The Ballad Of Jimmy King chords by Mainfelt

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:
C majorC FF C majorC  C majorC

Verse 1:
        FF              C majorC
So he wakes up under this lonely bridge his home
              FF         C majorC
An old scruffy jacket and a hut is all that he owns
  A minorAm         G+G
He dreams to sleep in a house
      FF          C majorC
Where his wife covers him with love
   G+G               FF     C majorC     C majorC
His children are playing hide-and-seek in the backyard

Instrumental:
C majorC FF C majorC C majorC x2

Verse 2:
  C majorC           FF               C majorC
He goes to the restaurant his empty stomach leads him there
                 FF          C majorC
But the owner screams to call te police - get out of here
   A minorAm          G+G        FF            C majorC
He dreams to sit at a rich table where the waitress brings him some wine
      G+G             FF       C majorC
He lights up a cigar and covers his eyes from the sunshine

Chorus:
        FF        C majorC
Jimmy in your world you are the king
          FF                C majorC
Jimmy in your world you don't have to care about a thing
     A minorAm     G+G       FF       C majorC
and you wear gentle clothes and a bright shining crown
      G+G    FF           C majorC
everybody seems to know you in the whole town

Verse 2:
             FF           C majorC
So he goes to the place where all the artists meet
                FF       C majorC
The musicians are singing and dancing in the street
   A minorAm           G+G
He dreams to stand in the spotlight
     FF     C majorC
And everybody loves him
      G+G          FF      C majorC
He sings songs of an old poor man having a dream

Chorus:
        FF        C majorC
Jimmy in your world you are the king
           FF               C majorC
Jimmy in your world you don't have to care about a thing
     A minorAm     G+G       FF       C majorC
And you wear gentle clothes and a bright shining crown
   G+G       FF
Everybody seems to know you in the whole town

Instrumental:
|C majorC  |C majorC |C majorC |FF |C majorC |
|C majorC  |C majorC |FF |C majorC |C majorC |
|A minorAm  |G+G |FF |C majorC |G+G |
|FF  |C majorC |C majorC |

Chorus:
C majorC       FF         C majorC
Jimmy in your world you are the king
           FF               C majorC
Jimmy in your world you don't have to care about a thing
     A minorAm     G+G       FF       C majorC
And you wear gentle clothes and a bright shining crown
   G+G        FF            C majorC
Everybody seems to know you in the whole town