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King For A Day

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[Intro]
 C   F   Bb     G   C   F   Bb      Gx2
[Verse]
I know you Cwell
And I can tAmell
SComething's on your mFind
'Cos in your dreAmams
The demon scC7reams
And I Fknow he's going to Cmhurt Gsus4you   Cblind
[Pre-Chorus]
FYou say you Chunger  Ffor something Cyou Bbcan't Amget C7at Dmall
And love is nAmot enough anymBboreG  
[Chorus]
If I was Cking for just one Fday
I would Bbgive it all aGway
I would Cgive it all aFway to be with Bbyou   yo oGhh
If I was Cking for just one Fday
I had Bbjust one thing to Gsay
You know that Clove is
All we Fneed to get us Bbthrough     ooo-oooh
[Verse]
Diamond Crings
And all those Amthings
CThey never sparkle like your Fsmile
And as for Amfame (fame fame)
It's just a C7name (same same)
That Fonly satisCmfies you Gsus4for  a C7while, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
FYou say you Chunger   Ffor something Cyou Bbcan't Amget C7at Dmall
And love is nAmot enough anymBboreG  
[Chorus]
If I was kCing for just one dFay
I would Bbgive it all aGway (give it all away)
I would Cgive it all aFway to be with yBbou   yo oGhhh
If I was Cking for just one Fday
I had jBbust one thing to Gsay (say say)
You know that Clove is
All we Fneed to get us Bbthrough     ooh-ooh
[Verse]
I've heard it Csaid
Or maybe Amread
COnly money makes the world go 'Fround
But all the Amgold
Won't heal your C7soul (won't heal your soul)
FIf your world should Cmtumble  Gsus4to the Cground
[Pre-Chorus]
FYou say you Chunger  Ffor something Cyou Bbcan't Amget C7at Dmall
And love is Amnot enough anyBbmore, so G7listen: 
[Bridge]
CLove is all, love is all, lFove is all we need          (love is all we need)
BbLove is all, love is all, Glove is all we need yeah.    (Love, love)
CLove is all, love is all, Flove is all we need          (love is all we need)
BbLove is all, love is all, Glove is all we need yeah.
[Chorus]
If I     was   Cking for just     oFne      day
     (If I was king)        (for just one day)
I would Bbgive it all aGway  (give it all away)
I would Cgive it  all    aFway to be with yBbou   yo oGhhh
   (all away)      (all away)
If I     was   Cking for just     oFne      day
     (If I was king)        (for just one day)
I had jBbust one thing to Gsay (say say)
You know that Clove is
All we Fneed to get us BbthroughG  
[Chorus]
If I     was   Cking for just     oFne      day
     (If I was king)        (for just one day)
I would Bbgive it all aGway (give it all away)
I would Cgive it  all    aFway to be with yBbou   yo oGhhh
   (all away)      (all away)
[Outro]
If I     was   CKing
     (If I was king)
(For just one Fday)
(BbJust one thing to Gsay)     (say say)
(CLove...       F   BbYou...  G)
C       F     Bb      G

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King For A Day

by Thompson Twins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

[Intro]

C F Bb G C F Bb G

[Verse]

I know you well

And I can tell

C F

Something's on your mind

'Cos in your dreams

The demon screams

F Cm Gsus4 C

And I know he's going to hurt you blind

[Pre-Chorus]

F C F C Bb Am C7 Dm

You say you hunger for something you can't get at all

Am Bb G

And love is not enough anymore

[Chorus]

C F

If I was king for just one day

Bb G

I would give it all away

C F Bb G

I would give it all away to be with you yo ohh

C F

If I was king for just one day

Bb G

I had just one thing to say

You know that love is

F Bb

All we need to get us through ooo-oooh

[Verse]

Diamond rings

And all those things

C F

They never sparkle like your smile

And as for fame (fame fame)

It's just a name (same same)

F Cm Gsus4 C7

That only satisfies you for a while, oh

[Pre-Chorus]

F C F C Bb Am C7 Dm

You say you hunger for something you can't get at all

Am Bb G

And love is not enough anymore

[Chorus]

C F

If I was king for just one day

Bb G

I would give it all away (give it all away)

C F Bb G

I would give it all away to be with you yo ohhh

C F

If I was king for just one day

Bb G

I had just one thing to say (say say)

You know that love is

F Bb

All we need to get us through ooh-ooh

[Verse]

I've heard it said

Or maybe read

C F

Only money makes the world go 'round

But all the gold

Won't heal your soul (won't heal your soul)

F Cm Gsus4 C

If your world should tumble to the ground

[Pre-Chorus]

F C F C Bb Am C7 Dm

You say you hunger for something you can't get at all

Am Bb G7

And love is not enough anymore, so listen:

[Bridge]

C F

Love is all, love is all, love is all we need (love is all we need)

Bb G

Love is all, love is all, love is all we need yeah. (Love, love)

C F

Love is all, love is all, love is all we need (love is all we need)

Bb G

Love is all, love is all, love is all we need yeah.

[Chorus]

C F

If I was king for just one day

(If I was king) (for just one day)

Bb G

I would give it all away (give it all away)

C F Bb G

I would give it all away to be with you yo ohhh

(all away) (all away)

C F

If I was king for just one day

(If I was king) (for just one day)

Bb G

I had just one thing to say (say say)

You know that love is

F Bb G

All we need to get us through

[Chorus]

C F

If I was king for just one day

(If I was king) (for just one day)

Bb G

I would give it all away (give it all away)

C F Bb G

I would give it all away to be with you yo ohhh

(all away) (all away)

[Outro]

If I was King

(If I was king)

(For just one day)

Bb G

(Just one thing to say) (say say)

C F Bb G

(Love... You... )

C F Bb G

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