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Kings Call

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[Intro]
|  F#m   F#m   F#m   E| (x4)
[Verse 1]
AIt was a rainy night,     F#m   Ethe night the king went down 
EEverybody was crying, it seemed like sadness F#mhad surrounded the town 
AMe I went to the liquor store,    F#m   Eand I bought a bottle of wine and a bottle of gin 
EI played his records all night, drinking with a clF#mose, close friend 
Now sC#mome people say that it ain't rF#might 
And sBmome people say nAothing at F#mall 
But C#meven in the darkest of nF#might 
You can Bmalways hear the kAing's cDall 
You can Bmalways hear the kAing's cF#mall 
It is the same pattern all along the song (additional lyrics below).
Well they put him away in Memphis 
Six feet beneath the clay 
Everybody was crying 
Everybody said it was a plain grey day 
Me I went to the liquor store 
And I bought another bottle of wine and another bottle of gin 
I played his records all night 
And I got drunk all over again 
Now some people say that it ain't right 
And some people say nothing at all 
But even in the darkest of night 
You could always hear the king's call 
You could always hear the king's call 
This verse is sung during a long solo. Listen to the song to get how to sing it!
I wonder if you're lonesome tonight 
And I'd rather go on hearing your lies 
Than to go on living without you 
Now some people say that it ain't right 
And some people say nothing at all 
But even in the darkest of night 
You could always hear the king's call 
You could always hear the king's call 
You could always hear the king's call

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Kings Call

by Phil Lynott

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

[Intro]

F#m F#m F#m E

| | (x4)

[Verse 1]

A F#m E

It was a rainy night, the night the king went down

E F#m

Everybody was crying, it seemed like sadness had surrounded the town

A F#m E

Me I went to the liquor store, and I bought a bottle of wine and a bottle of gin

E F#m

I played his records all night, drinking with a close, close friend

C#m F#m

Now some people say that it ain't right

Bm A F#m

And some people say nothing at all

C#m F#m

But even in the darkest of night

Bm A D

You can always hear the king's call

Bm A F#m

You can always hear the king's call

It is the same pattern all along the song (additional lyrics below).

Well they put him away in Memphis

Six feet beneath the clay

Everybody was crying

Everybody said it was a plain grey day

Me I went to the liquor store

And I bought another bottle of wine and another bottle of gin

I played his records all night

And I got drunk all over again

Now some people say that it ain't right

And some people say nothing at all

But even in the darkest of night

You could always hear the king's call

This verse is sung during a long solo. Listen to the song to get how to sing it!

I wonder if you're lonesome tonight

And I'd rather go on hearing your lies

Than to go on living without you

Now some people say that it ain't right

And some people say nothing at all

But even in the darkest of night

You could always hear the king's call

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