INTRO (0:01) -
Em Am D Em Em Am D Em
VERSE (0:26) -
Em Am
It's good to be king, if just for awhile.
D Em
To be there in velvet. Yeah, to give 'em a smile.
Em Am
It's good to get high, and never come down.
D Em
It's good to be King, of your own little town.
FILL (0:51) -
CHORUS (0:53) -
A D G
Yeah, the world would swing, if I were king.
C G D C G Em A Asus A
Can I help it if I still dream time to time.
VERSE (1:20) -
Em Am
It's good to be king, and have your own way.
D G
Get a feeling of peace at the end of the day.
Em Am
And when your bulldog barks and your canary sings ,
D Em
You're out there with winners, it's good to be king.
FILL (1:44) -
CHORUS (1:47) -
A D G
Yeah, I'll be king when dogs get wings.
C G D C G Em A Asus A
Can I help it if I still dream time to time.
SOLO (2:14) -
| e | |
| B | 12h15 12 |
| G | 14b(16)r14 12 14b(16)~ 14b(16)r14 12h14~ 14b(16)~ 14~ 14 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
*these bent notes are played rapidly, and with a trill
| e | |
| B | 15b(17)r15 12 15b(17) (17) (17) (17) (17) (17) (17) (17) (17) (17) |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 15b(17) 15 15p12 15p12 15 12 12 12 |
| G | 14 12 14b(16) 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 |
| D | 14~ |
| A | |
| E | |
VERSE (2:40) -
Em Am
It's good to be king and have your own world.
D Em
It helps to make friends, it's good to meet girls.
Em Am
A sweet little queen, who can't run away.
D Em
It's good to be king, whatever it pays.
CHORUS (3:07) -
C G D C G D
Excuse me if I have some place in my mind.
C G Em A Asus A Asus A Asus A
Where I go time to time.
OUTRO (3:33) -
Em Am D Em Em Am D Em
CHORD LEGEND -
Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0
Am - x 0 2 2 1 0
D - x x 0 2 3 2
A - x 0 2 2 2 0
G - 3 2 0 0 0 3
C - x 3 2 0 1 0
Asus - x 0 2 2 3 0