If Love Is King Chords & Tabs
Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - If Love Is King
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Album - Welcome To The Show
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Acoustic Chords Am G F
00:06 00:12
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[-------------------|--s----5----h--|------s------------]
[-----------5----h--|-5\7-5---5-5-7-|-5-5-5\4-4-4-4-5---]
[------h--5---5-5-7-|---------------|-----------------7-]
[-5-5-5-7-----------|---------------|-------------------]
[-------------------|---------------|-------------------]
Am G
00:17 00:24 00:30
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[---------------------|---------------|--s----5----h--|-------]
[-------------5----h--|-------5----h--|-5\7-5---5-5-7-|-4-----]
[--------s--5---5-5-7-|--h--5---5-5-7-|---------------|---7-5-]
[-------5\7-----------|-5-7-----------|---------------|-------]
[-5-5-5---------------|---------------|---------------|-------]
F Am G
00:35 00:41
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[------s------------|---------------------|-10--b-]
[-5-5-5\4-4-4-4-5---|-------------5----h--|----12-]
[-----------------7-|--------s--5---5-5-7-|-------]
[-------------------|-------5\7-----------|-------]
[-------------------|-5-5-5---------------|-------]
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VERSE 1
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Am
A blind man in the night
G
Looking for a way down
F
Prophet of an unknown
Am
Just looking for a way home
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VERSE 2
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Am
A rich man taking fright
G
Looking for the lowdown
F
Guru of the jet set
Am G
Just looking for a safe bet
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CHORUS
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F G
If love is king
Am
Who wears the crown
01:42
b
[-8-8-7--------|--------------]
[-------8-10---|-------rbp----]
[------------9-|-7-5-7-7--5---]
[--------------|------------7-]
[--------------|--------------]
[--------------|--------------]
F G Em
If music be the food of love
Am
Then someone ate the crown
01:57 G F Am
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[-------------|--h----5----h--|------s------------|---------------------]
[-----5----h--|-5-7-5---5-5-7-|-5-5-5\4-4-4-4-5---|-------------5----h--]
[---5---5-5-7-|---------------|-----------------7-|--------s--5---5-5-7-]
[-7-----------|---------------|-------------------|-------5\7-----------]
[-------------|---------------|-------------------|-5-5-5---------------]
G
[-------]
[-10--b-]
[----12-]
[-------]
[-------]
[-------]
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VERSE 3
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Am
A no count in the light
G
Looking for a way out
F
Savior of the closed door
Am
Just looking for a cool floor
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VERSE 4
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Am
And you're out feeling great
G
Shooting for a high break
F
Prisoner of the real king
Am G
Just looking for a sure thing
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CHORUS
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F G
If love is king
Am
Who wears the crown
03:15
[-------8----|--------------------]
[--s--8---10-|-b--br---p----------]
[-7\9--------|-7--7-5-7-5-------5-]
[------------|------------7-5-7---]
[------------|--------------------]
[------------|--------------------]
F G Am
If music be the food of love
[--------------------]
[-rbp----------------]
[-7--5-7---h---5-7-5-]
[---------5-7--------]
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
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CHORUS
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F G
If love is king
Am
Who wears the crown
03:38
b
[-8-8-7--------|--------------]
[-------8-10---|-------rbp----]
[------------9-|-7-5-7-7--5---]
[--------------|------------7-]
[--------------|--------------]
[--------------|--------------]
F G Em
If music be the food of love
Am
Then someone ate the crown
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Break - G F G
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Key Change Chordsd Are - Cm Bb Ab Cm
04:05
SOLO
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[---------------------|-8---------8------------]
[------------8----h---|-8---------8------------]
[------h---8---8-8-10-|---10-8-10---10-8-10~-~-]
[-8-8-8-10------------|------------------------]
[---------------------|------------------------]
[-----------------------------------|--b---b-11--rb---]
[--s---13------s---16-18-18-------s-|-11--11----11--8-]
[-9\12----12-12\17----------15-15-\-|-----------------]
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/barclay_james_harvest/if_love_is_king_tab.html ]
04:30
[-----------------------|-------------whammy dive-|------------------------]
[-------br--------------|---------------|---------|------------------------]
[-10-8-10-8--10-8-------|-8----10-8-----|---------|--------8----8--------s-]
[-----------------10-10-|---10------10-10---------|------8-8-10-8-10-10--\-]
[-----------------------|-------------------------|-8-10-------------------]
[-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------]
[------------------s--------br------|--------------------------b-16-rb----]
[--s---13----13--13\15-16--16-----s-|--s---13-------s---16----18----18----]
[-9\12----12------------------15--\-|-9\12----12--12\15----15----------15-]
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04:50
[----------------------|------------------|----------|--brp------]
[-------br-------------|------------------|--brp-----|-13--11----]
[-10-8-10-8-10-8-------|-8----10-8------s-|-10--8----|--------12-]
[----------------10-10-|---10------10-10\-|-------10-|-----------]
[----------------------|------------------|----------|-----------]
[----------------------|------------------|----------|-----------]
GUITAR 1
UB
[-15----------rb----|--b-23--b-s-|UB-UB-UB-UB-UB-UB-UB---------]
[-18-18-18-18-18-16-|-23----23-\-|-8--9-11-13-11--9--8---------]
[-------------------|------------|10-11-13-15-13-11-10-10-8-10-]
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| |
|GUITAR 2 |
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[------------------------------------------------8-------------]
[-------------------------------------------10-8---10----------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------]
GUITAR 1
[------------------|--b---br------------------------------]
[---p--------------|-23--23-----br------------------------]
[-10-8----8-8----8-|--------20-22-------20----22-20-------]
[------10-----10---|--------------22-22----22-------22-22-]
[------------------|--------------------------------------]
[------------------|--------------------------------------]
| |
|GUITAR 2 |
[---------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------s----------------------------]
[-----------------------8-8-8\7-7-7-7-8-------------------]
[----------------------------------------10---------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------]
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[-------20----------------]
[-20-22----22-20-------20-]
[----------------22-22----]
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[-------------------------]
rake
[---8----11-8-----------------------------------------]
[--8--11------11-8--brp----------------------b--------]
[-X----------------10--8-------10-8------888--------s-]
[------------------------10-10------10-10-----10-10-\-]
[-----------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------]
[-----12---s--15---s--17---s--19-]
[-9\12---12\15---15\17---17\19---]
[--------------------------------]
[--------------------------------]
[--------------------------------]
[---------s-----s--------s-----s-|--b-23--b-------]
[-------12\15-15\17----17\19-19\-|-23----23-23-20-]
[-12-12-12\15-15\17-17-17\19-19\-|----------------]
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GUITAR 1
[-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------]
[--rbp------------------|-----------------------|-8----8----8----8----]
[-22--20----20-22-20----|-20----20-20-----20----|-8----8----8----8----]
[--------22----------22-|----22-------22-----22-|---10---10---10---10-]
[-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------]
[-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------]
| |
|GUITAR 2 |
[---------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--s-----8------------------------------------------------------------]
[-8\10-8---10---------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------------------]
hold bend &
tap pleck
05:30 on 12th | fret
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[-------brp--------------------|--b-8-11-8--b-8-11-8--b-8-11-8--b---|-trem-]
[----8-10--8----8-10-8-------8-|-10--------10--------10--------10--12-tap--]
[-10---------10--------10-10---|-------------------------------------------]
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fade out
[-----------|---s-----s-----s------]
[-8---------|-12\15-15\17-17\15----]
[-8---------|-12\15-15\17-17\15----]
[---10-8-10-|-------------------17-]
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A cool track. Enjoy......
