XTC - King For A Day (with lyrics) Chords

Tempo:
121.05 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Bb

Ab

Cm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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XTC - King For A Day (with lyrics) chords
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[Bb] [Gm] [Ab] [Gm]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Ab] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm] [Fm] [Gm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Ab] [Gm] [Eb]
[Gm] Everyone's creeping [Fm] up [Gm] to the money guard, putting tongues [Fm] where they do [Gm] not to be,
[Cm] stepping stones [Ab] impugning [Bb] my heart and soul.
[Gm] Into the land [Ab] of [Gm] nothing, free from the way that we [Cm] live,
isn't taking [Gm]
or giving, [Cm] there's [Gm] nothing to [Bb] believe [Cm] in.
The [Bb] loudest mouth will hail the new [Ab] found way,
[Eb] living king [Bb] for a [Gm] day.
[Ab] [Bb]
[Gm] [Ab] [Gm]
[Eb] [Gm] Everyone's [Ab] linking up [Gm] to the rooking hill,
[Bb] trying [Gm] to get [Fm] way up [Gm] with a smile.
[Eb] See these suffering [Ab] boy and drunk [Bb] to a perfect lake,
in [Gm] my way of living, [Fm] stones the [Gm] ladder,
gets [Cm] longer, getting [Gm] fissure,
gets [Cm] stronger, [Gm] satisfied of [Cm] hunger.
The [Bb] final move [Eb] will get [Bb] you in this [Ab] way,
[Eb] to be king [Bb] for the day.
[Fm] [Gm]
[F] [G] [Cm] You only hear what you gotta get [G] right,
no time to fuss [Cm] and fight.
It's like Dutch, if measured out with [G]
sound.
It's [Em] time to see [Ab] the way that [Gm] we [Cm] live,
isn't [Gm] taking or giving,
[Cm] [Fm] there's nothing [Gm]
to believe [Cm] [Ab] in.
The [Eb] loudest mouth will hail the new [Ab] found way,
[Eb] to be king [Bb] for a [Gm] day.
[Eb] King [Bb] for a day.
You get to be [Eb] the [Gm] king,
[Ab] king [Bb] for a day.
[Gm] Hey, to be the [Eb] [Bb] top [Gm] dog,
[Ab] [Bb] king for a day.
Oh, this is the king for [Gm] a [Fm] day.
[Bb]
King for a day.
[C] Hey, hey, [Gm] hey.
Hey, [Ab] hey, [Bb] hey.
Hey, hey, [Eb] hey.
[Bb] [Gm] [Fm] [Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
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To start learning Xtc - (Album Version) King For A Day chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bb, Gm, Ab, Bb, Gm, Bb, Ab, Gm, Eb and Gm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 60 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 121. With the song's key of Eb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Gm] Everyone's creeping [Fm] up [Gm] to the money guard, _ _ _ putting tongues [Fm] where they do [Gm] not to be, _ _
_ [Cm] _ stepping stones [Ab] impugning [Bb] my heart and soul.
_ _ _ [Gm] Into the land [Ab] of [Gm] nothing, free from the way that we [Cm] live,
isn't taking [Gm] _
or giving, [Cm] _ there's [Gm] nothing to [Bb] believe [Cm] in.
The [Bb] loudest mouth will hail the new [Ab] found way,
_ [Eb] _ living king [Bb] for a [Gm] day.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] Everyone's [Ab] linking up [Gm] to the rooking hill,
_ [Bb] trying [Gm] to get [Fm] way up [Gm] with a smile.
_ _ _ [Eb] See these suffering [Ab] boy and drunk [Bb] to a perfect _ lake,
_ in [Gm] my way of living, [Fm] stones the [Gm] ladder,
gets [Cm] longer, getting [Gm] fissure,
gets [Cm] stronger, _ _ [Gm] satisfied of [Cm] hunger.
The [Bb] final move [Eb] will get [Bb] you in this [Ab] way,
[Eb] to be king [Bb] for the day.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ You only hear what you gotta get [G] right,
no time to fuss [Cm] and fight.
It's like _ Dutch, if measured out with [G]
sound.
It's [Em] time to see [Ab] the way that [Gm] we [Cm] live,
isn't [Gm] taking or giving,
[Cm] _ [Fm] there's nothing [Gm]
to believe [Cm] _ [Ab] in.
The [Eb] loudest mouth will hail the new [Ab] found way, _
_ _ [Eb] to be king [Bb] for a [Gm] day.
_ [Eb] King [Bb] for a day.
You get to be [Eb] the [Gm] king,
[Ab] king [Bb] for a day.
[Gm] Hey, to be the [Eb] [Bb] top [Gm] dog,
_ [Ab] [Bb] king for a day.
Oh, this is the king for [Gm] a [Fm] day.
_ [Bb]
King for a day.
_ [C] Hey, hey, [Gm] hey.
Hey, [Ab] hey, [Bb] hey.
Hey, hey, _ [Eb] hey.
_ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Colin Moulding.

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