Jim Croce – Kings Song (Guitar)

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   C            Em          Am  
He struggled so hard to be king

Dm/Dm7    G
Working night and day

C           Em        Am        
Dreaming of only one thing

Dm/Dm7    G     
Never a holiday

F                    C
Somewhere along the way

F                 Dm      G7    
He forgot she was only a girl

        C            Em         
Now his kingdom has fallen

         F              Dm      Bb     G        
And it's really quite a tragic tale

      C           Em         Am         
Cause he built a castle to harbor his queen

        F                C            G         
But the queen claimed he built her a jail

    C           Em          Am
He struggled so hard to be king

Dm/Dm7     G
He wanted everything

   C            Em           Am
He built her a house by the sea

Dm/Dm7    G
Just to keep her in

F                    C
Somewhere along the way

F             Bb         G
He forgot she needed a friend

        C            Em
Now his kingdom has fallen

          F             Dm      Bb    G
And it's really quite a tragic tale

      C           Em         Am         
Cause he built a castle to harbor his queen

         F               C            G      E7, A              
And the queen claimed he built her a jail

    D                   G               Gm      
It happened so quickly before he could know

         D     G    D           
She was gone, far gone

G                         D     
Far from the castle, the diamonds and things

         Bm          C      A7          
She had worn to the ball

  G                         D
There was a note that she carefully wrote

 Bm            C          A7
Signed it best wishes to all

        D           F#m         Bm
Oh you struggled so hard to be king

Em7       A     
Working night and day

D            F#m      Bm    Em7        A7
Dreaming of only one thing, never a holiday

G         Gm         D
Somewhere along the way

G                  C        A       D
You forgot that I needed a man

           D             F#m            D         B7
When they found him they took him back where he belonged

          Em       Em7             Em     A
And his family and friends saw him annually

          D          F#m           D            B
And they say it's a shame what's become of the king