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[Intro]
Gm Bb Cm7 Dm7
[Verse]
OGmne of those dayBbs
That just comes and gCm7oes
It's not so speDm7cial
SGmhe watches the Bbbirds
That rest on a leCm7dge
Outside her roDm7om
The wallpaper Cm7old and faded
A Bbcrack in the Gmwindow pane
ThBbe radio just keCm7eps playing
PlBbaying that saEbme old song.Bb  
[Verse]
SGmhe smiles to herBbself
"they think that i'm straCm7nge...
...they say I'm a dreDm7amer
...bGmut I don't complBbain,
Though I don't have mCm7uch
To call my oDm7wn."
And she's not a moCm7vie star, no
ABbnd she's not a bGmeauty queen
SheBb'll tell you it doeCm7sn't matter
'cause shBbe's not the onEbly one
She says,
[Chorus]
Em"I know a plDace
Where I keep the bAmest of thingsC  
EmI'm not gonna waiDt
For my piece of heaAmven.C  
WEmhere there's a roDad
It leads to the proAmmised landC  
I Emjust turn the kDey
The key to the
..Am.kingdom..."
[Refrain]
Gm Bb Cm7 Dm7
[Verse]
GmShe stares at the pBbage
Of a new maCm7gazine, the morning paDm7pers
ShGme walks into towBbn
And catches a shCm7ow
If she can find the tiDm7me
And she's not a moCm7vie star, no
And shBbe's not a beaGmuty queen
She'll teBbll you it doeCm7sn't matter
'cBbause she's not the onlEby one.
She says,
[Chorus]
Em"I know a plaDce
Where I keep the beAmst of thingsC  
I'Emm not gonna wDait
For my piece of heAmavenC  
WhEmere there's a roDad
It leads to the promAmised landC  
I Emjust turn the kDey
The key to the
...kiAmngdom..."

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The Kingdom

by Icehouse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

Dm7

[Intro]

Gm Bb Cm7 Dm7

[Verse]

Gm Bb

One of those days

Cm7

That just comes and goes

Dm7

It's not so special

Gm Bb

She watches the birds

Cm7

That rest on a ledge

Dm7

Outside her room

Cm7

The wallpaper old and faded

Bb Gm

A crack in the window pane

Bb Cm7

The radio just keeps playing

Bb Eb Bb

Playing that same old song.

[Verse]

Gm Bb

She smiles to herself

Cm7

"they think that i'm strange...

Dm7

...they say I'm a dreamer

Gm Bb

...but I don't complain,

Cm7

Though I don't have much

Dm7

To call my own."

Cm7

And she's not a movie star, no

Bb Gm

And she's not a beauty queen

Bb Cm7

She'll tell you it doesn't matter

Bb Eb

'cause she's not the only one

She says,

[Chorus]

Em D

"I know a place

Am C

Where I keep the best of things

Em D

I'm not gonna wait

Am C

For my piece of heaven.

Em D

Where there's a road

Am C

It leads to the promised land

Em D

I just turn the key

The key to the

...kingdom..."

[Refrain]

Gm Bb Cm7 Dm7

[Verse]

Gm Bb

She stares at the page

Cm7 Dm7

Of a new magazine, the morning papers

Gm Bb

She walks into town

Cm7

And catches a show

Dm7

If she can find the time

Cm7

And she's not a movie star, no

Bb Gm

And she's not a beauty queen

Bb Cm7

She'll tell you it doesn't matter

Bb Eb

'cause she's not the only one.

She says,

[Chorus]

Em D

"I know a place

Am C

Where I keep the best of things

Em D

I'm not gonna wait

Am C

For my piece of heaven

Em D

Where there's a road

Am C

It leads to the promised land

Em D

I just turn the key

The key to the

...kingdom..."

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