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King Of Pain Chords

Music by: The Police · 1983
Genre Pop Tone D major BPM 124 Views 573
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[Intro 1]
[Em][D][Em][D]
[Em][D][Em][D]
[Em][D][Em][D]
[Em][D][Em][D]

[Verse 1]
There's a [Em]little [D]black spot
on the [Em]sun tod[D]ay
[Em][D][Em][D]
It's the [C]same old [D]thing as [C]yes- ter[D]day
[F#m][C]

[Verse 2]
There's a [Em]black hat
[D]caught in a [Em]high [D]tree top
[Em][D][Em][D]
There's a [C]flag pole [D]rag
and the [C]wind [D]won't stop
[F#m][C]

[Chorus 1]
I have [G]stood before
inside the [G]pour[C]ing rain
With the [G]world turning circles
running [G]'round [C]my brain
I guess [G]I'm always hoping
that you'll [G]end [C]this reign
But it's [G]my destiny
to be the [G]king [C]of pain
[C][C]

[Verse 3]
There's a [Em]little black spot
[D]on the [Em]sun t[D]oday
[Em](That's my soul [D]up [Em]there)[D]
It's the [Em]same old thing [D]as [C]yes[D]terday
[G](That's my soul up [C]there)
There's a [Em]black hat
[D]caught in [Em]a high tree to[D]p
[Em](That's my soul [D]up [Em]there)[D]
There's a [C]flag pole rag
[D]and the [C]wind won't [D]stop
[G](That's my soul up [C]there)

[Chorus 2]
I have [G]stood here before
inside the pouring [C]rain
With the [G]world turning circles
running 'round my [C]brain
I guess [G]I'm always hoping
that you'll end this [C]reign
But it's [G]my destiny to be the king of [C]pain
[C][C]

[Verse 4]
There's a [Em]fossil that's trapped
[D]in a [Em]high cliff [D]wall
[Em](That's my soul [D]up [Em]there)[D]
There's a [C]dead salmon fro[D]zen
in [C]a w[D]aterfall
[G](That's my soul up [C]there)
There's a [Em]blue whale [D]beached
by [Em]a springtime's eb[D]b
[Em](That's my soul [D]up [Em]there)[D]
There's a [C]butterfly
[D]trapped in [C]a spider's w[D]eb
[G](That's my soul up [C]there)

[Chorus 3]
I've [G]stood before
inside the pouring [C]rain
With the [G]world turning circles
running 'round my [C]brain
I guess [G]I'm always hoping
that you'll end this [C]reign
But it's [G]my destiny to be the king of [C]pain

[Bridge 1]
[D]There's a kin[C]g on a thr[D]one
with his [C]eyes torn out
[D]There's a bli[C]nd man
[D]looking for a [C]shadow of doubt
[D]There's a ric[C]h man
[D]sleeping on a [C]golden bed
[D]There's a ske[C]leton cho[D]king on a cru[C]st of

[Solo 1]
[Em](bre[D]ad)[Em][D]
[Em][D][Em]
[D]King of [C]pain[D][C][D]
[G][C]

[Interlude 1]
[Dm][Dm][Dm][Dm]
[Dm][Dm][Dm][Dm]

[Verse 5]
There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack
[Em](That's my soul [D]up [Em]there)[D]
There's a black-winged gull
with a broken back
[G](That's my soul up [C]there)
There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday
[G][C]

[Chorus 4]
I've [G]stood here before
inside the pouring [C]rain
With the [G]world turning circles
runimg 'round my [C]brain
I guess [G]I'm always hoping
that you'll end this [C]reign
But it's [G]my destiny to be the king of [C]pain

[Chorus 5]
[G][C]
King of [G]pain[C]
King of [G]pain
I'll always [C]be
king of [G]pain
I'll always [C]be
[Repeat and fade]
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