want
The lights are fine
[C] And you find [D] yourself
In just the [G] spot in her face
Where [D] everybody's got
[A] A song [C] to [D] sing
[G] Feel like the [D] final movie [C] scene
The prince will [D] find
His perfect [G] queen
The hero always [D] saves the world
The villains get what [C] they deserve
The throne holds [D] the gold
And I am [G] king
All these [C] things in life will [Em] kill
All the [D] fear around me
[G] The world will sing that I am king
All these things in [C] life will [Em] kill
All the [D] fear around me
[G] The world will sing that I am king
The world will sing that I am king
The [Dm] world will [G] sing that I am
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