Joni Mitchell – I Had A King (Guitar)
Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D)
• Capo 7
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Dadd11 0 5 5 4 0 0
Dm9 0 3 3 2 0 0
Dsus2 0 7 7 0 0 0
Bbmaj7/D 0 8 8 0 0 0
D5 0 0 7 0 0 0
Dsus4 0 0 5 5 0 0
Gsus2/D 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dm7 0 0 3 3 0 0
D6sus2 0 0 2 2 0 0
D 0 0 4 4 0 0
Dadd11* 0 0 4 4 0 5
D* 0 0 4 4 0 4
D5 0 0 0 0 0 0
[Intro]
Dadd11 Dm9 x2
[Verse 1]
Dadd11 I had a king in a tenement castle Dm9 Dsus2 Lately he's taken to painting the pastel walls brown Bbmaj7/D He's taken the curtains down Dsus2 D5 Dsus4 He's swept with the broom of contempt Gsus2/D Dm7 D6sus2 And the rooms have an empty ring Dsus2 D5 He's cleaned with the tears Dsus4 Gsus2/D Dm7 D6sus2 Of an actor who fears for the laughter's sting
[Chorus]
Dsus4 Dadd11* D* D I can't go back there a-------ny-more Dsus4 Dadd11* D* D You know my keys won't fit the door Dsus4 Dadd11* D* D You know my thoughts don't fit the man Dm9 They never can Dadd11 They never can
[Verse 2]
Dadd11 I had a king dressed in drip-dry and paisley Dm9 Dsus2 Lately he's taken to saying I'm crazy and blind Bbmaj7/D He lives in another time Dsus2 D5 Dsus4 Ladies in gingham still blush Gsus2/D Dm7 D6sus2 While he sings them of wars and wine Dsus2 D5 Dsus4 But I in my leather and lace Gsus2/D Dm7 D6sus2 I can never become that kind
[Chorus]
Dsus4 Dadd11* D* D I can't go back there a-------ny-more Dsus4 Dadd11* D* D You know my keys won't fit the door Dsus4 Dadd11* D* D You know my thoughts don't fit the man Dm9 They never can Dadd11 They never can
[Verse 3]
Dadd11 I had a king in a salt-rusted carriage Dm9 Dsus2 Who carried me off to his country for marriage too soon Bbmaj7/D Beware of the power of moons Dsus2 D5 Dsus4 There's no one to blame Gsus2/D Dm7 D6sus2 No there's no one to name as a traitor here Dsus2 D5 Dsus4 The king's on the road Gsus2/D Dm7 D6sus2 And the queen's in the grove 'til the end of the year
[Chorus]
Dsus4 Dadd11* D* D I can't go back there a-------ny-more Dsus4 Dadd11* D* D You know my keys won't fit the door Dsus4 Dadd11* D* D You know my thoughts don't fit the man Dm9 They never can Dadd11 They never can
[Outro]
Dm9 They never can Dadd11 They never can
D5