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Kings Horses

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo the fourth fret.
Here's the little intro thing on piano...
  (N.C.)       G
e|-------0-2-3---|
B|-0-------------|
G|---2-0---------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|-------------3-|
On the "G" bass note begin strumming the chords once through before you start singing.
[Verse 1]
GJokers belDieve what they're Cadd9told more or Gless
So Empull up an Darmchair lets Cadd9drink to sucGcess
GEveryone Dlaughed at the Cadd9things that you Gsaid
At Emall the kings Dhorses and Cadd9all the kings Gmen
[Chorus]
  EmWhen the back lights have Dsus2broken
  Cadd9Then all that you Gbuilt will come D/F#tumbling Emdown
Don't try to Dsus2hold it
  Cadd9You know you can Galways start Dover aCadd9gain
[Verse 2]
GTell me a Dstory or Cadd9sing me a Gtune
ReEmmember the Done 'bout the Cadd9man on the Gmoon?
In the Gmorning I Dswear I will Cadd9tell you the Gtruth
EmHow you reDceive it, well, Cadd9that's up to Gyou
[Chorus]
  EmWhen the back lights have Dsus2broken
  Cadd9Then all that you Gbuilt will come D/F#tumbling Emdown
Don't try to Dsus2hold it
  Cadd9You know you can Galways start Dover aCadd9gain
[Bridge]
  EmI know I should Gask you
But Ameveryone got B7scared
  EmI just want to Ghelp you
But Ameveryone got B7scaCadd9redD  Em  
Cadd9ScaredD  Em  
Cadd9ScaredD  Em  
[Outro Chorus]
  EmI should have Dtold you
  Cadd9That everyone Gknows what they D/F#wished they had Emsaid
Now the back lights have Dbroken
  Cadd9And all that you Gbuilt has come D/F#tumbling Emdown
So don't try to Dhold it
  Cadd9You know you can Galways start D/F#over aCadd9gainD  G  

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Kings Horses

by Jet

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Dsus2

D/F#

Capo the fourth fret.

Here's the little intro thing on piano...

(N.C.) G

e|-------0-2-3---|

B|-0-------------|

G|---2-0---------|

D|---------------|

A|---------------|

E|-------------3-|

On the "G" bass note begin strumming the chords once through before you start singing.

[Verse 1]

G D Cadd9 G

Jokers believe what they're told more or less

Em D Cadd9 G

So pull up an armchair lets drink to success

G D Cadd9 G

Everyone laughed at the things that you said

Em D Cadd9 G

At all the kings horses and all the kings men

[Chorus]

Em Dsus2

When the back lights have broken

Cadd9 G D/F# Em

Then all that you built will come tumbling down

Dsus2

Don't try to hold it

Cadd9 G D Cadd9

You know you can always start over again

[Verse 2]

G D Cadd9 G

Tell me a story or sing me a tune

Em D Cadd9 G

Remember the one 'bout the man on the moon?

G D Cadd9 G

In the morning I swear I will tell you the truth

Em D Cadd9 G

How you receive it, well, that's up to you

[Chorus]

Em Dsus2

When the back lights have broken

Cadd9 G D/F# Em

Then all that you built will come tumbling down

Dsus2

Don't try to hold it

Cadd9 G D Cadd9

You know you can always start over again

[Bridge]

Em G

I know I should ask you

Am B7

But everyone got scared

Em G

I just want to help you

Am B7 Cadd9 D Em

But everyone got scared

Cadd9 D Em

Scared

Cadd9 D Em

Scared

[Outro Chorus]

Em D

I should have told you

Cadd9 G D/F# Em

That everyone knows what they wished they had said

Now the back lights have broken

Cadd9 G D/F# Em

And all that you built has come tumbling down

So don't try to hold it

Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9 D G

You know you can always start over again

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