{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":79669,"song":"Its Good To Be King","artist":"Tom Petty","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11547735-its-good-to-be-king-chords-by-tom-petty/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/79669?type=chord","rating":4.67765,"votes":617,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\nChords:\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Dsus2[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n[tab]Tab:\r\ne|---------------------------------------|\r\nB|--12~~-------------12~~----------------|\r\nG|------14-12-14~~-------14-12-----------|\r\nD|-----------------------------14~~------|\r\nA|---------------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's good to be king, if just for a while[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Dsus2[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo be there in velvet, yeah to give 'em a smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's good to get high and never come down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Dsus2[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]  (riff)\r\nIt's good to be king of your own little town[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab](Riff between verse and chorus)\r\ne|--------------| (into\r\nB|--------------| A chord)\r\nG|--------------|\r\nD|--------------|\r\nA|---------2-2--|\r\nE|-0-0-3-3------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nYeah the world would swing oh if I were king[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     Can I help it if I       still dream time to time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's good to be king and have your own way[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Dsus2[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nGet a feeling of peace at the end of the day[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd when your bulldog barks and your canary sings[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Dsus2[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]  (riff)\r\nYou're out there with winners, it's good to be king[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nYeah, I'll be king when dogs get wings[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     Can I help it if I       still dream time to time[/tab]\r\n\r\n(guitar solo over verse chords)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's good to be king and have your own world[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Dsus2[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt helps to make friends, it's good to meet girls[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA sweet little queen, who can't run away[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Dsus2[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt's good to be king, whatever it pays   (no riff)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     Excuse me if I      have some place in my mind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n      Where I go time to time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nOutro (verse chords\r\n\r\n\r\nAsus: x 0 2 2 3 0","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nChords:\nEm  Am  Dsus2  Em x2\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n(guitar solo over verse chords)\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\nOutro (verse chords\n\n\nAsus: x 0 2 2 3 0","chords":["Em","Am","Dsus2","B","G","D","A","E","C","Asus"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}