I Had A King Chords

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: A Difficulty: Intermediate Am9 - X02000 A2 - X02200 F7 - XX3210 Am7 - X02010 Em7/A - 000000 E2/A - 004200 Asus4 - X00220 A - X02220 Intro: A Am9 Verse:

A I had a king in a tenement castle Am9 A2 Lately he's taken to painting the pastel walls brown F7 He's taken the curtains down Am9 Em7/A He's swept with the broom of contempt Am7 E2/A And the rooms have an empty ring Am9 He's cleaned with the tears Em7/A Am7 E2/A Of an actor who fears for the laughter's sting- Chorus: Asus4 A I can't go back there anymore Asus4 A You know my keys won't fit the door Asus4 A You know my thoughts don't fit the man Am9 A They never can, they never can Verse: A I had a king dressed in drip-dry and paisley Am9 A2 Lately he's taken to saying I'm crazy and blind F7 He lives in another time Am9 Em7/A Ladies in gingham still blush Am9 E2/A While he sings them of wars and wine Am9 Em7/A But I in my leather and lace Am7 E2/A I can never become that kind Chorus: Asus4 A I can't go back there anymore Asus4 A You know my keys won't fit the door Asus4 A You know my thoughts don't fit the man Am9 A They never can, they never can Verse: A I had a king in a salt-rusted carriage Am9 A2 Who carried me off to his country for marriage too soon F7 Beware of the power of moons Am9 There's no one to blame Em7/A Am9 E2/A No there's no one to name as a traitor here Am9 The king's on the road Em7/A Am7 E2/A And the queen's in the grove till the end of the year Chorus: Asus4 A I can't go back there anymore Asus4 A You know my keys won't fit the door Asus4 A You know my thoughts don't fit the man Am9 A They never can, they never can