The Knicker Elastic King
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C C/B C/A C/G Fm
He used to travel in bath cubes, until the slump came,
G F G F
Faced with re - dundancy, he turned his mind to other things,
G F C
And soon became a household name!
G F
(Knicker elastic...) ...everybody used it,
G F
(Knicker elastic...) ...nobody refused it,
Ab Bb C Ab Bb C
Knicker E - lastic King, the Knicker E - lastic King!
G G/F G/E G/Eb
A self-made man with a business to run,
G G/F G/E G/Eb
And something to sell ...to every - one,
Ab Bb C Ab Bb C
The Knicker E - lastic King! | / / / / | / / / / |
D D/Eb D/B D/A
He grew so rich the Gnomes of Zurich,
Gm
Were green with envy, (Oo---- oo!)
A G A G
The darling of 'The Stock Exchange' made 'The New Year's Honours List',
A G D
And won 'The Queen's A - ward to Indus - try'!
A G
(Knicker elastic...) ...essence of propriety,
A G
(Knicker elastic...) ...up - holder of society,
Bb C D Bb C D
The Knicker E - lastic King! (Oo - la - la!)
Bb Eb7 Ab7 Db7
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Gb7 B7
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E E/D# E/C# E/B
His rubber business kept ex - panding,
Am Am
But then di - sa - ster! (Ee, by gum!)
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B A B A
The price of raw ma - terials, coupled with in - flation,
B A B A
Squeezed his global holdings, his liquid assets bottomed out,
B E
And shrunk his retail outlet ope - ration!
E
And that's the story of...
C D E
(...The Knicker E - lastic King), ...and market forces,
C D E
(The Knicker E - lastic King!) horses for courses!
B B/A B/G# B/G
A self-made man with a business to run,
B B/A B/G# B/G
And something to sell to every - one,
C D E C D E
The Knicker E - lastic King, (Oo - la - la!)
C D E
The Knicker E - lastic King--------!
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E
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How to play The Knicker Elastic King
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.