🎸 Chord Echo And The Bunnymen - My Kingdom

my kingdom

intro : G D C x4 maybe slide an a note to B to mimic the keyboard

verse begins with 4 empty bars

( gggg C G )

G C G
i chop and i change and the mystery thickens
G C G
there’s blood on my hands and you want me to listen
G C G
to brawn and to brain when the truth’s in the middle
G C G
born of the grain like all good ridd – les

there is A G chord played by a second guitar building to the chorus

chorus :
D C
B – B – burn the skin off and climb the roof top
G Gsus4 G ( slide a note from a to B on the top E string )
thy will be done
D C
B – B – bite the nose off and make it the most of
G ( slide a note from B to D on the top E string )
your king – kingdom kingdom kingdom

second verse :

( 4 empty bars again )

you kill when you talk and the enemy weakens
your words start to walk when you’re not even speaking
if my heart is a war it’s soldiers are bleeding
if my heart is a war it’s soldiers are dead

solo over G and C
do do do do do do do , do do do do do do do
do do do do do do do , do do do do do do do
do do do do do do do , do do do do do do do
do do do do do do do , do do do do do do do
ooohawoo

3rd verse :

gets quieter towards the end

i’ve lost and i’ve gained and while i was thinking
you cut off my hands when i wanted to twist
if you know how to dance to boney maroney
he’s doing the ballet on both of his wrists

2nd guitar solo over G and C

( you’re a bitter malignous person )
( and the death is well overdue )
( you suck the blood that kills you )
( you kiss the hand that hates you )

( you’re a bitter malignous person )
( and your death is well overdue )
( your sucking bitter pain )

background singing ( ten a penny? )