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King

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[Verse 1, muting chords]
DFollow your heart
AFollow your feet, your soul
Cadd9Follow your dreams wherever they Dgo
DAnd never slow down
AAnd find someone to share within
Cadd9And then never let them go
[Chorus]
DHold me close, closer than eAver before oooo oEmooohh
Love me like you Dwon't let go
DWith all that I know, and all that I Aam oooo Emoooohh
Love me like you Dwon't let go
[Bridge]
D A Em D
[Verse 2]
DWe light up the dark
ALight up the streets with gold
Cadd9Follow your dreams wherever they goD  
DAnd never slow down
AAnd find someone to share within
Cadd9And then never let them gDo
[Chorus]
DHold me close, closer than eAver before oooo oEmooohh
Love me like you Dwon't let go
DWith all that I know, and all that I Aam oooo Emoooohh
Love me like you Dwon't let go
[Verse 3]
When you Dstrip away everythiDsus2ng
You're in my aArms, I feel like a king
Cadd9Holding you close
I love you like I wDon't let go
And when you tDake away everythingDsus2  
Just you in my aArms, I feel like a king
Cadd9Holding you close
I love you like I Dwon't let go
[Chorus]
DHold me close, closer than eAver before oooo oEmooohh
Just love me like you wDon't let go
DWith all that I know, and all that I Aam oooo Emoooohh
Love me like you Dwon't let go

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King

by Blue October

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Dsus2

[Verse 1, muting chords]

Follow your heart

Follow your feet, your soul

Cadd9 D

Follow your dreams wherever they go

And never slow down

And find someone to share within

Cadd9

And then never let them go

[Chorus]

D A Em

Hold me close, closer than ever before oooo oooohh

Love me like you won't let go

D A Em

With all that I know, and all that I am oooo oooohh

Love me like you won't let go

[Bridge]

D A Em D

[Verse 2]

We light up the dark

Light up the streets with gold

Cadd9 D

Follow your dreams wherever they go

And never slow down

And find someone to share within

Cadd9 D

And then never let them go

[Chorus]

D A Em

Hold me close, closer than ever before oooo oooohh

Love me like you won't let go

D A Em

With all that I know, and all that I am oooo oooohh

Love me like you won't let go

[Verse 3]

D Dsus2

When you strip away everything

You're in my arms, I feel like a king

Cadd9

Holding you close

I love you like I won't let go

D Dsus2

And when you take away everything

Just you in my arms, I feel like a king

Cadd9

Holding you close

I love you like I won't let go

[Chorus]

D A Em

Hold me close, closer than ever before oooo oooohh

Just love me like you won't let go

D A Em

With all that I know, and all that I am oooo oooohh

Love me like you won't let go

About King Chords by Blue October

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