VERSION: Edited
Getting Started - by VibeVanguard
To learn Alanis Morissette - King of Pain chords with lyrics, build your understanding on these core chords: F#m, E, F#m, E, A, B, C#m, B. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 53 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 106 BPM. Given the song's key of E, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
C#m _ _
B _ _ _
C#m _
B _ _ .
_
C#m _
B _ _ _
C#m _
B _ .
There's
C#m a little black
B spot on the
C#m sun
Bm today.
_
C#m B It's _ _
C#m _
B _ _ .
A the same
B old thing as
A _
B yesterday.
_ _
G#m D#m There's _
A _ _ _ .
C#m a
B black hat caught on
C#m the high tree
B.
top.
C#m _ _
B _ _
C#m _ _
B _ .
A There's a
B flagpole rag
A and the wind
B won't
D#m stop.
_ _ _ _
A _ _ .
_
E I have stood here
Bm F#m before.
E Inside the
A pouring rain.
E With the world
Bm turning circles
E running around
A my brain.
I
E guess
F#m I'm always hoping
E that you'll end
A this rain.
E But it's my
Bm destiny to
E be the king of
A _ pain _ _ .
There's
C# a fossil
B that's trapped in
C#m a high
B cliff wall.
C#m _ My throat.
_ _ _
B _ .
A There's a dead
B salmon frozen
A in a
B waterfall.
_
G# My sorrow.
A _ _ _ .
C#m There's a blue
B whale beached by
C#m a spring
B tide sail.
C#m My soul.
_ _
B _ .
A There's a butterfly
B trapped in
A a
B spider's web.
G#m _ _ _ _
A _ _ _ .
E I have stood
F#m here before.
E Inside the
A pouring rain.
E With the world
F#m turning circles
E running around
A my brain.
E I guess I'm
F#m always hoping
E that you'll end
A this rain.
E But it's my
F#m destiny to
E be the king
A of
B pain.
There's a king
E on a throne
A with his eyes
B torn out.
There's a blind
E man looking
A for a shadow
B of doubt.
There's a rich man
E sleeping on
F#m a golden
B bed.
There's a skeleton _
E choking on a
C#m crust of
B clay.
_
C#m _ _
B _ .
C#m Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
B yeah, yeah,
C#m yeah.
B _ .
_
A _ _
B _ _
A _
B _ _ .
_
G#m _ _ _ _
A _ _ _ .
C#m There's a red
B fox torn by
C#m a
B huntsman's
C#m pack.
_ _
B _
F# _
C# _
B _ _ .
A There's a black
B winged gull
A with a
B broken back.
G#m _ _ _ _
A _ _ .
There's
C#m a little black
B spar on the
C#m sun
B today.
C#m _
B It's _ _
C#m _
B _ _ .
F#m A the same
B old thing as
A _
B yesterday.
_
G#m I _ _
A _ _ _ .
E have stood
F# here before.
E Inside the
A pouring rain.
With
E the world
F#m turning
E circles running around
A my brain.
E I guess I'm
F#m always hoping
E that you'll end
A this rain.
E But it's my
F#m destiny
E to be the queen
A of pain.
B _
F#m _ _
E _
A Queen
E of pain.
F#m _ _
E _
A Queen of
E pain.
_
F#m E I am always
A free.
Queen
E of pain.
F# _ _
G#m _ _ _
A _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _
N _ _ _ _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .