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"King"
performed by Belly
written by Tanya Donelly
from the album KING
questions can go to : Dennis Kim < perth@nando.net >
special thanks to Edmond Hum
Standard Tuning
Key of D
INTRO:
e 5--3-----7--5------------------------
B ------5--------7--5------------------
G ---------------------2--4--6--7--9---
D -------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------
D F#m D F#m D F#m G
D F#m D F#m D F#m G
little bird, i won't prey on you i won't prey on you this time
D F#m D F#m D F#m G (fill 1) A
i'm your faith i'm your faithhealer i'm your faithless companion
G
i'm the seed that made your perfect body
A D (fill 2) Bm D Bm D Bm A
when you sleep, i am awake
D Bm D Bm D Bm
there is a light under the ocean under the ocean
A
there's things shining everywhere
D Bm D Bm D Bm
there is a lightkeeper under the blanket here under the blanket
A G
there's things shining down here
A G A
now i see you lay your perfect body down by me
now we're down
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SOLO:
Bm A Bm A Bm
e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----12v~~~-11b12r11---------9------------------------------------------12v~~~-
A 12-------------------12--9-----12v~~~-9--10--9------9h10p9------9--12---------
E ------------------------------------------------12----------12----------------
A
e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D --11b12r11--------------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------12--9--10~~~------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D F#m D F#m D F#m G
little bird, i won't prey on you i won't prey on you this time
D F#m D F#m D F#m G (fill 1) A
i'm your faith i'm your faithhealer i'm your faithless companion
G
i'm the seed that made your body perfect
A D (fill 2) Bm D Bm
when you sleep, i am awake
D Bm D Bm D Bm
there is a light under the ocean under the ocean
A
there's things shining everywhere
D Bm D Bm D Bm
there is a lightkeeper under the blanket here under the blanket
A
there's things shining everywhere
G A G
you light the ocean from behind i'll show you mine (i'll show you)
D Bm D Bm
baby, i can't fake it i'd like to see you naked
D Bm D Bm
i'd like to see you take it i'd like to see you naked
D Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D F#m A D...
naked...naked...naked...naked...
FILL 1:
-------------------------------------------------9--10---------------------
-----------------------------------------10--12----------------------------
------------------------------9--11--12------------------------------------
-------------------9--11--12-----------------------------------------------
--------9--10--12----------------------------------------------------------
10--12---------------------------------------------------------------------
FILL 2:
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11b12r11-------------------------------------------------------------------
----------12--11b12r11------9h11p9-----------------------------------------
------------------------12----------10--12v~~~-----------------------------
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That's it! enjoy.
*Hi Lisa and Thomas!*
