Chords for King of the World (Steely Dan) - Joe Jackson cover

Tempo:
138.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

D

Eb

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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King of the World (Steely Dan) - Joe Jackson cover chords
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[Bb] [C] [D]
[Bb] [C] [D] [Bb]
[C] Hello one [D] and all, [Bb]
[C] what's a you I [D] used to [Bb] know?
Can [C] you hear me [D] call?
[Bb]
[C] I'm this old [D] ham radio, [Bb]
[C] all I've got to [D] say
[Bb] Is [C] I'm alive and [D] feeling fine, [Bb] [C] should you come [D] my way
[Bb] You [C] can share [D] my poison [Am] wine
No marigolds [Gm] in your promised land
[Bb] There's a hole [F] in the ground [C] where things are grown
[Am] Everybody laugh [Gm] at me, I'm grand
[Dm] I'm the king of the [G] world as far as I know
I
[Bb] [C] [D] [Bb]
[C] [D] [Bb]
[C] won't take [D] your bread
[Bb] I [C] don't need [D] no helping [Bb] hand
[C] I can't be no [D] savage
[Bb]
I [C] can't be [D] no highwayman
Show [C] me where [D] you are
[Bb]
You [C] and I could [D] spend this day
[Bb]
[C] Driving in my [D] car
[Bb] Through [C] the [D] ruins of Santa Fe
[Am] No [Gm] marigolds in your promised land
There's [Bb] a [F] hole in the [C] ground where things are grown
[Am]
Everybody [Gm] laugh at me, I'm grand
[Dm] I'm the king of the [G] world as far as I know
I'm [Dm] [C] [D]
[Am] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [Eb] [F] [Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] [B] [Db] [Eb]
[Bb] [C] [Gb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [F] [Ab] [Eb]
[B] [Db] [Eb]
[Gm] reading [Dm] last year's papers
[Gm] I [Am] don't [Dm] know why
[Gm] [C] Assassin's gun, [Dm]
Valoran's curse
[Bb] Might [F] as [G] well die
When [Bb] [C] you come [D] around
[Bb] No [C] more pain and [D] no regrets
[Bb] Watch [C] the sun go [D] brown
[Bb] [C] Smoking [D] cobalt cigarettes
[Bb] There's [C] no need to [D] hide
[Bb] [C] Taking things the [D] easy way
[Bb] If [C] I stay [D] inside
[Bb] I [C] might live to [D] a sad day
[Am] No marigolds in [Gm] the promised land
There's [Bb] a hole in [F] the ground where [C] things are grown
[Am] Everybody [Gm] laugh at me, I'm grand
I'm [D] the king [F] of the [G] world as far as I know
[Bb] [C] [D] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Eb]
[F] [Ab] [Eb] [B]
[Db] [Eb] [Bb]
[C] [D] [Bb]
[C] [Gm]
[F] [Db] [Eb] [B]
[Db] [Eb] [Bb]
[C] [D] [Bb]
[C] [D] [Bb]
[C] [D]
[C] [Gbm] [N]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
D
1321
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Bb
12341111
D
1321
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To start learning Gary Burke, Joe Jackson, Graham Maby - (Voice) Medley: King Of The World chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, D, Bb, C, D and C. A good strategy is to initiate at 69 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 138 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] Hello one [D] and all, _ [Bb] _
[C] what's a you I [D] used to [Bb] know?
Can [C] you hear me [D] call?
_ _ [Bb]
[C] I'm this old [D] ham radio, _ [Bb] _
[C] all I've got to [D] say
_ [Bb] Is [C] I'm alive and [D] feeling fine, [Bb] [C] should you come [D] my way
_ [Bb] You [C] can share [D] my poison _ [Am] wine
No marigolds [Gm] in your promised land
[Bb] There's a hole [F] in the ground [C] where things are grown
[Am] _ Everybody laugh [Gm] at me, I'm grand
[Dm] I'm the king of the [G] world as far as I know
_ I _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] won't take [D] your bread
_ [Bb] I [C] don't need [D] no helping _ [Bb] hand
[C] I can't be no [D] savage
_ _ [Bb]
I [C] can't be [D] no _ highwayman
Show [C] me where [D] you are
_ _ [Bb]
You [C] and I could [D] spend this day
[Bb] _
[C] Driving in my [D] car
_ [Bb] Through [C] the [D] ruins of Santa _ Fe
[Am] No _ [Gm] marigolds in your promised land
There's [Bb] a [F] hole in the [C] ground where things are grown
[Am]
Everybody [Gm] laugh at me, I'm grand
[Dm] I'm the king of the [G] world as far as I know _
I'm [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Cm] _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ reading [Dm] last year's papers
[Gm] _ I [Am] don't [Dm] know why
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] Assassin's gun, [Dm] _
Valoran's curse
[Bb] Might [F] as [G] well die
_ _ _ When [Bb] _ [C] you come [D] around
_ [Bb] No [C] more pain and [D] no _ regrets
[Bb] Watch [C] the sun go [D] brown
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] Smoking [D] cobalt cigarettes
_ [Bb] There's [C] no need to [D] hide
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] Taking things the [D] easy way
[Bb] If [C] I stay [D] inside
_ [Bb] I [C] might live to [D] a sad day
[Am] No marigolds in [Gm] the promised land
There's [Bb] a hole in [F] the ground where [C] things are grown
[Am] _ Everybody [Gm] laugh at me, I'm grand
I'm [D] the king [F] of the [G] world as far as I know
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [N] _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

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