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Here's the chords for "The King Is Dead", off Kent's 4th album, "Hagnesta Hill". This is 
the English version of the song. Based off the official Kent version; all rights 
reserved by their owners.
 C#m= 446654
 F#m= 244222
 G#7= 464544
Intro:
|  C#m    E|  A    B| x4
  C#mThin December aAir is like the drBy ice sC#mmoke
  You will come to your sAenses or Binhale and cC#mhoke
  My IQ allAows me to brBush you asC#mide
  You are zeros and oAnes, you're wrBong when I'm right
|    A|  F#m    B|
  C#mNow the tByrant is dEead
  and his lBady is free
|  C#m    B|  C#m    B|
  AI am going aF#mhead
  with the reinvBention of me
|  C#m    B|
  C#mNow the kBing lies C#mhere deadE  
  ANow the kBing lies C#mhere deadE  
|    A    B|
  C#mIt's not as wet as the rAain, or as cBold as the C#msnow
  drives him in hard to the sAane and the sBimple sC#moul
  I take a charge at my chAance, you knBow how it C#mis
  let go of my hAand, you knBow how it is
|    A|  F#m    B|
  C#mNow the Btyrant is dEead
  and his lBady is free
|  C#m    B|  C#m    B|
  AI am going aF#mhead
  with the reinvBention of me
|  C#m    B|  C#m    B|
  EAnd my IQ allows me, to brush you asG#7ide
Solo:
|     A|  F#m    B| x3
  C#mNow the Btyrant is dEead
  and his lBady is free
|  C#m    B|  C#m    B|
  AI am going aF#mhead
  with the reinvBention of me
|  C#m    B|  C#m    B|
  C#mNow the tByrant is dEead
  and his lBady is free
|  C#m    B|  C#m    B|
  AI am going aF#mhead
  with the reinvBention of me
|  C#m    B|  C#m    B|
  C#mNow the kBing lies C#mhere deadB  
  C#mNow the kBing lies C#mhere deadB  
Outro:
|  C#m    B|  C#m    B|

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The King Is Dead

by Kent

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

G#7

Here's the chords for "The King Is Dead", off Kent's 4th album, "Hagnesta Hill". This is

the English version of the song. Based off the official Kent version; all rights

reserved by their owners.

C#m

= 446654

F#m

= 244222

G#7

= 464544

Intro:

C#m E A B

| | | x4

C#m A B C#m

Thin December air is like the dry ice smoke

A B C#m

You will come to your senses or inhale and choke

A B C#m

My IQ allows me to brush you aside

A B

You are zeros and ones, you're wrong when I'm right

A F#m B

| | |

C#m B E

Now the tyrant is dead

and his lady is free

C#m B C#m B

| | |

A F#m

I am going ahead

with the reinvention of me

C#m B

| |

C#m B C#m E

Now the king lies here dead

A B C#m E

Now the king lies here dead

A B

| |

C#m A B C#m

It's not as wet as the rain, or as cold as the snow

A B C#m

drives him in hard to the sane and the simple soul

A B C#m

I take a charge at my chance, you know how it is

A B

let go of my hand, you know how it is

A F#m B

| | |

C#m B E

Now the tyrant is dead

and his lady is free

C#m B C#m B

| | |

A F#m

I am going ahead

with the reinvention of me

C#m B C#m B

| | |

E G#7

And my IQ allows me, to brush you aside

Solo:

A F#m B

| | | x3

C#m B E

Now the tyrant is dead

and his lady is free

C#m B C#m B

| | |

A F#m

I am going ahead

with the reinvention of me

C#m B C#m B

| | |

C#m B E

Now the tyrant is dead

and his lady is free

C#m B C#m B

| | |

A F#m

I am going ahead

with the reinvention of me

C#m B C#m B

| | |

C#m B C#m B

Now the king lies here dead

C#m B C#m B

Now the king lies here dead

Outro:

C#m B C#m B

| | |

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