Simple Minds – King Is White And In The Crowd (Guitar)

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Em7/D xx0030 [Intro] |N.C. |N.C. |N.C. |N.C. |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D [Verse 1]
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Talking by the pool of light

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Language from America

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She puts on the film of him

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King is white and in the crowd

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They are not a melting pot

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Say no, say no tapestry

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She puts on the film of him

Em/D                      Em7/D
King is white and in the crowd
[Chorus]
Em            Em          Em               Am  Bm
She takes his ha---nd and she says you'll stay

Em                   Em      E5
She's lost in the--- crowd - King

 (E5)                      D5
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B|0-----------------------|3>----------------------|
G|------------------------|2>----------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
[Post-Chorus]
          Em7           Em7
Wire them up, fire them up

         Em7                Em7
The life and times, the art and talk

          Em7           Em7
Wire them up, fire them up

         Em7                Em7
The life and times, the art and talk
[Instrumental] |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D [Verse 2]
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Lovers run camp Africa

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The bars in town are civilised

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She puts on the film of him

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King is white and in the crowd

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Panorama, Citylife

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Youth's dance proud from the waist down

Em/D                    Em7/D
She puts on the film of him

Em/D                     Em7/D
King is white and in the crowd
[Chorus]
Em            Em          Em               Am  Bm
She takes his ha---nd and she says you'll stay

Em                   Em      E5
She's lost in the--- crowd - King

 (E5)                      D5
e|0-----------3-----0-----|------------------------|
B|0-----------------------|3>----------------------|
G|------------------------|2>----------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
[Post-Chorus]
          Em7           Em7
Wire them up, fire them up

         Em7                Em7
The life and times, the art and talk

          Em7           Em7
Wire them up, fire them up

         Em7                Em7
The life and times, the art and talk
[Instrumental] |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D [Verse 3]
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Shot from where the action is

 Em/D                 Em7/D
Rhapsody in black and blue

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She puts on the film of him

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King is white and in the crowd

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Love lies under western eyes

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Powerful yet transient

Em/D                    Em7/D
She puts on the film of him

Em/D                    Em7/D
King is white and in the crowd
[Chorus]
Em            Em          Em               Am  Bm
She takes his ha---nd and she says you'll stay

Em                   Em      E5
She's lost in the--- crowd - King

 (E5)                      D5
e|0-----------3-----0-----|------------------------|
B|0-----------------------|3>----------------------|
G|------------------------|2>----------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
[Post-Chorus]
          Em7           Em7
Wire them up, fire them up

         Em7                Em7
The life and times, the art and talk

          Em7           Em7
Wire them up, fire them up

         Em7                Em7
The life and times, the art and talk
[Outro] |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D |Em/D |Em7/D