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I Was King

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[Intro]
 D#m   B   F#   A#mx2
[Verse 1]
A#mWe said tonighBt
No going F#back
A#mNothing seems rBight
Stuck in the F#past
[Pre-Chorus]
F#When am I, when am I
F#Gonna start living?
F#When am I, when am I
F#Gonna move on?
F#When am I, when am I
F#Gonna kill this feeling?
F#When am I, when am I
F#Gonna stop this dreaming?
[Chorus]
When I was D#mking
I was Bking
We had everyF#thing
When am I, when am I gonna start A#mliving?
When I was D#mking
I was Bking
We had everyF#thing
When am I, when am I gonna start A#mliving?
[Verse 2]
A#mDon't wanna Bgo
I'm holding on F#tight
A#mSomething to live Bfor
Make it our F#nights (Shut down the sirens in our heads)
[Chorus]
When I was D#mking
I was Bking
We had everyF#thing
When am I, when am I gonna start A#mliving?
When I was D#mking
I was Bking
We had everyF#thing
When am I, when am I gonna start A#mliving?
[Instrumental]
D#m B C# A#
[Interlude]
D#mIf I go down
I will go down Bfighting
I'll go C#down
Down like A#lightning
D#mIf I go down
I will go down Bfighting
I'll go C#down
Down like A#lightning
D#mIf I go down
I will go down Bfighting
I'll go C#down
Down like A#lightning
[Interlude]
When I was D#mkingB  F#  A#  
D#mWhen am I when am I
Gonna start Bliving?
F#When am I when am I
Gonna move A#on?
D#mWhen am I when am I
Gonna kill this Bfeeling?
F#When am I when am I
Gonna stop this A#dreaming?
[Chorus]
When I was D#mking
I was Bking
And I was F#kingA#m  
When I was D#mking
I was Bking
We had everyF#thingA#m  
Yeah I was D#mking
[Outro]
B F# A#m
D#m

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I Was King

by ONE OK ROCK

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D#m

A#m

[Intro]

D#m B F# A#m

[Verse 1]

A#m B

We said tonight

No going back

A#m B

Nothing seems right

Stuck in the past

[Pre-Chorus]

When am I, when am I

Gonna start living?

When am I, when am I

Gonna move on?

When am I, when am I

Gonna kill this feeling?

When am I, when am I

Gonna stop this dreaming?

[Chorus]

D#m

When I was king

I was king

We had everything

A#m

When am I, when am I gonna start living?

D#m

When I was king

I was king

We had everything

A#m

When am I, when am I gonna start living?

[Verse 2]

A#m B

Don't wanna go

I'm holding on tight

A#m B

Something to live for

Make it our nights (Shut down the sirens in our heads)

[Chorus]

D#m

When I was king

I was king

We had everything

A#m

When am I, when am I gonna start living?

D#m

When I was king

I was king

We had everything

A#m

When am I, when am I gonna start living?

[Instrumental]

D#m B C# A#

[Interlude]

D#m

If I go down

I will go down fighting

I'll go down

Down like lightning

D#m

If I go down

I will go down fighting

I'll go down

Down like lightning

D#m

If I go down

I will go down fighting

I'll go down

Down like lightning

[Interlude]

D#m B F# A#

When I was king

D#m

When am I when am I

Gonna start living?

When am I when am I

Gonna move on?

D#m

When am I when am I

Gonna kill this feeling?

When am I when am I

Gonna stop this dreaming?

[Chorus]

D#m

When I was king

I was king

F# A#m

And I was king

D#m

When I was king

I was king

F# A#m

We had everything

D#m

Yeah I was king

[Outro]

B F# A#m

D#m

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