Elvis Presley – King Of The Whole Wide World (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Ruth Batchlor and Bob Roberts From: “Kid Galahad” (1962) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | B | B Bb | A B | | E A | E B | [Verse]
    E
The poor man wants the oyster

    A
The rich man wants the pearl

        B           A            B            A
But the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing

        | E A | E                    | E A | E |
He's the king ... of the whole wide world
[Chorus]
              A                  E
Come on let's sing, sing brother sing

         B           A            B            A
'Cos the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing

        | E A | E                    | E A | E B |
He's the king ... of the whole wide world
[Verse]
    E
The rich man wants the princess

    A
The poor man just-a wants a girl

        B           A            B            A
But the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing

        | E A | E                    | E A | E |
He's the king ... of the whole wide world
[Chorus]
              A                  E
Come on let's sing, sing brother sing

         B           A            B            A
'Cos the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing

        | E A | E                    | E A | E |
He's the king ... of the whole wide world
[Solo] | E | E7 | A | A7 | B A | % | | E A | % | % | E B | [Verse]
  E
A poor man wants to be a rich man

  A
A rich man wants to be a king

        B           A            B            A
But the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing

        | E A | E                    | E A | E |
He's the king ... of the whole wide world
[Chorus]
              A                  E
Come on let's sing, sing brother sing

         B           A            B            A
'Cos the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing

        | E A | E                    | E A | E |
He's the king ... of the whole wide world
[Chorus]
              A                  E
Come on let's sing, sing brother sing

         B           A            B            A
'Cos the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing

        | E A | E                    | E A | E |
He's the king ... of the whole wide world

                  | E A | E |
Of the whole wide world

                  | E A | E |
Of the whole wide world
[Outro] | E | E7 | A7 | % | B A | % | | E A | % | % | E B | | A | A7 | E | % | B A | % | | E A | % | % | E