The King Is Dead chords by Nazareth

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E minorEm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm C majorC E minorEm C majorC E minorEm Fmaj7Fmaj7 F minorFm

Verse 1:
E minorEm       C majorC
I have not come to worship you
   A minorAm       FF
Or lay flowers at your throne
E minorEm       C majorC
I have not come to plead or beg
   A minorAm        FF
Or to claim what is my own

Chorus:
C majorC          Bb majorBb
Oh I know you are the King
C majorC            Bb majorBb
And you say your word is Law

Verse 2:
E minorEm     C majorC
I have come to cut you down
   A minorAm       FF
And to leave your body dead
E minorEm       C majorC
You do not mean so much to me
    A minorAm       FF
Nor that crown upon your head

Chorus:
C majorC            Bb majorBb
You are just the same as me
C majorC           Bb majorBb
You are only flesh and blood
E minorEm          FF  G+G   A minorAm
And the time has come for you to die

Instrumental:
A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm C majorC E minorEm C majorC E minorEm Fmaj7Fmaj7 F minorFm

Verse 3:
E minorEm        C majorC
And now you plead, please spare my life
    A minorAm       FF
You know I'm the chosen one
E minorEm       C majorC
I don't believe what you've decreed
     A minorAm       FF
And I must do what must be done

Chorus:
C majorC           Bb majorBb
You say you're the only king
C majorC              Bb majorBb
But your words just fall like rain
E minorEm          FF  G+G   A minorAm   E minorEm
And the time has come for you to die