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I Had A King

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Difficult to find chords for this online so I'm giving it a shot.
   A7sus2- x02000
    Asus2- x02200
    Fmaj7- xx3210
      Am7- x02010
  Em7add4- 000000
 A6sus2/E- 004200
    Aadd4- x00220
        A- x02220
[Intro]
A A7sus2
[Verse]
AI had a king in a tenement castle
A7sus2Lately he's taken to painting the pastel walls bAsus2rown
He's taken the Fmaj7curtains down
He's A7sus2swept with the broom of contEm7add4/Aempt
And the rooms have an eAm7mpty ringA6sus2/E  
He's cA7sus2leaned with the tears
Of an Em7/Aactor who fears for the lAm7aughter's sting-A6sus2/E  
[Chorus]
Aadd4I can't go back there anAymore
Aadd4You know my keys won't fit Athe door
Aadd4You know my thoughts don't fAit the man
A7sus2They never can, they never cAan
[Verse]
AI had a king dressed in drip-dry and paisley
A7sus2Lately he's taken to saying I'm crazy and bAsus2lind
He lives in anFmaj7other time
A7sus2Ladies in gingham still blEm7add4/Aush
While he sings them of waA7sus2rs and wineA6sus2/E  
But A7sus2I in my leather and Em7add4/Alace
I can never beAm7come that kindA6sus2/E  
[Chorus]
Aadd4I can't go back there anyAmore
Aadd4You know my keys won't fit the Adoor
Aadd4You know my thoughts don't fit tAhe man
A7sus2They never can, they never cAan
[Verse]
AI had a king in a salt-rusted carriage
Who cA7sus2arried me off to his country for marriage too sAsus2oon
Beware of the poFmaj7wer of moons
There's A7sus2no one to blame
No there's no oEm7add4/Ane to name as a trA7sus2aitor hereA6sus2/E  
The kA7sus2ing's on the road
And the quEm7add4/Aeen's in the grove till the eAm7nd of the yearA6sus2/E  
[Chorus]
Aadd4I can't go back there anymAore
Aadd4You know my keys won't fit thAe door
Aadd4You know my thoughts don't fit thAe man
A7sus2They never can, they never cAan

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I Had A King

by Joni Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus2

Asus2

Fmaj7

Am7

Em7add4

A6sus2/E

Aadd4

Em7add4/A

Em7/A

Difficult to find chords for this online so I'm giving it a shot.

A7sus2

- x02000

Asus2

- x02200

Fmaj7

- xx3210

Am7

- x02010

Em7add4

- 000000

A6sus2/E

- 004200

Aadd4

- x00220

- x02220

[Intro]

A A7sus2

[Verse]

I had a king in a tenement castle

A7sus2 Asus2

Lately he's taken to painting the pastel walls brown

Fmaj7

He's taken the curtains down

A7sus2 Em7add4/A

He's swept with the broom of contempt

Am7 A6sus2/E

And the rooms have an empty ring

A7sus2

He's cleaned with the tears

Em7/A Am7 A6sus2/E

Of an actor who fears for the laughter's sting-

[Chorus]

Aadd4 A

I can't go back there anymore

Aadd4 A

You know my keys won't fit the door

Aadd4 A

You know my thoughts don't fit the man

A7sus2 A

They never can, they never can

[Verse]

I had a king dressed in drip-dry and paisley

A7sus2 Asus2

Lately he's taken to saying I'm crazy and blind

Fmaj7

He lives in another time

A7sus2 Em7add4/A

Ladies in gingham still blush

A7sus2 A6sus2/E

While he sings them of wars and wine

A7sus2 Em7add4/A

But I in my leather and lace

Am7 A6sus2/E

I can never become that kind

[Chorus]

Aadd4 A

I can't go back there anymore

Aadd4 A

You know my keys won't fit the door

Aadd4 A

You know my thoughts don't fit the man

A7sus2 A

They never can, they never can

[Verse]

I had a king in a salt-rusted carriage

A7sus2 Asus2

Who carried me off to his country for marriage too soon

Fmaj7

Beware of the power of moons

A7sus2

There's no one to blame

Em7add4/A A7sus2 A6sus2/E

No there's no one to name as a traitor here

A7sus2

The king's on the road

Em7add4/A Am7 A6sus2/E

And the queen's in the grove till the end of the year

[Chorus]

Aadd4 A

I can't go back there anymore

Aadd4 A

You know my keys won't fit the door

Aadd4 A

You know my thoughts don't fit the man

A7sus2 A

They never can, they never can

About I Had A King Chords by Joni Mitchell

Learn how to play I Had A King by Joni Mitchell with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Had A King chords”, “I Had A King guitar chords”, or “Joni Mitchell I Had A King chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy I Had A King chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Had A King lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A7sus2, Asus2, Fmaj7, Am7, Em7add4, A6sus2/E.

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