King Of The World Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
129.95 bpm
Chords used:

D

E

C

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steely Dan -  King Of The World chords
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[D]
[C] [G]
[E]
[D] [E]
[Gb] [Bm]
[E] [C] [D]
[E] [C] [D] Hello my man, [E] y'all.
[C] What [D] did you I [E] used to know?
[C] [D] Can't you hear me [E]
y'all?
[C] [D] I'm this [E] old man waiting, don't know [Am] [D] where to [E]
stay.
[C] [D] I've [E] been feeling fine, [C] should [D] you come [E] my way.
[C] [Am] You can [D] share [E] my closet, I'm fine.
[Bm] No marigolds [Am] in the promised land.
[G] [C] There's a hole [G] in the ground [D] where I used to grow.
[Bm] Any man left on [Am] the real land,
[Em] He's been giving up the world [A] as far as I know.
I [C]
[D] won't take [E] your bread, [Am]
don't [D] need [E] no helping hand.
[Am]
I [D] can't be [E] no snack, [Em]
[Am] I [A] can't be [E] no highway.
[G]
[C] [D] Show me where [E] you are, [Am]
you and [D] I [E] will spend this day.
[C]
[D] Driving in my [E] car, [Gb]
through [D] the moon, [E] Santa Fe.
[Bm]
No marigolds [A] in the promised land.
[C] There's a hole [G] in the ground [D] where I used to grow.
[Bm]
Any man [A] left on the real land,
[Em] He's been giving up the world [A] as far as I know.
[Em] [Bm] [E]
[Em] [C]
[G] [F] [G] [Eb]
[Dm] [Fm] [Eb] [F]
[E] [D] [Bm]
[Em]
[G] [Am] [G] [Bb]
[Dm] [Fm] [Eb] [F]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
I'm
[D] [C] [Em] reading last year's [Am] papers, although [D] I [Em] don't know why.
[Am] [Em]
Assassins, guns, and rapists, [C] [G] my head [A] fell [D] down.
When [Am]
[D] you come [E] around,
[Am] no [D] more pain and [E] no [Bm]
regrets.
[C] Watch [D] the sun go [Bm] around, [E]
[C] [Am] smoke [D] is [E] no longer rare.
[Am] There's [D] no need to [E] hide, [Em]
[C] make [D] it stay between [E] the [G] way.
[D] If I stay [E] inside,
[Gb] [D] I might [E] live to tell the day.
[B] No marigolds in [A] the promised land.
[C] There's a [G] hole in the [D] ground where I used to grow.
[Bm] Any man left [A] on the real [Em] land,
He's been giving up the world [A] as far as I know.
[Em] [Bm] [Em]
[C] [G] [Am]
[G] [Gm] [F] [Fm]
[Eb] [F] [E]
[Bm] [Ab] [Em]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[Em] [Gm] [Dm] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] [F] [Em]
[D] [Bm] [Em]
[A] [G] [Am] [G]
[Bb] [Dm] [Ab] [Eb]
[F] [C]
[A] [C]
[Em] [Am] [G]
[Gm] [Dm] [Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[F] [Em] [Bm]
[G]
[F] [G]
[Bb] [F] [Db] [Ab]
Key:  
D
1321
E
2311
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
D
1321
E
2311
C
3211
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Steely Dan - King Of The World chords, practice playing Am, D, E, C and D in sequence. Set your pace at 64 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 130. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] Hello my man, [E] y'all.
_ _ [C] What [D] did you I [E] used to know?
[C] _ [D] Can't you hear me [E]
y'all?
_ _ [C] [D] I'm this [E] old man waiting, don't know [Am] _ [D] where to [E]
stay.
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ I've [E] been feeling fine, [C] should [D] you come [E] my way.
_ _ [C] [Am] You can [D] share [E] my closet, I'm fine.
[Bm] No marigolds [Am] in the promised land.
[G] [C] There's a hole [G] in the ground [D] where I used to grow.
_ [Bm] Any man left on [Am] the real land,
[Em] He's been giving up the world [A] as far as I know.
I _ _ _ [C] _
[D] won't take [E] your bread, _ [Am] _ _
don't [D] need [E] no helping hand.
[Am]
I [D] can't be [E] no snack, _ [Em] _
[Am] I [A] can't be [E] no highway.
_ _ [G] _
[C] [D] Show me where [E] you are, _ _ [Am] _
you and [D] I [E] will spend this day.
[C] _
[D] Driving in my [E] car, _ _ [Gb]
through [D] the moon, [E] Santa Fe.
[Bm]
No marigolds [A] in the promised land.
[C] There's a hole [G] in the ground [D] where I used to grow.
_ [Bm]
Any man [A] left on the real land,
[Em] He's been giving up the world [A] as far as I know. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] reading last year's [Am] papers, although [D] I [Em] don't know why.
[Am] _ _ _ [Em]
Assassins, guns, and rapists, [C] [G] my head [A] fell [D] down.
When [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [D] you come [E] around, _ _
[Am] _ no [D] more pain and [E] no _ [Bm]
regrets.
[C] Watch [D] the sun go [Bm] around, [E] _ _
_ [C] [Am] smoke [D] is [E] no longer rare.
_ [Am] There's [D] no need to [E] hide, _ [Em] _
_ [C] make [D] it stay between [E] the [G] way.
_ [D] If I stay [E] inside, _ _
[Gb] _ [D] I might [E] live to tell the day.
[B] No _ marigolds in [A] the promised land.
[C] There's a [G] hole in the [D] ground where I used to grow.
_ [Bm] Any man left [A] on the real [Em] land,
He's been giving up the world _ [A] as far as I know.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

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