The Guess Who – The King (Guitar)

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The king sits all alone

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With his head down on the throne

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And he's cryin'

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The court had stood him up

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Until they've had, had enough

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And he's cryin'

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His simple trick of rhetoric

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Like blood from a finger with a little prick

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The hanging scroll sits on a stick

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And he's cryin'

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So call up your money maker (Call up your money maker)

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And maybe he'll find a taker (Maybe he'll find a taker)

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It'll take a lot to break him

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Just give him time to break

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The words can fuel the fire

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And pretty soon they'll turn to ash

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From his cryin'

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You're only foolin' yourself

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If you think it's gonna last

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From he's cryin'

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And thеre will come a day when thеy

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They all pass away then

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Who is gonna star

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In your one act play?

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So call up your money maker (Call up your money maker)

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And maybe he'll find a taker (Maybe he'll find a taker)

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It'll take a lot to break him

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Just give him time     to break

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  Oh,     yeah

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Ooh, they'll break

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All in all this puppet's on a string (Ooh, a string)

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Everything you read is gonna sting (Sting)

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No matter what, the king is gonna sing (Sing), sing away

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Woah

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It'll take a lot to break him  Yeah

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Yeah, just leave him alone (It'll take a lot to break him)

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It'll take a lot to break him (It'll take a lot to break him)

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It'll take a lot to break him (It'll take a lot to break him)

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Just leave him alone, ooh, give him time (Just give him time)