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The King – Zakk Wylde
[INTRO] G  
[VERSE]
CAlthough I may have faltered
EmI'm just a man
AmFor I've been broken
EmTime and time again
CBut in your moments of doubt
EmWhen there's nowhere left to run
AmWithin these tears of darkness
DI would steal the light from the sun
[CHORUS]
GI may not be a king
EmBut I'll carry you through it all
CYour shelter from the storm
AmTo catch you when you fall
GI may not be a king
EmBut I'll give you my world
CAll and everythiGng
[VERSE]
CEnslaved and condemned
EmBy the fears that hold your hand
AmAbandoned and betrayed
EmTime and time again
CBut in your moments of doubt
EmSo empty and afraid
AmWhen it all falls to pieces
DI will not walk away
[CHORUS]
GI may not be a king
EmBut I'll carry you through it all
CYour shelter from the storm
AmTo catch you when you fall
GI may not be a king
EmBut I'll give you my world
CAll and everythiGng
[SOLO]
C Em Am Em
C Em Am D
[CHORUS]
GI may not be a king
EmBut I'll carry you through it all
CYour shelter from the storm
AmTo catch you when you fall
GI may not be a king
EmBut I'll give you my world
CAll and everythiGng

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The King

by Zakk Wylde

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The King – Zakk Wylde

[INTRO]

[VERSE]

Although I may have faltered

I'm just a man

For I've been broken

Time and time again

But in your moments of doubt

When there's nowhere left to run

Within these tears of darkness

I would steal the light from the sun

[CHORUS]

I may not be a king

But I'll carry you through it all

Your shelter from the storm

To catch you when you fall

I may not be a king

But I'll give you my world

C G

All and everything

[VERSE]

Enslaved and condemned

By the fears that hold your hand

Abandoned and betrayed

Time and time again

But in your moments of doubt

So empty and afraid

When it all falls to pieces

I will not walk away

[CHORUS]

I may not be a king

But I'll carry you through it all

Your shelter from the storm

To catch you when you fall

I may not be a king

But I'll give you my world

C G

All and everything

[SOLO]

C Em Am Em

C Em Am D

[CHORUS]

I may not be a king

But I'll carry you through it all

Your shelter from the storm

To catch you when you fall

I may not be a king

But I'll give you my world

C G

All and everything

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