Chords for Will Varley - King For A King
Tempo:
62.075 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E] [B] [C#m] [A] [E] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] You're six [E] seconds old [G#m] in the arms [C#m] of your mother
[A] [E] Six weeks later [B] you start [C#m] to see color [A] and you [E] learn pretty [G#m] soon if you [C#] cry you get [A] it
You [E] learn how to crawl and you [C#] learn how to [A] shit by the [E] time you can speak they [B] got you in [C#m] school
[E] We're just [B] asking questions is breaking [C#m] the rules
[A] We're ten [E] years later [Bm] the system [C#] has won [A] you stopped [E] asking questions [B] and sucking [C#m] your thumb
[A] On your [E] 13th birthday, [B] they give you [C#m] a drink [E] so you get it all down
Yeah, [B] forget how [C#m] to think so [A] you tell your [E] first girlfriend
[B] You're gonna [C#m] die young [A] at the end of [E] her garden.
[B] She gives you [C#m] some tongue [A] by 14
[E] She's left you [B] well life is [C#m] unfair you [A] got shea on [E] your t-shirt
[B] Spikes in [C#m] your hair and [A] your best friend [E] from school [B] say it just [C#m] doesn't suit you
[A] You sit on a [E] wall and [B] you talk of [C#m] the future [A] say king [E] for a king
[B] I [C#] for an eye [A] the [E] birds still sing when they fall [C#] from the [A] sky
If I [E] slip a little whiskey now [C#] into your [A] cup you [E] swear that [B] you'll never grow [E] up
Swear that you'll never [B] grow up
[A] Well, yeah [E] teenagers [B] sky [C#m] you like daggers [A] your [E] insecurity
[B] turns [C#m] into a swagger
[E] Defensifies [B] Normandy lacking [C#m] maturity [A] drink [E] like a fish [B] smoke [C#m] like a chimney
[A] King [E] for a [B] king I [C#] for an eye the [A] birds [E] still sing when [B] they fall from [C#m] the sky
[A] But stand [E] on the rooftops [B] with scream and [C#m] we'll shout if [A] you swear that [E] tomorrow
[B] We'll work it [E] all out.
[A] You swear [E] that tomorrow
We'll work it all out
[A] Well by [E] 20, you're starting [G#m] to run our [C#m] steam
[A] You've got [E] no money [B] and can't sell [C#m] your dreams get a job [E] in an office [G#m] like a means [C#m] to an end
You start [G#m] wearing shirts and losing [C#m] your friends in [E] one night.
[G#m] Yummy a girl
[C#m] Having a [A] smoke.
She [E] looks [B] alright.
She [C#m] laughs at your [A] jokes
Well, [E] take it all [B] easy for [C#m] you can be [A] lazy
[E] Watch out [B] son.
[C#m] You got a [A] baby.
Oh [E] six seconds [B] old in the [C#m] arms of your [A] lover
Six [E] weeks later
She [B] starts to [C#m] see color [A] and you swear that [E] no harm will [B] come to her or [C#m] her mother [A] your means to [E] an end
Well, [B] he's starting [C#m] to suffer
[A] King [E] for a king [G#m] I [C#m] for an eye the [A] birds [E] still sing when [G#m] they fall from [C#m] the sky
[A] But at least we [E] can laugh [B] at least we [C#m] can smile.
[A] We all [E] just drop in [B] for a while
Yeah, [A] we all [E] just drop in [B] for a while
[A] Well, your hair's [E] getting gray [B] now.
So is [C#m] your mustache [A] your best [E] friend from [G#m] school?
[C#m] Dies in a car [A] crash you bury him [E] it's raining [B] you stand [C#m] by your wife you [A] say what have [E] I done with [B] my life?
[A] Just a name in [E] a family [B] tree nothing [C#m] to history, [A] but me and [E] my woman
[B] That's all that [C#m] it means to [A] me King [E] for a king [B] I [C#m] for an eye the [A] birds [E] still sing when [G#m] they fall from [C#m] the sky
[A] Slippery [E] ski [B] now into [C#m] my car [A] [E] [B] Yeah
[A] [E] [B]
[A] You're six [E] seconds old [G#m] in the arms [C#m] of your mother
[A] [E] Six weeks later [B] you start [C#m] to see color [A] and you [E] learn pretty [G#m] soon if you [C#] cry you get [A] it
You [E] learn how to crawl and you [C#] learn how to [A] shit by the [E] time you can speak they [B] got you in [C#m] school
[E] We're just [B] asking questions is breaking [C#m] the rules
[A] We're ten [E] years later [Bm] the system [C#] has won [A] you stopped [E] asking questions [B] and sucking [C#m] your thumb
[A] On your [E] 13th birthday, [B] they give you [C#m] a drink [E] so you get it all down
Yeah, [B] forget how [C#m] to think so [A] you tell your [E] first girlfriend
[B] You're gonna [C#m] die young [A] at the end of [E] her garden.
[B] She gives you [C#m] some tongue [A] by 14
[E] She's left you [B] well life is [C#m] unfair you [A] got shea on [E] your t-shirt
[B] Spikes in [C#m] your hair and [A] your best friend [E] from school [B] say it just [C#m] doesn't suit you
[A] You sit on a [E] wall and [B] you talk of [C#m] the future [A] say king [E] for a king
[B] I [C#] for an eye [A] the [E] birds still sing when they fall [C#] from the [A] sky
If I [E] slip a little whiskey now [C#] into your [A] cup you [E] swear that [B] you'll never grow [E] up
Swear that you'll never [B] grow up
[A] Well, yeah [E] teenagers [B] sky [C#m] you like daggers [A] your [E] insecurity
[B] turns [C#m] into a swagger
[E] Defensifies [B] Normandy lacking [C#m] maturity [A] drink [E] like a fish [B] smoke [C#m] like a chimney
[A] King [E] for a [B] king I [C#] for an eye the [A] birds [E] still sing when [B] they fall from [C#m] the sky
[A] But stand [E] on the rooftops [B] with scream and [C#m] we'll shout if [A] you swear that [E] tomorrow
[B] We'll work it [E] all out.
[A] You swear [E] that tomorrow
We'll work it all out
[A] Well by [E] 20, you're starting [G#m] to run our [C#m] steam
[A] You've got [E] no money [B] and can't sell [C#m] your dreams get a job [E] in an office [G#m] like a means [C#m] to an end
You start [G#m] wearing shirts and losing [C#m] your friends in [E] one night.
[G#m] Yummy a girl
[C#m] Having a [A] smoke.
She [E] looks [B] alright.
She [C#m] laughs at your [A] jokes
Well, [E] take it all [B] easy for [C#m] you can be [A] lazy
[E] Watch out [B] son.
[C#m] You got a [A] baby.
Oh [E] six seconds [B] old in the [C#m] arms of your [A] lover
Six [E] weeks later
She [B] starts to [C#m] see color [A] and you swear that [E] no harm will [B] come to her or [C#m] her mother [A] your means to [E] an end
Well, [B] he's starting [C#m] to suffer
[A] King [E] for a king [G#m] I [C#m] for an eye the [A] birds [E] still sing when [G#m] they fall from [C#m] the sky
[A] But at least we [E] can laugh [B] at least we [C#m] can smile.
[A] We all [E] just drop in [B] for a while
Yeah, [A] we all [E] just drop in [B] for a while
[A] Well, your hair's [E] getting gray [B] now.
So is [C#m] your mustache [A] your best [E] friend from [G#m] school?
[C#m] Dies in a car [A] crash you bury him [E] it's raining [B] you stand [C#m] by your wife you [A] say what have [E] I done with [B] my life?
[A] Just a name in [E] a family [B] tree nothing [C#m] to history, [A] but me and [E] my woman
[B] That's all that [C#m] it means to [A] me King [E] for a king [B] I [C#m] for an eye the [A] birds [E] still sing when [G#m] they fall from [C#m] the sky
[A] Slippery [E] ski [B] now into [C#m] my car [A] [E] [B] Yeah
[A] [E] [B]
Key:
E
A
B
C#m
G#m
E
A
B
[A] _ [E] _ [B] _ [C#m] _ [A] _ [E] _ [G#m] _ [C#m]
[A] You're six [E] seconds old [G#m] in the arms [C#m] of your mother
[A] [E] Six weeks later [B] you start [C#m] to see color [A] and you [E] learn pretty [G#m] soon if you [C#] cry you get [A] it
You [E] learn how to crawl and you [C#] learn how to [A] shit by the [E] time you can speak they [B] got you in [C#m] school
[E] We're just [B] asking questions is breaking [C#m] the rules
[A] We're ten [E] years later [Bm] the system [C#] has won [A] you stopped [E] asking questions [B] and sucking [C#m] your thumb
[A] On your [E] 13th birthday, [B] they give you [C#m] a drink [E] so you get it all down
Yeah, [B] forget how [C#m] to think so [A] you tell your [E] first girlfriend
[B] You're gonna [C#m] die young [A] at the end of [E] her garden.
[B] She gives you [C#m] some tongue [A] by 14
[E] She's left you [B] well life is [C#m] unfair you [A] got shea on [E] your t-shirt
[B] Spikes in [C#m] your hair and [A] your best friend [E] from school [B] say it just [C#m] doesn't suit you
[A] You sit on a [E] wall and [B] you talk of [C#m] the future [A] say king [E] for a king
[B] I [C#] for an eye [A] the [E] birds still sing when they fall [C#] from the [A] sky
If I [E] slip a little whiskey now [C#] into your [A] cup you [E] swear that [B] you'll never grow [E] up
Swear that you'll never [B] grow up _
[A] Well, yeah [E] teenagers [B] sky [C#m] you like daggers [A] your [E] insecurity
[B] turns [C#m] into a swagger
[E] Defensifies [B] Normandy lacking [C#m] maturity [A] drink [E] like a fish [B] smoke [C#m] like a chimney
[A] King [E] for a [B] king I [C#] for an eye the [A] birds [E] still sing when [B] they fall from [C#m] the sky
[A] But stand [E] on the rooftops [B] with scream and [C#m] we'll shout if [A] you swear that [E] tomorrow
[B] We'll work it [E] all out.
[A] You swear [E] that tomorrow
We'll work it all out
_ _ [A] Well by [E] 20, you're starting [G#m] to run our [C#m] steam
[A] You've got [E] no money [B] and can't sell [C#m] your dreams get a job [E] in an office [G#m] like a means [C#m] to an end
You start [G#m] wearing shirts and losing [C#m] your friends in [E] one night.
[G#m] Yummy a girl
[C#m] Having a [A] smoke.
She [E] looks [B] alright.
She [C#m] laughs at your [A] jokes
Well, [E] take it all [B] easy for [C#m] you can be [A] lazy
[E] Watch out [B] son.
[C#m] You got a [A] baby.
Oh [E] six seconds [B] old in the [C#m] arms of your [A] lover
Six [E] weeks later
She [B] starts to [C#m] see color [A] and you swear that [E] no harm will [B] come to her or [C#m] her mother [A] your means to [E] an end
Well, [B] he's starting [C#m] to suffer
[A] King [E] for a king [G#m] I [C#m] for an eye the [A] birds [E] still sing when [G#m] they fall from [C#m] the sky
[A] But at least we [E] can laugh [B] at least we [C#m] can smile.
[A] We all [E] just drop in [B] for a while
Yeah, [A] we all [E] just drop in [B] for a while
_ _ [A] Well, your hair's [E] getting gray [B] now.
So is [C#m] your mustache [A] your best [E] friend from [G#m] school?
[C#m] Dies in a car [A] crash you bury him [E] it's raining [B] you stand [C#m] by your wife you [A] say what have [E] I done with [B] my life?
[A] Just a name in [E] a family [B] tree nothing [C#m] to history, [A] but me and [E] my woman
[B] That's all that [C#m] it means to [A] me King [E] for a king [B] I [C#m] for an eye the [A] birds [E] still sing when [G#m] they fall from [C#m] the sky
[A] Slippery [E] ski [B] now into [C#m] my car [A] _ [E] [B] Yeah
_ [A] _ [E] _ [B] _
[A] You're six [E] seconds old [G#m] in the arms [C#m] of your mother
[A] [E] Six weeks later [B] you start [C#m] to see color [A] and you [E] learn pretty [G#m] soon if you [C#] cry you get [A] it
You [E] learn how to crawl and you [C#] learn how to [A] shit by the [E] time you can speak they [B] got you in [C#m] school
[E] We're just [B] asking questions is breaking [C#m] the rules
[A] We're ten [E] years later [Bm] the system [C#] has won [A] you stopped [E] asking questions [B] and sucking [C#m] your thumb
[A] On your [E] 13th birthday, [B] they give you [C#m] a drink [E] so you get it all down
Yeah, [B] forget how [C#m] to think so [A] you tell your [E] first girlfriend
[B] You're gonna [C#m] die young [A] at the end of [E] her garden.
[B] She gives you [C#m] some tongue [A] by 14
[E] She's left you [B] well life is [C#m] unfair you [A] got shea on [E] your t-shirt
[B] Spikes in [C#m] your hair and [A] your best friend [E] from school [B] say it just [C#m] doesn't suit you
[A] You sit on a [E] wall and [B] you talk of [C#m] the future [A] say king [E] for a king
[B] I [C#] for an eye [A] the [E] birds still sing when they fall [C#] from the [A] sky
If I [E] slip a little whiskey now [C#] into your [A] cup you [E] swear that [B] you'll never grow [E] up
Swear that you'll never [B] grow up _
[A] Well, yeah [E] teenagers [B] sky [C#m] you like daggers [A] your [E] insecurity
[B] turns [C#m] into a swagger
[E] Defensifies [B] Normandy lacking [C#m] maturity [A] drink [E] like a fish [B] smoke [C#m] like a chimney
[A] King [E] for a [B] king I [C#] for an eye the [A] birds [E] still sing when [B] they fall from [C#m] the sky
[A] But stand [E] on the rooftops [B] with scream and [C#m] we'll shout if [A] you swear that [E] tomorrow
[B] We'll work it [E] all out.
[A] You swear [E] that tomorrow
We'll work it all out
_ _ [A] Well by [E] 20, you're starting [G#m] to run our [C#m] steam
[A] You've got [E] no money [B] and can't sell [C#m] your dreams get a job [E] in an office [G#m] like a means [C#m] to an end
You start [G#m] wearing shirts and losing [C#m] your friends in [E] one night.
[G#m] Yummy a girl
[C#m] Having a [A] smoke.
She [E] looks [B] alright.
She [C#m] laughs at your [A] jokes
Well, [E] take it all [B] easy for [C#m] you can be [A] lazy
[E] Watch out [B] son.
[C#m] You got a [A] baby.
Oh [E] six seconds [B] old in the [C#m] arms of your [A] lover
Six [E] weeks later
She [B] starts to [C#m] see color [A] and you swear that [E] no harm will [B] come to her or [C#m] her mother [A] your means to [E] an end
Well, [B] he's starting [C#m] to suffer
[A] King [E] for a king [G#m] I [C#m] for an eye the [A] birds [E] still sing when [G#m] they fall from [C#m] the sky
[A] But at least we [E] can laugh [B] at least we [C#m] can smile.
[A] We all [E] just drop in [B] for a while
Yeah, [A] we all [E] just drop in [B] for a while
_ _ [A] Well, your hair's [E] getting gray [B] now.
So is [C#m] your mustache [A] your best [E] friend from [G#m] school?
[C#m] Dies in a car [A] crash you bury him [E] it's raining [B] you stand [C#m] by your wife you [A] say what have [E] I done with [B] my life?
[A] Just a name in [E] a family [B] tree nothing [C#m] to history, [A] but me and [E] my woman
[B] That's all that [C#m] it means to [A] me King [E] for a king [B] I [C#m] for an eye the [A] birds [E] still sing when [G#m] they fall from [C#m] the sky
[A] Slippery [E] ski [B] now into [C#m] my car [A] _ [E] [B] Yeah
_ [A] _ [E] _ [B] _