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The King Is Dead

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[Intro]
Am  Em  Am  Em  C  Em  C  Em  Fmaj7  Fm
[Verse 1]
EmI have not come Cto worship you
Or lay Amflowers at your Fthrone
EmI have not come Cto plead or beg
Or to Amclaim what is my Fown
[Chorus]
COh I know you are the BbKing
CAnd you say your word is BbLaw
[Verse 2]
EmI have come Cto cut you down
And to Amleave your body Fdead
EmYou do not mean Cso much to me
Nor that Amcrown upon your Fhead
[Chorus]
CYou are just the same as Bbme
CYou are only flesh and Bbblood
EmAnd the time has come Ffor Gyou to Amdie
[Instrumental]
Am  Em  Am  Em  C  Em  C  Em  Fmaj7  Fm
[Verse 3]
EmAnd now you plead, Cplease spare my life
You know AmI'm the chosen Fone
EmI don't believe Cwhat you've decreed
And I must Amdo what must be Fdone
[Chorus]
CYou say you're the only Bbking
CBut your words just fall like Bbrain
EmAnd the time has come Ffor Gyou to AmdieEm  

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The King Is Dead

by Nazareth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

[Intro]

Am Em Am Em C Em C Em Fmaj7 Fm

[Verse 1]

Em C

I have not come to worship you

Am F

Or lay flowers at your throne

Em C

I have not come to plead or beg

Am F

Or to claim what is my own

[Chorus]

C Bb

Oh I know you are the King

C Bb

And you say your word is Law

[Verse 2]

Em C

I have come to cut you down

Am F

And to leave your body dead

Em C

You do not mean so much to me

Am F

Nor that crown upon your head

[Chorus]

C Bb

You are just the same as me

C Bb

You are only flesh and blood

Em F G Am

And the time has come for you to die

[Instrumental]

Am Em Am Em C Em C Em Fmaj7 Fm

[Verse 3]

Em C

And now you plead, please spare my life

Am F

You know I'm the chosen one

Em C

I don't believe what you've decreed

Am F

And I must do what must be done

[Chorus]

C Bb

You say you're the only king

C Bb

But your words just fall like rain

Em F G Am Em

And the time has come for you to die

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