Xtc - King For A Day

standard tuning – capo on 3rd fret

king for a day xtc ~ standard tuning , capo on 3rd fret

( D# ) ( A# ) ( G ) ( A ) ( Em ) ( C )
chords = E | – – 3 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 3 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 0 – – |
B | – – 3 – – | – – 3 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 2 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 1 – – |
G | – – 2 – – | – – 2 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 2 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 0 – – |
D | – – 0 – – | – – 2 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 2 – – | – – 2 – – | – – 2 – – |
A | – – 0 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 2 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 2 – – | – – 3 – – |
E | – – 0 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 3 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 0 – – |

intro : G Em A Em

G Em A Em
everyone`s creeping up to the money god
G Em A Em
putting tongues where they didn`t ought to be
D# Em A A#
on stepping stones of human hearts and souls
G Em A Em
into the land of nothing for free

G Em A Em
well the way that we`re living
G Em A Em
is all take and no giving
G Em A Em
there`s nothing to believe in
G Em A Em G
the loudest mouth will hail the new found way

to be king for a day G Em A Em

G Em A Em
everyone`s licking up to the new king pin
G Em A# A
trying to get way up with a smile
G Em A Em
sing for your supper boy and jump to a finger click
G Em A Em
ain`t my way of living in style

G Em A Em
cus the laddEr gets longer
G Em A Em
and ambition gets stronger
G Em A Em
i can`t satisfy the hunger
G Em A Em G
that bad old moon has got you in its sway

to be king for a day G Em A Em

C Em G
you`re only here once so you got to get it right ( no time to fuss and
Em
fight )

Em A
cus life don`t mean much if measured out with someone elses plight ( in time you`ll see the light )

G Em A Em
cus the way that we`re living
G Em A Em
is all take and no giving
G Em A Em
there`s nothing to believe in
G Em A Em G
the loudest mouth will hail the new found way

to be king for a day G Em A Em

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