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Kings Song

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                                                King's Song                             Jim Croce
He Cstruggled so Emhard to be kAming
Dm/    Dm7  G  
Working night and day
CDreaming of Emonly one tAmhing
Dm/    Dm7       G  
Never a holiday
FSomewhere along the wCay
FHe forgot she was Dmonly a gG7irl
Now his Ckingdom has fEmallen
And it's Freally quite a Dmtragic tBbaleG  
Cause Che built a cEmastle to haAmrbor his queen
But the Fqueen claimed he Cbuilt her a jGail
He sCtruggled so Emhard to be kAming
Dm/     Dm7  G  
He wanted everything
He Cbuilt her a hEmouse by the sAmea
Dm/    Dm7  G  
Just to keep her in
FSomewhere along the wCay
FHe forgot she Bbneeded a frGiend
Now his Ckingdom has fEmallen
And it's rFeally quite a Dmtragic tBbaleG  
Cause Che built a cEmastle to haAmrbor his queen
                        F              C        G  E7,               A  
And the queen claimed he built her a jail
It hDappened so quickly bGefore he could kGmnow
She was gDone, fGar goDne
GFar from the castle, the dDiamonds and things
She had wBmorn to the bCallA7  
ThGere was a note that she caDrefully wrote
SBmigned it best Cwishes to aA7ll
Oh you sDtruggled so F#mhard to be kBming
Em7Working niAght and day
DDreaming of oF#mnly one tBmhing, Em7never a holA7iday
GSomewhere Gmalong the wDay
GYou forgot that I nCeeded a mAanD  
When they fDound him they F#mtook him back wDhere he beB7longed
And his faEmmily and Em7friends saw him EmannuallAy
And they sDay it's a sF#mhame what's beDcome of the kBing

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The story behind the song

"Kings Song" tells a poignant tale of ambition and loss, where a man's relentless struggle to be king ultimately costs him everything. He achieved his kingdom, but in his pursuit, he forgot the simple need for friendship, leading to its downfall. It's a sad reflection on how focusing solely on power can leave one isolated and lead to a tragic end. This song captures the bittersweet irony of gaining the world but losing what truly matters.

AI-written from these sources:Jim Croce — Wikipedia ↗

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Kings Song

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Kings Song

by Jim Croce

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King's Song Jim Croce

C Em Am

He struggled so hard to be king

Dm Dm7 G

Working night and day

C Em Am

Dreaming of only one thing

Dm Dm7 G

Never a holiday

F C

Somewhere along the way

F Dm G7

He forgot she was only a girl

C Em

Now his kingdom has fallen

F Dm Bb G

And it's really quite a tragic tale

C Em Am

Cause he built a castle to harbor his queen

F C G

But the queen claimed he built her a jail

C Em Am

He struggled so hard to be king

Dm Dm7 G

He wanted everything

C Em Am

He built her a house by the sea

Dm Dm7 G

Just to keep her in

F C

Somewhere along the way

F Bb G

He forgot she needed a friend

C Em

Now his kingdom has fallen

F Dm Bb G

And it's really quite a tragic tale

C Em Am

Cause he built a castle to harbor his queen

F C G E7 A

And the queen claimed he built her a jail

D G Gm

It happened so quickly before he could know

D G D

She was gone, far gone

G D

Far from the castle, the diamonds and things

Bm C A7

She had worn to the ball

G D

There was a note that she carefully wrote

Bm C A7

Signed it best wishes to all

D F#m Bm

Oh you struggled so hard to be king

Em7 A

Working night and day

D F#m Bm Em7 A7

Dreaming of only one thing, never a holiday

G Gm D

Somewhere along the way

G C A D

You forgot that I needed a man

D F#m D B7

When they found him they took him back where he belonged

Em Em7 Em A

And his family and friends saw him annually

D F#m D B

And they say it's a shame what's become of the king

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