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Why The King Of Love Is Dead

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Transcribed from the live recording made two days after Martin Luther King Jr.'s death.
INTRO: a quick strike of B7b5, and then a long flutter of Bb13sus4 and B7
What's gonna happen now? In all of our cities?
My people are rising; they're living in lies.
Even if they have to die
Even if they have to die at the moment they know what life is
Even at that one moment that ya know what life is
If you have to die, it's all right
Cause you know what life is
You know what freedom is for one moment of your life
BbBut he had seen the mountaintop
And he kEbnew he Fm7could noEbt stop
AbAlways living with the tF7hreat of death aBb7head
EbFolks you'd better sG7top and think
AbEverybody knows we're on the F7brinFm7k
EbWhat will hCm7appen, Fm7now that the KBb7ing is deaEbd?Fm7  Eb  
EbWe can all shed teCm7ars; it wF7on't change a tBb7hing
EbTeach your people: G7Will they ever learn?
AbMust you always kill with F7burn and Fm7burn with guns
EbAnd kill with gCm7uns and buF7sus4rn - don't you knBb7ow how we gotta Ebreact?
BbBut he had seen the mountaintop
And he kEbnew he Fm7could noEbt stop
AbAlways living with the tF7hreat of death aBb7head
EbFolks you'd better sG7top and think
AbEverybody knows we're on the F7brinFm7k
EbWhat will happen, now that the F7sus4King is dEmead?Fm7  Em  

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Why The King Of Love Is Dead

by Nina Simone

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Fm7

Bb7

Cm7

F7sus4

Transcribed from the live recording made two days after Martin Luther King Jr.'s death.

INTRO: a quick strike of B7b5, and then a long flutter of Bb13sus4 and B7

What's gonna happen now? In all of our cities?

My people are rising; they're living in lies.

Even if they have to die

Even if they have to die at the moment they know what life is

Even at that one moment that ya know what life is

If you have to die, it's all right

Cause you know what life is

You know what freedom is for one moment of your life

But he had seen the mountaintop

Eb Fm7 Eb

And he knew he could not stop

Ab F7 Bb7

Always living with the threat of death ahead

Eb G7

Folks you'd better stop and think

Ab F7 Fm7

Everybody knows we're on the brink

Eb Cm7 Fm7 Bb7 Eb Fm7 Eb

What will happen, now that the King is dead?

Eb Cm7 F7 Bb7

We can all shed tears; it won't change a thing

Eb G7

Teach your people: Will they ever learn?

Ab F7 Fm7

Must you always kill with burn and burn with guns

Eb Cm7 F7sus4 Bb7 Eb

And kill with guns and burn - don't you know how we gotta react?

But he had seen the mountaintop

Eb Fm7 Eb

And he knew he could not stop

Ab F7 Bb7

Always living with the threat of death ahead

Eb G7

Folks you'd better stop and think

Ab F7 Fm7

Everybody knows we're on the brink

Eb F7sus4 Em Fm7 Em

What will happen, now that the King is dead?

About Why The King Of Love Is Dead Chords by Nina Simone

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The chords for "Why The King Of Love Is Dead" show the original chord names (including B7, Bb, Eb, Fm7, Ab, F7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.