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Thē Kĭñg

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[Intro]
Dsus2 G6 B5 G6
[Chorus]
      Dsus2    G6I used to be the king
      Dsus2    G6But they took everything
      Dsus2    G6They even stole my B5crown
I'm gonna trG6ack you down
[Interlude 1]
Dsus2 G6 Dsus2 G6 Dsus2 G6 B5 G6
[Verse 1]
     Dsus2Watch your back my friend
I'm G6about to kickstart a cycle
     Dsus2Of never ending revenge
And this time it's G6primal, it's tribal
     Dsus2All our drawbridges are up
  G6Is this a wind up?
  B5I used to be a charmer
But now there's G6holes in my armor, fuck!
[Chorus]
      Dsus2    G6I used to be the king
   B5    G6But they took everything
      Dsus2    G6They even stole my B5crown
I'm gonna tG6rack you down
      Dsus2    G6I used to be the king
   B5     G6But they took everything
      Dsus2    G6They even stole my B5crown
I'm gonna trG6ack you down
[Verse 2]
     Dsus2I can't walk away, G6I can't walk away
  I got all this Dsus2pride, all this shame, all this G6anger to obey
"Well if it's rDsus2evenge you seek, Then be sG6ure to dig two graves"
Why? B5One for my enemy and fucking onG6e for you, preferably
     Dsus2I just want to be adored G6and I'll die by my own sword,
thanks   Dsus2I trust no one, as I proG6wl under the amber streetlamps
Dsus2All our drawbridges are up
G6Is this a wind up?
I grab my B5sword and swing
But I go and G6pull my hamstring, fuck!
[Chorus]
      Dsus2    G6I used to be the king
   B5     G6But they took everything
      Dsus2    G6They even stole my B5crown
I'm gonna G6track you down
      Dsus2    G6I used to be the king
   B5    G6But they took everything
      Dsus2    G6They even stole my B5crown
I'm gonna trG6ack you down
[Outro]
      Dsus2    G6I used to be the king
      Dsus2    G6But they took everything
      Dsus2    G6They even stole my B5crown
I'm gonna G6track you down
      Dsus2    G6I used to be the king
        (But they took everything)
   B5       G6But they took everything
        (They even stole my crown)
      Dsus2    G6They even stole my B5crown
I'm gonna tG6rack you down
[Outro 2]
Dsus2BEND!G6  

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Thē Kĭñg

by Enter Shikari

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Dsus2

[Intro]

Dsus2 G6 B5 G6

[Chorus]

Dsus2 G6

I used to be the king

Dsus2 G6

But they took everything

Dsus2 G6 B5

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

[Interlude 1]

Dsus2 G6 Dsus2 G6 Dsus2 G6 B5 G6

[Verse 1]

Dsus2

Watch your back my friend

I'm about to kickstart a cycle

Dsus2

Of never ending revenge

And this time it's primal, it's tribal

Dsus2

All our drawbridges are up

Is this a wind up?

I used to be a charmer

But now there's holes in my armor, fuck!

[Chorus]

Dsus2 G6

I used to be the king

B5 G6

But they took everything

Dsus2 G6 B5

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

Dsus2 G6

I used to be the king

B5 G6

But they took everything

Dsus2 G6 B5

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

[Verse 2]

Dsus2 G6

I can't walk away, I can't walk away

Dsus2 G6

I got all this pride, all this shame, all this anger to obey

Dsus2 G6

"Well if it's revenge you seek, Then be sure to dig two graves"

B5 G6

Why? One for my enemy and fucking one for you, preferably

Dsus2 G6

I just want to be adored and I'll die by my own sword,

Dsus2 G6

thanks I trust no one, as I prowl under the amber streetlamps

Dsus2

All our drawbridges are up

Is this a wind up?

I grab my sword and swing

But I go and pull my hamstring, fuck!

[Chorus]

Dsus2 G6

I used to be the king

B5 G6

But they took everything

Dsus2 G6 B5

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

Dsus2 G6

I used to be the king

B5 G6

But they took everything

Dsus2 G6 B5

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

[Outro]

Dsus2 G6

I used to be the king

Dsus2 G6

But they took everything

Dsus2 G6 B5

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

Dsus2 G6

I used to be the king

(But they took everything)

B5 G6

But they took everything

(They even stole my crown)

Dsus2 G6 B5

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

[Outro 2]

Dsus2 G6

BEND!

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