Chords for Jim Croce - King's Song
Tempo:
81.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C]
[D] [G]
[C] [G] He struggled so hard to [Em] became [A] working
[D] night day
[G] Dreaming of only [Em] one thing [Am] never [D] a holiday
[C] Somewhere along [G] the way
[C] He forgot she [Am] was only a girl [G] now his kingdom [Bm] has fallen
[C] And it's really quite a [F] tragic tale
[G] As he built a castle [Em] to harbor his queen
[C] Queen claimed he built [D] her a jail
[G] He struggled so hard [Em] to became
[Am]
[D] He wanted everything
[G] Built her a house [Em] by the sea
[Am]
[D] Just to keep her in
[C] Somewhere [G] along the way
[C] He forgot that [F] she needed a friend [G] now his kingdom [Bm] has fallen
[C] And it's really quite a tragic [F] tale
[G] He built a castle [Em] to harbor his queen [C] and the queen claimed he built her [D] a jail
[E]
[A] Happened so quickly [D] before he could know [A] she was gone far gone
[D] Far from the castle [A] the diamonds and things she [F#m] had won to [G] the ball
[D] There was no [A] she carefully wrote
[F#m] Signed it best wishes [G] to all
Oh [A] you struggled so hard to [F#m] became
[Bm] [E] working night day
[A] Dreaming of only [F#m] one thing
[Bm] Never [E] a holiday
[D] Somewhere along [A] the way
[D] You forgot [G] that I needed [E] a man
[A]
When they found [G#] him they took him [G] back where he belonged [Bm] and his family and friends
[A] Saw him [E] annually and they say
[G#]
Shame [G] what's become of [F#] the king?
[C#]
[D] [G]
[C] [G] He struggled so hard to [Em] became [A] working
[D] night day
[G] Dreaming of only [Em] one thing [Am] never [D] a holiday
[C] Somewhere along [G] the way
[C] He forgot she [Am] was only a girl [G] now his kingdom [Bm] has fallen
[C] And it's really quite a [F] tragic tale
[G] As he built a castle [Em] to harbor his queen
[C] Queen claimed he built [D] her a jail
[G] He struggled so hard [Em] to became
[Am]
[D] He wanted everything
[G] Built her a house [Em] by the sea
[Am]
[D] Just to keep her in
[C] Somewhere [G] along the way
[C] He forgot that [F] she needed a friend [G] now his kingdom [Bm] has fallen
[C] And it's really quite a tragic [F] tale
[G] He built a castle [Em] to harbor his queen [C] and the queen claimed he built her [D] a jail
[E]
[A] Happened so quickly [D] before he could know [A] she was gone far gone
[D] Far from the castle [A] the diamonds and things she [F#m] had won to [G] the ball
[D] There was no [A] she carefully wrote
[F#m] Signed it best wishes [G] to all
Oh [A] you struggled so hard to [F#m] became
[Bm] [E] working night day
[A] Dreaming of only [F#m] one thing
[Bm] Never [E] a holiday
[D] Somewhere along [A] the way
[D] You forgot [G] that I needed [E] a man
[A]
When they found [G#] him they took him [G] back where he belonged [Bm] and his family and friends
[A] Saw him [E] annually and they say
[G#]
Shame [G] what's become of [F#] the king?
[C#]
Key:
G
D
C
A
Em
G
D
C
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] He struggled so hard to [Em] became _ [A] working _ _
[D] night day
[G] _ Dreaming of only [Em] one thing _ [Am] never _ [D] a holiday
_ [C] Somewhere along [G] the way
_ [C] He forgot she [Am] was only a girl [G] now his kingdom [Bm] has fallen
[C] And it's really quite a [F] tragic tale
[G] As he built a castle [Em] to harbor his queen
[C] Queen claimed he built [D] her a jail
[G] He struggled so hard [Em] to became
_ _ [Am] _ _
[D] He wanted everything
[G] Built her a house [Em] by the sea
_ [Am] _ _
[D] Just to keep her in
[C] Somewhere [G] along the way
_ [C] He forgot that [F] she needed a friend [G] now his kingdom [Bm] has fallen
[C] And it's really quite a tragic [F] tale
[G] He built a castle [Em] to harbor his queen [C] and the queen claimed he built her [D] a jail
_ [E] _ _ _
[A] Happened so quickly [D] before he could know [A] she was gone far gone
[D] Far from the castle [A] the diamonds and things she [F#m] had won to [G] the ball _
[D] There was no [A] she carefully wrote
[F#m] Signed it best wishes [G] to all
Oh [A] you struggled so hard to [F#m] became _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] working night day _
[A] Dreaming of only [F#m] one thing _ _
[Bm] _ Never [E] a holiday _
[D] Somewhere along [A] the way _
[D] You forgot [G] that I needed [E] a man
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ When they found [G#] him they took him [G] back where he belonged [Bm] and his family and friends
[A] Saw him [E] annually and they say
[G#]
Shame [G] what's become of [F#] the king? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] He struggled so hard to [Em] became _ [A] working _ _
[D] night day
[G] _ Dreaming of only [Em] one thing _ [Am] never _ [D] a holiday
_ [C] Somewhere along [G] the way
_ [C] He forgot she [Am] was only a girl [G] now his kingdom [Bm] has fallen
[C] And it's really quite a [F] tragic tale
[G] As he built a castle [Em] to harbor his queen
[C] Queen claimed he built [D] her a jail
[G] He struggled so hard [Em] to became
_ _ [Am] _ _
[D] He wanted everything
[G] Built her a house [Em] by the sea
_ [Am] _ _
[D] Just to keep her in
[C] Somewhere [G] along the way
_ [C] He forgot that [F] she needed a friend [G] now his kingdom [Bm] has fallen
[C] And it's really quite a tragic [F] tale
[G] He built a castle [Em] to harbor his queen [C] and the queen claimed he built her [D] a jail
_ [E] _ _ _
[A] Happened so quickly [D] before he could know [A] she was gone far gone
[D] Far from the castle [A] the diamonds and things she [F#m] had won to [G] the ball _
[D] There was no [A] she carefully wrote
[F#m] Signed it best wishes [G] to all
Oh [A] you struggled so hard to [F#m] became _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] working night day _
[A] Dreaming of only [F#m] one thing _ _
[Bm] _ Never [E] a holiday _
[D] Somewhere along [A] the way _
[D] You forgot [G] that I needed [E] a man
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ When they found [G#] him they took him [G] back where he belonged [Bm] and his family and friends
[A] Saw him [E] annually and they say
[G#]
Shame [G] what's become of [F#] the king? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _