Chords for Philip Lynott - King's Call (1980) HQ Audio
Tempo:
137.6 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
F#
A
E
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [A]
It was a rainy [F#m] night, [E] the night the cake went down.
Everybody was crying, seemed like [F#m] sadness had surrounded the town.
[A]
I went to the liquor store, [F#]
[E] and I bought a bottle of wine and a bottle of gin.
I played his records all night, [F#m] drinking with a close, [C#] close friend.
[C#m]
Now some people say that [F#m] that ain't right, [B]
that [F#m] some people say nothing at all.
[C#m]
But even in the [F#m] darkest of night, [B]
you can [A] always hear the [D] king call.
You can [A] always hear the [F#] king call.
[A]
Well, they put him away in [F#m] Memphis, [E] six feet beneath the clay.
Everybody was crying, everybody [F#m] said it was a plain gray day.
[A]
Me, I went to the liquor [F#m] store, [E] and I bought another bottle of wine and another bottle of gin.
I played his records all night, [F#m] and I got drunk all over [Bm] me.
[C#m]
Now some people say [F#m] that that ain't right, [F#]
that some [F#m] people say nothing at all.
But [C#m]
even in the [F#] darkest of night, [B] you can [A] always hear the [D] king call.
You [A] can always hear the king [F#]
call.
I wonder if [F#m] you know it, [A]
[C#]
[E]
[F#m]
[A]
[F#]
[E]
that rather than hear your [F#m] lies.
[C#m]
Now some people [F#m] say that that ain't right, [B] that some [F#m] people say nothing at all.
[C#m]
But even in [F#] the darkest of night, you can [A] always hear the king [D] call.
[B] You can [A] always hear the king [D]
call.
[Dm] [Bm] You can [F#m] always hear the king call.
[F#]
But now the stage is bare, [C#] and I'm [F#m] standing here.
[F#] But I always hear the king call.
[F#m] I'm standing here.
I'm about as well working for him right now.
[F#] You can always hear the king call.
[Am] [F#] You can always hear the king call.
The [C#] night against the day.
[F#] You can always hear the king call.
You [F#m]
[F#] can always hear the king call.
You can always hear the king call.
[F#m]
[N]
It was a rainy [F#m] night, [E] the night the cake went down.
Everybody was crying, seemed like [F#m] sadness had surrounded the town.
[A]
I went to the liquor store, [F#]
[E] and I bought a bottle of wine and a bottle of gin.
I played his records all night, [F#m] drinking with a close, [C#] close friend.
[C#m]
Now some people say that [F#m] that ain't right, [B]
that [F#m] some people say nothing at all.
[C#m]
But even in the [F#m] darkest of night, [B]
you can [A] always hear the [D] king call.
You can [A] always hear the [F#] king call.
[A]
Well, they put him away in [F#m] Memphis, [E] six feet beneath the clay.
Everybody was crying, everybody [F#m] said it was a plain gray day.
[A]
Me, I went to the liquor [F#m] store, [E] and I bought another bottle of wine and another bottle of gin.
I played his records all night, [F#m] and I got drunk all over [Bm] me.
[C#m]
Now some people say [F#m] that that ain't right, [F#]
that some [F#m] people say nothing at all.
But [C#m]
even in the [F#] darkest of night, [B] you can [A] always hear the [D] king call.
You [A] can always hear the king [F#]
call.
I wonder if [F#m] you know it, [A]
[C#]
[E]
[F#m]
[A]
[F#]
[E]
that rather than hear your [F#m] lies.
[C#m]
Now some people [F#m] say that that ain't right, [B] that some [F#m] people say nothing at all.
[C#m]
But even in [F#] the darkest of night, you can [A] always hear the king [D] call.
[B] You can [A] always hear the king [D]
call.
[Dm] [Bm] You can [F#m] always hear the king call.
[F#]
But now the stage is bare, [C#] and I'm [F#m] standing here.
[F#] But I always hear the king call.
[F#m] I'm standing here.
I'm about as well working for him right now.
[F#] You can always hear the king call.
[Am] [F#] You can always hear the king call.
The [C#] night against the day.
[F#] You can always hear the king call.
You [F#m]
[F#] can always hear the king call.
You can always hear the king call.
[F#m]
[N]
Key:
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F#
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C#m
F#m
F#
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_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ It was a rainy [F#m] night, _ [E] _ the night the cake went down. _
_ Everybody was crying, seemed like [F#m] sadness had surrounded the town.
_ [A] _ _
_ I went to the liquor store, [F#] _
[E] and I bought a bottle of wine and a bottle of gin. _
I played his records all night, [F#m] drinking with a close, [C#] close friend.
_ _ [C#m]
Now some people say that [F#m] that ain't right, _ [B]
that [F#m] some people say nothing at all.
_ [C#m]
But even in the [F#m] darkest of night, _ [B]
you can [A] always hear the [D] king call. _ _ _
_ _ _ You can [A] always hear the [F#] king call. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Well, they put him away in [F#m] Memphis, _ [E] _ six feet beneath the clay. _
_ Everybody was crying, _ everybody [F#m] said it was a plain gray day.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ Me, I went to the liquor [F#m] store, [E] and I bought another bottle of wine and another bottle of gin.
_ I played his records all night, [F#m] and I got drunk all over [Bm] me.
_ _ [C#m]
Now some people say [F#m] that that ain't right, _ [F#]
that some [F#m] people say nothing at all.
But [C#m] _
even in the [F#] darkest of night, [B] you can [A] always hear the [D] king call. _ _
_ _ You [A] can always hear the king [F#]
call. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I wonder if [F#m] you know it, _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ that rather than hear your [F#m] lies.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m]
Now some people [F#m] say that that ain't right, [B] that some [F#m] people say nothing at all.
_ [C#m] _
But even in [F#] the darkest of night, you can [A] always hear the king [D] call. _ _ _
_ _ [B] You can [A] always hear the king [D]
call.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bm] You can [F#m] always hear the king call.
_ _ [F#] _
_ But now the stage is bare, [C#] and I'm [F#m] standing here.
[F#] But I always hear the king call. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] I'm standing here.
I'm about as well working for him right now. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] You can always hear the king call.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [F#] You can always hear the king call.
The _ _ [C#] night against the day.
[F#] You can always hear the king call.
_ _ _ _ _ You [F#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] can always hear the king call.
You can always hear the king call. _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ It was a rainy [F#m] night, _ [E] _ the night the cake went down. _
_ Everybody was crying, seemed like [F#m] sadness had surrounded the town.
_ [A] _ _
_ I went to the liquor store, [F#] _
[E] and I bought a bottle of wine and a bottle of gin. _
I played his records all night, [F#m] drinking with a close, [C#] close friend.
_ _ [C#m]
Now some people say that [F#m] that ain't right, _ [B]
that [F#m] some people say nothing at all.
_ [C#m]
But even in the [F#m] darkest of night, _ [B]
you can [A] always hear the [D] king call. _ _ _
_ _ _ You can [A] always hear the [F#] king call. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Well, they put him away in [F#m] Memphis, _ [E] _ six feet beneath the clay. _
_ Everybody was crying, _ everybody [F#m] said it was a plain gray day.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ Me, I went to the liquor [F#m] store, [E] and I bought another bottle of wine and another bottle of gin.
_ I played his records all night, [F#m] and I got drunk all over [Bm] me.
_ _ [C#m]
Now some people say [F#m] that that ain't right, _ [F#]
that some [F#m] people say nothing at all.
But [C#m] _
even in the [F#] darkest of night, [B] you can [A] always hear the [D] king call. _ _
_ _ You [A] can always hear the king [F#]
call. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I wonder if [F#m] you know it, _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ that rather than hear your [F#m] lies.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m]
Now some people [F#m] say that that ain't right, [B] that some [F#m] people say nothing at all.
_ [C#m] _
But even in [F#] the darkest of night, you can [A] always hear the king [D] call. _ _ _
_ _ [B] You can [A] always hear the king [D]
call.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bm] You can [F#m] always hear the king call.
_ _ [F#] _
_ But now the stage is bare, [C#] and I'm [F#m] standing here.
[F#] But I always hear the king call. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] I'm standing here.
I'm about as well working for him right now. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] You can always hear the king call.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [F#] You can always hear the king call.
The _ _ [C#] night against the day.
[F#] You can always hear the king call.
_ _ _ _ _ You [F#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] can always hear the king call.
You can always hear the king call. _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _