Chords for Mel Brooks - It's Good To Be The King 12" extended version
Tempo:
106 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
Bm
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] [A] [F#m] [Bm] .
[Em] [A] [G] .
[A] [Cm] [Bm] .
[G] [A] [Bm] .
[A] [G] .
[F#m] Now [D] get down people and listen to [E] me Gonna tell you how I made history.
[G] You can call me Louis, I'm the king of [F#] France Check out my story while you do your dance.
Now [F] it's 17 over that [D] beady mountain [E] Peasants were starving, but I was fine.
We were hanging out [Em] Down in old [A] Versailles.
That's when we became Audemars [F#] Piguet In [D] the alleys of the house they was eating.
rats But it was filling in [E] room for the [G] aristocrats.
There was boots and [Em] hats and bows and arrows Gave them the [A#] titles but I kept the [A] girls.
[D] Flans, red, wild brunettes Ladies in [E] wait I didn't wait to [G] get.
There was truffles for [Em] breakfast, tarts for brunch.
The line of the [A] follies was here for [G] lunch.
Oh yes it's good to [A] be the king [F] Oh [Bm] well I like king.
But it's good to be the [Em] king [A] [B] Say it [G] girl.
You can be sure [A] about one thing [F] Oh [Bm] well I like man.
It's good to [Em] be the king [C#m] It's good to be [Bm] the king [D] Yeah.
[G#] .
[D] Well the palace was rocking and they were doing it good.
But we heard there was some trouble in the [E] neighborhood.
I wasn't too [G] worried No big deal.
We [F] stepped by the line, got your underpants [D] deal.
The party kept swinging all day and all night.
The [E] champagne was flowing, we were feeling [G] alright.
They were screaming for bread, things started to shake.
But the brunette [F#] said, well let them eat [D] cake.
Now the rabble didn't have a thing to [G] say.
They were doing all right, so called it a day.
Then the people up and shouted, well have our day.
Down with dirty [F#] water, give us perrier.
I said the ladies in the hall, things [D] might get screwy.
But they never lay [E] a finger on good gaming.
Just keep your [Em] cool, don't fret though.
You can say hey, say what, say [B] man [G] you're fine.
Yes, it's good to [A] be the king.
Well [Bm] I [G] like cheese, but it's good to be the king.
Your [A] fantasy is [Bm] my reality.
Can't be sure [A] about one [E] thing.
[G].
It's good to be the [F#] king .
[A] [Dm] .
[G#] [Em] .
[A] [G] [D] I .
[G] [Dm] [E] [G] .
[A] [B] .
[G] [A] .
[Bm] [A] .
[Bm] [Em] [A] .
[D] [A] [F#m] [Bm] .
[Em] [F#] [Bm] .
had a day.
Well [E] [D] they broke down the gates in one massive assault.
And the [F] party came into a [G#] grinding halt.
They put the [G] midgets in the babies with the girls in tow.
And the boys said, [C] lose it, I'll go.
[Bm] They put my neck on the block, they took off my wig.
And it occurred to me this was the [G] end of the day.
They asked me did I have any last words to [Em] say.
Well I raised my [F#m] hand and I hollered, [Bm] hey!.
Yes, it's good to [A] be the king.
[E] Oh [Bm] la la, cheese, but it's good to [G] be the king.
Well, [A] c'est la vie, make [Bm] that la mort.
You can't be sure [A] about one thing.
Oh [Bm] la la, man, [G] it's good to be the king.
[A] [B] It's [Bm] good to be the king.
Well, no, it's good to [A] be the king.
[B] Oh [G] la la, yes, it's good to be the king.
Well, [A] it was good while it [G] lasted.
We can't be sure [A] about one [Em] thing.
Oh [G] la la, man, it's good to be [Em] the king.
[F#] C'est bon d'être le [N] roi.
Come on, you do it.
You know you do it .
Everybody does it.
I just did it, I'm ready to do it again.
[D] [A] [E] [Bm] .
[D] [E] [Em] .
[B] [A#m] [D] .
[Dm] [E] [Em] .
[F#m] [A#] [D] .
[E] [G] .
[F#] [Bm] .
[E] [G] .
[F#] [F#m] .
[E] [Em] .
[F#] [F#m] .
[Bm] [E] [Em] .
[F#] [A] .
[Dm] .
[E] [Em] [A] [G] .
[Dm] .
[E] [G] [A] [G] .
[A] [F] [Bm] .
[G] [A] [Bm] .
[A] [B] [Bm] .
[G] .
[D] [A] [Bm] .
[A] [D] .
[A] [Bm] .
[G] [A] [Bm] .
[A] [Bm] .
I'm .
[A] [B] [Bm] .
[A] ready [D] [Em].
to do it again.
I'm [G] [A] ready [B] [Bm] .
[G] [Em] [A] [G] .
[A] [B] to [Bm] .
[G] [A] [Bm] .
[F#] [A] [F#] .
[B] [N] .
do it again .
[B] [N] .
[Em] [A] [G] .
[A] [Cm] [Bm] .
[G] [A] [Bm] .
[A] [G] .
[F#m] Now [D] get down people and listen to [E] me Gonna tell you how I made history.
[G] You can call me Louis, I'm the king of [F#] France Check out my story while you do your dance.
Now [F] it's 17 over that [D] beady mountain [E] Peasants were starving, but I was fine.
We were hanging out [Em] Down in old [A] Versailles.
That's when we became Audemars [F#] Piguet In [D] the alleys of the house they was eating.
rats But it was filling in [E] room for the [G] aristocrats.
There was boots and [Em] hats and bows and arrows Gave them the [A#] titles but I kept the [A] girls.
[D] Flans, red, wild brunettes Ladies in [E] wait I didn't wait to [G] get.
There was truffles for [Em] breakfast, tarts for brunch.
The line of the [A] follies was here for [G] lunch.
Oh yes it's good to [A] be the king [F] Oh [Bm] well I like king.
But it's good to be the [Em] king [A] [B] Say it [G] girl.
You can be sure [A] about one thing [F] Oh [Bm] well I like man.
It's good to [Em] be the king [C#m] It's good to be [Bm] the king [D] Yeah.
[G#] .
[D] Well the palace was rocking and they were doing it good.
But we heard there was some trouble in the [E] neighborhood.
I wasn't too [G] worried No big deal.
We [F] stepped by the line, got your underpants [D] deal.
The party kept swinging all day and all night.
The [E] champagne was flowing, we were feeling [G] alright.
They were screaming for bread, things started to shake.
But the brunette [F#] said, well let them eat [D] cake.
Now the rabble didn't have a thing to [G] say.
They were doing all right, so called it a day.
Then the people up and shouted, well have our day.
Down with dirty [F#] water, give us perrier.
I said the ladies in the hall, things [D] might get screwy.
But they never lay [E] a finger on good gaming.
Just keep your [Em] cool, don't fret though.
You can say hey, say what, say [B] man [G] you're fine.
Yes, it's good to [A] be the king.
Well [Bm] I [G] like cheese, but it's good to be the king.
Your [A] fantasy is [Bm] my reality.
Can't be sure [A] about one [E] thing.
[G].
It's good to be the [F#] king .
[A] [Dm] .
[G#] [Em] .
[A] [G] [D] I .
[G] [Dm] [E] [G] .
[A] [B] .
[G] [A] .
[Bm] [A] .
[Bm] [Em] [A] .
[D] [A] [F#m] [Bm] .
[Em] [F#] [Bm] .
had a day.
Well [E] [D] they broke down the gates in one massive assault.
And the [F] party came into a [G#] grinding halt.
They put the [G] midgets in the babies with the girls in tow.
And the boys said, [C] lose it, I'll go.
[Bm] They put my neck on the block, they took off my wig.
And it occurred to me this was the [G] end of the day.
They asked me did I have any last words to [Em] say.
Well I raised my [F#m] hand and I hollered, [Bm] hey!.
Yes, it's good to [A] be the king.
[E] Oh [Bm] la la, cheese, but it's good to [G] be the king.
Well, [A] c'est la vie, make [Bm] that la mort.
You can't be sure [A] about one thing.
Oh [Bm] la la, man, [G] it's good to be the king.
[A] [B] It's [Bm] good to be the king.
Well, no, it's good to [A] be the king.
[B] Oh [G] la la, yes, it's good to be the king.
Well, [A] it was good while it [G] lasted.
We can't be sure [A] about one [Em] thing.
Oh [G] la la, man, it's good to be [Em] the king.
[F#] C'est bon d'être le [N] roi.
Come on, you do it.
You know you do it .
Everybody does it.
I just did it, I'm ready to do it again.
[D] [A] [E] [Bm] .
[D] [E] [Em] .
[B] [A#m] [D] .
[Dm] [E] [Em] .
[F#m] [A#] [D] .
[E] [G] .
[F#] [Bm] .
[E] [G] .
[F#] [F#m] .
[E] [Em] .
[F#] [F#m] .
[Bm] [E] [Em] .
[F#] [A] .
[Dm] .
[E] [Em] [A] [G] .
[Dm] .
[E] [G] [A] [G] .
[A] [F] [Bm] .
[G] [A] [Bm] .
[A] [B] [Bm] .
[G] .
[D] [A] [Bm] .
[A] [D] .
[A] [Bm] .
[G] [A] [Bm] .
[A] [Bm] .
I'm .
[A] [B] [Bm] .
[A] ready [D] [Em].
to do it again.
I'm [G] [A] ready [B] [Bm] .
[G] [Em] [A] [G] .
[A] [B] to [Bm] .
[G] [A] [Bm] .
[F#] [A] [F#] .
[B] [N] .
do it again .
[B] [N] .
Key:
A
G
Bm
D
Em
A
G
Bm
[A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [F#m] _ Now [D] get down people and listen to [E] me Gonna tell you how I made history.
[G] You can call me Louis, I'm the king of [F#] France Check out my story while you do your dance.
Now [F] it's 17 over that [D] beady mountain [E] Peasants were starving, but I was fine.
We were hanging out [Em] Down in old [A] Versailles.
That's when we became Audemars [F#] Piguet In [D] the alleys of the house they was eating.
rats But it was filling in [E] room for the [G] aristocrats.
There was boots and [Em] hats and bows and arrows Gave them the [A#] titles but I kept the [A] girls.
[D] Flans, red, wild brunettes Ladies in [E] wait I didn't wait to [G] get.
There was truffles for [Em] breakfast, tarts for brunch.
The line of the [A] follies was here for [G] lunch.
Oh yes it's good to [A] be the king [F] Oh [Bm] well I like king.
But it's good to be the [Em] king [A] [B] Say it [G] girl.
You can be sure [A] about one thing [F] Oh [Bm] well I like man.
It's good to [Em] be the king _ [C#m] It's good to be [Bm] the king [D] Yeah.
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ .
[D] Well _ _ _ _ _ the palace was rocking and they were doing it good.
But we heard there was some trouble in the [E] neighborhood.
I wasn't too [G] worried No big deal.
We [F] stepped by the line, got your underpants [D] deal.
The party kept swinging all day and all night.
The [E] champagne was flowing, we were feeling [G] alright.
They were screaming for bread, things started to shake.
But the brunette [F#] said, well let them eat [D] cake.
Now the rabble didn't have a thing to [G] say.
They were doing all right, so called it a day.
Then the people up and shouted, well have our day.
Down with dirty [F#] water, give us perrier.
I said the ladies in the hall, things [D] might get screwy.
But they never lay [E] a finger on good gaming.
Just keep your [Em] cool, don't fret though.
You can say hey, say what, say [B] man [G] you're fine.
Yes, it's good to [A] be the king.
Well [Bm] I [G] like cheese, but it's good to be the king.
Your [A] fantasy is [Bm] my reality.
Can't be sure [A] about one [E] thing.
_ [G].
It's good to be the [F#] king _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [Em] _ .
[A] _ [G] _ [D] I _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ had a day.
_ Well [E] _ [D] they broke down the gates in one massive assault.
And the [F] party came into a [G#] grinding halt.
They put the [G] midgets in the babies with the girls in tow.
And the boys said, [C] lose it, I'll go.
[Bm] They put my neck on the block, they took off my wig.
And it occurred to me this was the [G] end of the day.
They asked me did I have any last words to [Em] say.
Well I raised my [F#m] hand and I hollered, [Bm] hey!.
Yes, it's good to [A] be the king.
[E] Oh [Bm] la la, cheese, but it's good to [G] be the king.
Well, [A] c'est la vie, make [Bm] that la mort.
You can't be sure [A] about one thing.
Oh [Bm] la la, man, [G] it's good to be the king.
[A] _ [B] It's [Bm] good to be the king.
Well, no, it's good to [A] be the king.
[B] Oh [G] la la, yes, it's good to be the king.
Well, [A] it was good while it [G] lasted.
We can't be sure [A] about one [Em] thing.
Oh [G] la la, man, it's good to be [Em] the king.
[F#] C'est bon d'être le [N] roi.
Come _ _ _ _ on, you do it.
You know you do it _ .
Everybody does it.
I just did it, I'm ready to do it again.
[D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A#] _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ .
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ I'm _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ [A] ready _ [D] _ [Em].
to do it again.
I'm _ [G] _ [A] ready [B] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] to [Bm] _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [N] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ do it again _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [N] _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [F#m] _ Now [D] get down people and listen to [E] me Gonna tell you how I made history.
[G] You can call me Louis, I'm the king of [F#] France Check out my story while you do your dance.
Now [F] it's 17 over that [D] beady mountain [E] Peasants were starving, but I was fine.
We were hanging out [Em] Down in old [A] Versailles.
That's when we became Audemars [F#] Piguet In [D] the alleys of the house they was eating.
rats But it was filling in [E] room for the [G] aristocrats.
There was boots and [Em] hats and bows and arrows Gave them the [A#] titles but I kept the [A] girls.
[D] Flans, red, wild brunettes Ladies in [E] wait I didn't wait to [G] get.
There was truffles for [Em] breakfast, tarts for brunch.
The line of the [A] follies was here for [G] lunch.
Oh yes it's good to [A] be the king [F] Oh [Bm] well I like king.
But it's good to be the [Em] king [A] [B] Say it [G] girl.
You can be sure [A] about one thing [F] Oh [Bm] well I like man.
It's good to [Em] be the king _ [C#m] It's good to be [Bm] the king [D] Yeah.
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ .
[D] Well _ _ _ _ _ the palace was rocking and they were doing it good.
But we heard there was some trouble in the [E] neighborhood.
I wasn't too [G] worried No big deal.
We [F] stepped by the line, got your underpants [D] deal.
The party kept swinging all day and all night.
The [E] champagne was flowing, we were feeling [G] alright.
They were screaming for bread, things started to shake.
But the brunette [F#] said, well let them eat [D] cake.
Now the rabble didn't have a thing to [G] say.
They were doing all right, so called it a day.
Then the people up and shouted, well have our day.
Down with dirty [F#] water, give us perrier.
I said the ladies in the hall, things [D] might get screwy.
But they never lay [E] a finger on good gaming.
Just keep your [Em] cool, don't fret though.
You can say hey, say what, say [B] man [G] you're fine.
Yes, it's good to [A] be the king.
Well [Bm] I [G] like cheese, but it's good to be the king.
Your [A] fantasy is [Bm] my reality.
Can't be sure [A] about one [E] thing.
_ [G].
It's good to be the [F#] king _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [Em] _ .
[A] _ [G] _ [D] I _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ had a day.
_ Well [E] _ [D] they broke down the gates in one massive assault.
And the [F] party came into a [G#] grinding halt.
They put the [G] midgets in the babies with the girls in tow.
And the boys said, [C] lose it, I'll go.
[Bm] They put my neck on the block, they took off my wig.
And it occurred to me this was the [G] end of the day.
They asked me did I have any last words to [Em] say.
Well I raised my [F#m] hand and I hollered, [Bm] hey!.
Yes, it's good to [A] be the king.
[E] Oh [Bm] la la, cheese, but it's good to [G] be the king.
Well, [A] c'est la vie, make [Bm] that la mort.
You can't be sure [A] about one thing.
Oh [Bm] la la, man, [G] it's good to be the king.
[A] _ [B] It's [Bm] good to be the king.
Well, no, it's good to [A] be the king.
[B] Oh [G] la la, yes, it's good to be the king.
Well, [A] it was good while it [G] lasted.
We can't be sure [A] about one [Em] thing.
Oh [G] la la, man, it's good to be [Em] the king.
[F#] C'est bon d'être le [N] roi.
Come _ _ _ _ on, you do it.
You know you do it _ .
Everybody does it.
I just did it, I'm ready to do it again.
[D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A#] _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ .
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ I'm _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ [A] ready _ [D] _ [Em].
to do it again.
I'm _ [G] _ [A] ready [B] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] to [Bm] _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [N] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ do it again _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [N] _ .