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I Used To Be A King Chords by Shawn Colvin

I Used To Be A King chords by Shawn Colvin

Guitar chords with lyrics

Artist: Shawn Colvin
Title: I Used To Be A King
Album: Uncovered
Lyrics: Nash, Taylor

INTRO: Dsus4-D-Dsus4-D Em7 x4

D               Em7
I used to be a King
D                         Em7
And everything around me turned to gold
D                        Em7
And I thought I had everything
D                           Em7
Now I'm left without a hand to hold
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Dm7                          Em7
But it's all right, I'm okay how are you?
Dm7                               Em7
And for what it's worth I must say I love you
Dm7                         Em7
And in my bed late at night I miss you
Bm7
Someone is gonna take my heart
G                                 Dsus4-D-Dsus4-D Em7
No one is gonna break my heart again

Dsus4-D-Dsus4-D Em7

D              Em7
I used to be a King
D                        Em7
And everything around me turned to rust
D                          Em7
It's cos I built my life on sand
D                            Em7
And I watched it crumble into dust

Dm7
Yeah but it's all right I'm okay
Em7
I wanna know how you are?
Dm7
For what it's worth I must say
Em7
I love you as you are
Dm7                     Em7
In my bed late at night Where are you?
Bm7
Someone is gonna take my heart
G                                  Dsus4-D-Dsus4-D Em7
No one is gonna break my heart again

Dsus4-D-Dsus4-D Em7
Dm7 Em7
Dm7 Em7
Dm7 Em7
Bm7 G
Dsus4-D-Dsus4-D Em7
Dsus4-D-Dsus4-D Em7

D              Em7
I used to be a King
D                        Em7
And everything around me turned around
D                            Em7
But I know all I have to do is sing
D                         Em7
And I'll lift myself way off the ground

Dm7                          Em7
But it's all right, I'm okay how are you?
Dm7                           Em7
For what it's worth I must say I love you
Dm7                            Em7
And in my bed late at night God I miss you
Bm7
Someone is gonna take my heart
G
But no one is gonna break my heart
Bm7
Someone is gonna take my heart,
G                                  Dsus4-D-Dsus4-D Em7
No one is going break my heart again

Dsus4-D-Dsus4-D Em7
Dsus4-D-Dsus4-D Em7
Dsus4-D-Dsus4-D Em7 D

                      EADGBE
Chords used: Dsus4  = XX0233
             D      = XX0232
             Em7    = 022033
             Dm7    = XX0211
             Bm7    = 224232
             G      = 320033 OR 355433


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