When We Were Kings chords by Brooks & Dunn

Chords with lyrics

Intro - A, E, D, A augmentedA - Repeat

Verse 1

 A augmentedA          E MajorE
Tommy got off at the Texaco
 D MajorD          A augmentedA
Came bustin' in to Norma's Cafe
         E MajorE
Said come on man we gotta go
 D MajorD              A augmentedA
You know how those part girls hate to wait
             E MajorE
Filled up his daddy's trunk with ice and beer
 D MajorD         A augmentedA
Yeah he was always stealin' the old man's car
         E MajorE
Radio never came in too clear
    D MajorD          A augmentedA
So I'd bang out one on my piece of junk guitar

Chorus

   F# minorF#m   G+G
Yeah we ruled from the blacktop
 D MajorD            A augmentedA
To the levee where the party never stopped
         E MajorE
Yeah there was power in the night
   F# minorF#m         G+G
The spirit was alive when we would sing
 A augmentedA     E MajorE    D MajorD   G+G
Sha na na na na na na na
      A augmentedA
When We were kings



Verse 2

  A augmentedA             E MajorE
Sittin' around the fire one night Tommy called my name
D MajorD            A augmentedA
I turned around he said hey what do ya think
                 E MajorE
Had his arm around the prettiest girl I'd ever seen
D MajorD              A augmentedA
He kissed her hard and took another drink
           E MajorE
I say you must be an angel puttin' up with this guy
 D MajorD          A augmentedA
She laughed and said play me some Rolling Stones
           E MajorE
I couldn't let that chance go by
   D MajorD              A augmentedA
Yeah I sang her "You Can't Always Get What you Want"

   F# minorF#m   G+G
Yeah we ruled from the blacktop
 D MajorD            A augmentedA
To the levee where the party never stopped
         E MajorE
Yeah there was power in the night
   F# minorF#m         G+G
The spirit was alive when we would sing
 A augmentedA     E MajorE    D MajorD   G+G
Sha na na na na na na na
      A augmentedA
When We were kings


Verse 3

 A augmentedA     E MajorE
That was the fall of '69
D MajorD         A augmentedA
I guess Uncle Sam was hedging his bet
          E MajorE
Tommy's number came up he said "Hey, I'll be fine"
 D MajorD             A augmentedA
"I'll teach 'em a lesson they'll never forget"
           E MajorE
Angel and I went to wave goodbye
D MajorD               A augmentedA
I guess we'd always thought we'd see him again
                E MajorE
You know I took her out after that a couple of times
D MajorD            A augmentedA
We always just wound up talkn' 'bout him


   F# minorF#m   G+G
Yeah we ruled from the blacktop
 D MajorD            A augmentedA
To the levee where the party never stopped
         E MajorE
Yeah there was power in the night
   F# minorF#m         G+G
The spirit was alive when we would sing
 A augmentedA     E MajorE    D MajorD   G+G
Sha na na na na na na na
      A augmentedA
When We were kings


 A augmentedA     E MajorE    D MajorD   G+G
Sha na na na na na na na
      A augmentedA
When We were kings

 A augmentedA     E MajorE    D MajorD   G+G
Sha na na na na na na na
      A augmentedA
When We were kings

 A augmentedA     E MajorE    D MajorD   G+G
Sha na na na na na na na
      A augmentedA
When We were kings

 A augmentedA     E MajorE    D MajorD   G+G
Sha na na na na na na na
      A augmentedA