Chords for XTC - "King For A Day" - Late Night with David Letterman - June 30, 1989

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_ _ _ _ Good enough _
_ Everybody said terrific
We're delighted that our next guests have chosen this very program for their first public appearance in seven _ years _ _
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It's their ninth and it's entitled oranges and lemons ladies and gentlemen, please welcome _ XTC _ _ _
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_ [C] I'll stamp any [Bb] stones of human hearts and [Gm] souls
_ _ Into the [Bb] realm of [Gm] nothing but free [Ab] well away [Bb] that
We [Gm] [Cm] live in
[Ab] So [Gm] take care
No, [Cm] give in
_ [Ab] There's [Gm] nothing to [Cm] believe [C] in
[Fm] The [Bb] loudest mouse [Eb] will [Bb] hail the leaf [Ab] and away _
To be [Bb] kicked for a day _
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[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
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_ [Bb] Everyone
[Cm] It's got [Bb] you in [Eb] its [Ab] way
_ To be [Bb] king for a _ _ day _ _ _
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[Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ You're lonely at once
So you gotta [G] get it right _ _
Old Vancouver [Cm] sent by
Old Sloth don't mean
It figured out with [G] someone else
This is my home
This [Cm] is my _ [Bb] life
You live [Cm] it
[Ab] So take [Bb] it [Gm] No giving
[Cm] _ [Ab] Is not [Gm] much to believing
[Cm] _ [Ab] The [Bb] loudest mouth [Cm] will [Bb] hail the new [Ab] found way _
[Cm] To be king [Bb] for a day _ _
King for a day
You've got to be the king then
King for a day
Hey, to be the top
King _ for a day
To be king for a day
_ [Eb] King [Bb] for a day
If I don't move, it's got you in its way
King for a day _ _
To be king for [Ab] a _ _ day _ Hmm. _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] Yeah, sure. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ I'm gonna have you here.
I'm gonna take care of it.
It's up to you, boss.
We'll be right [C] back.
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_ _ _ Wow.
Are you guys gonna be here for a while?
Yeah, come on.
How much can you pay?
Hang around.
We got _ plenty of dough.
Plus, look, everybody gets one of these.
Whoa!
_ A toy store.
Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory, Andy Partridge.
Thanks.
Hang around if you like.
Nice to see you. _
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