If I Was A King
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
4th traste
C F G7
If I was a king, I’ll hang in an alley
F C G7
With a hundred stallions after me
F G7 C F C G7
And if I was a rogue, I would lay in your jaw, mourning Larrow
F C G7
With the law hangin' after me
C F G7
I rode six mare, I’ve been on my wagon
F C G7
And now here I stand with you facin' me
F C F G7
And alone makin’ only that I’m morning marrow
Am F G7
With her hand facin’ me
C F G7
I’d give up all I have to tell her one thought
F C G7
To kiss I would give it all too, so she could see
F C F G7
But here I stand on a lake in the narrow wide road
Am F G7
condemned in a lake flamed and free
C F G7
If I was a king, I’d give her all my land
F C G7
To her and a road after me
F C F G7
And if I was a rogue I would give her all my marrow darken
Am F G7
And take my chances in that land to the sea
C F G7
I’d stand by her road and the lonely water
F C G7
I’ve stood there many times before this, you see
F C F G7
And I know that once you broken my heart off
Am F G7
With her sin finally achin' after me.
C F G7
I swore by her, by her uncle and her mother
F C G7
While she waited lonely back on me
F C F G7
And I swore by her ring that she went in, and I would go after
Am F G7
And alone in makin’ after me
C F G7
If I was a king I would give her my castles
F C G7
I’d give her all my land given to me
F C F G7
And if I was a rogue I would steal her away from my other
Am F G7
And take my chances in the deep blue sea
C F G7
And now would I stand, here by the fountain.
F C G7
The rain ready to shelter me
F C F G7
Chased by rain and Snow White and all her Seven Dwarfs
Am F G7
Chasin’ me, but I cannot flee
How to play If I Was A King
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.