the ballad of the crimson kings Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][Am]
[G][Am]

[Verse 1]
There's this [Am]band,
called the Crimson [G]Kings
Come from a- Carolina, Tenness[Am]ee
Make a stand, across [G]wild strings
Old dreadnoughts and drop-
[Am]down D's
Our roots run deep, through [G]the tough
As true to life in some ways as [Am]mandolin
We don't flinch, oh, we don't [G]bluff
For our hearts have been kissed
by every wind
[Am]

[Verse 2]
[Em]
There are some who can [Am]arise
above my [Em]fate
Others just can't seem
[Am]to pray[Em]
Then there are those that are condemned
[D]by the gods to wri[F]te
They [G]a- sparkle and a- fade

[Interlude 1]
away
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[Verse 3]
Now, we'll [Am]run, we're the reckless [G]kind
But we have not turned our
backs on the saviour [Am]choir
See each life, all center [G]twined
'Cause we've come together
for the wheels [Am]on fire
Now some don't know,
that they are [G]blessed
Perhaps this is what gives us our [Am]means
Well I might be wrong, oh,
never [G]the less
Sweet mother of pearl say a prayer
for [Am]a Crimson King

[Verse 4]
[Em]
There are some who can [Am]arise
above my [Em]fate
Others just can't seem to [Am]pray[Em]
Then there are those that are condemned
[D]by the gods to wri[F]te
They [G]a- sparkle and a- fade [Am]away[G][Am][G]
[Am][G]
[Am]
[G]
[Am][G][Am][D][Em][Am][Em]
[Am][Em][D][F]
[G]Sparkle and a- fade [Am]away[F]
[G]Sparkle and fade [Am]away

[Outro 1]
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[F][G][Am]
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