Kingpin
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[Verso 1]
C F C F
Good to be back where I'm nothing to no one
C F C F
Men shaking hands at the station
Am C F C
Scoured the country for a reason I should try
Am F C
I met a girl on borrowed time, read her letter
G Am
Crying at the port in Dublin
F G
And the snow was falling
[Pré-Refrão]
Am F G
Honest, I was gonna call it
Am F C G
But all I know is to get up, holding on with a mouth full of blood
{Chrous}
C F
I guess now the light is showing
Am G
I've got no concept of how much I owe
C F Am G
I was always going to pay you back
C F Am G
Hopelessly devoted to a construct of something to show
C F Am G
Never really knowing what I have
[Verso 2]
C F Am G
Tried to be free, not to need godless England
C F Am G
Holding the sleeve of the kingpin
C F Am G
Now, if you leave, I'll sell my teeth and crawl back home
C F
Call me the prodigal son
Am G
But I was always where I'm from
[Refrão]
C F
Now the light is showing
Am G
I've got not concept how how long I've known
C Am G
That life was always going to be unfair
C F Am G
Hopelessly devoted to a construct of somewhere to go
C F Am G
I am getting older and I'm scared
[Pós-Refrão]
C F
And I'm scared
Am G
[Ponte]
C F
I will wreck it on purpose
Am G
I don't think you deserve it
C F
First you're stern, then you're sorry
Am G
Saying stay in your body
C F
Won't you stay in your body
Am G
Can you stay in your body with me?
Outro
C F
Now the light is showing
C F
Now the light is showing
How to play Kingpin
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.