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King for a Day
Brian Bartholow
[VERSE ONE]
DI recall outside our Abedroom window
Em7Where we would and steal aGway a smoke or two     D  
I didn't Aappreciate it Em7thenG  
DBut now I know that Awe were friends
Em7From the time wGe were kids
DSo many Athings I wish I Em7could relGive
GYou've been gonEm7e as long as yoDu were here  G  
Em7It's funny how the Gtime keeps flying Aby  
[CHORUS]
GBut I remember everyDthing 
Every Em7word we lived and every Gsong we sang   
Em7And I remember how it felt when Gyou made Ame
N.C.
King for a day 
[VERSE TWO] 
DI recall the lengths Ayou went to
Em7To put me on a pedestal, tGhat could have been youD  
Just by yAour magic wordEm7sG  
DIt wasn't that long A'til it was over
Em7A single moment changed liGves foreverD  
Lost on sAome lonely higEm7hwayG  
GYou've been gonEm7e as long as yoDu were here  G  
Em7It's funny how the Gtime keeps flying Aby  
[CHORUS]
GBut I remember everyDthing 
Every Em7word we lived and every Gsong we sang   
Em7And I remember how it felt when Gyou made Ame
N.C.
King for a day 
[GUITAR SOLO]
GYou've been gonEm7e as long as yoDu were here  G  
Em7It's funny how the Gtime keeps flying Aby  
[CHORUS]
GBut I remember everyDthing 
Every Em7word we lived and every Gsong we sang   
Em7And I remember how it felt when Gyou made Ame
Yes I remember Geverything  D  
Every Em7word we lived and every Gsong we sang   
Em7And I remember how it felt when Gyou made Ame
N.C.         
King for a day

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King For A Day

by Brian Bartholow

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Em7

King for a Day

Brian Bartholow

[VERSE ONE]

D A

I recall outside our bedroom window

Em7 G D

Where we would and steal away a smoke or two

A Em7 G

I didn't appreciate it then

D A

But now I know that we were friends

Em7 G

From the time we were kids

D A Em7 G

So many things I wish I could relive

G Em7 D G

You've been gone as long as you were here

Em7 G A

It's funny how the time keeps flying by

[CHORUS]

G D

But I remember everything

Em7 G

Every word we lived and every song we sang

Em7 G A

And I remember how it felt when you made me

N.C.

King for a day

[VERSE TWO]

D A

I recall the lengths you went to

Em7 G D

To put me on a pedestal, that could have been you

A Em7 G

Just by your magic words

D A

It wasn't that long 'til it was over

Em7 G D

A single moment changed lives forever

A Em7 G

Lost on some lonely highway

G Em7 D G

You've been gone as long as you were here

Em7 G A

It's funny how the time keeps flying by

[CHORUS]

G D

But I remember everything

Em7 G

Every word we lived and every song we sang

Em7 G A

And I remember how it felt when you made me

N.C.

King for a day

[GUITAR SOLO]

G Em7 D G

You've been gone as long as you were here

Em7 G A

It's funny how the time keeps flying by

[CHORUS]

G D

But I remember everything

Em7 G

Every word we lived and every song we sang

Em7 G A

And I remember how it felt when you made me

G D

Yes I remember everything

Em7 G

Every word we lived and every song we sang

Em7 G A

And I remember how it felt when you made me

N.C.

King for a day

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