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We Could Be Kings

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[Intro]
C Dm G C
C Dm G C
Am Dm F Am
Am Dm G Am
F Am
D D D D
[VERSE]
BelGieve Amme
Oh CI'm not scared by Danything
But EmbeiCng Dyou
could Gbreak Amme
CDrain my heart and Dwrench my spirit
EmWhat Am7do I Ddo
That's GsoAm-o 
enCchanting you can't Dbear to leave me
EmI dCeserve Dhell
So Gtake Amme 
Cdo your worst and Ddo it proper
    Em   Am7The Dshell must break so
[Bridge]
AmWe could be Dkings
This planet is Amours
We've love on our Dside
The keys to Ammy car
We'll storm through the Emcity
Oh Bmlet's drive
CHold tigDht
[VERSE]
Oh beGlieve Amme
It's Ctime to tell my Dfriends I love them
EmThey Cdeserve Dmore
Than GhasAmty 
deliveCred words of Dkindness
   Em   Am7Oh I'm Dsure you know that
[Bridge]
AmWe could be Dkings
This planet is Amours
We've love on our Dside
The keys to Ammy car
We'll storm through the Emcity
BmLet's drive
CDid I hear Dyou cry
[Chorus]
Will you Amhold me like a Dchild
Will you Emcatch me when I Cfall
can you Amhear me when I Dcall
can you Emlove me?
When I'm Amhungry and I'm Dcold
Will you Emfeed me from Cyour palm
And Amshelter me from Dharm
Can you Emlove me?
When I'm Amailing and I'm Dtired
And my Emyears are running Cout
can you Amtake away all Ddoubt
Can you Emlove me?
When I'm Amhungry and I'm Dcold
Will you Emfeed me from Cyour palm
And Amshelter me from Dharm
Can you Emlove me?
[Solo]
Am Bm
C Bm
Am Em
Bm C D
Am D Em C
Am D Em
[Chorus]
AmHold me like a Dchild
EmCatch me when I Cfall
AmHear me when I Dcall
can you Emlove me?
When I'm Amhungry and I'm Dcold
Will you Emfeed me from Cyour palm
And Amshelter me from Dharm
Can you Emlove me?
Oh when I'm Amailing and I'm Dtired
And my Emyears are running Cout
can you Amtake away all Ddoubt
Can you Emlove me?
Will you Amunderstand my Dcries
ProEmtect me when I Clie
OAmh I need all your Dtime
For I am Emlonely
AmNo-oDo
It's Emtime to tell my Cfriends I love them
AmThese Dthings take 
EmMore than kindness
AmNo-oDo
It's Emtime to tell my Cfriends I love them
AmOhD  
There's Emnothing more we can do
Am D Em C
Am D Em
[Outro Solo]
Am D Em C
Am D Em
Am D Em C
Am D Em
Bm C Bm
Am Em Bm C

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We Could Be Kings

by Gene

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

[Intro]

C Dm G C

Am Dm F Am

Am Dm G Am

F Am

D D D D

[VERSE]

G Am

Believe me

C D

Oh I'm not scared by anything

Em C D

But being you

G Am

could break me

C D

Drain my heart and wrench my spirit

Em Am7 D

What do I do

G Am

That's so-o

C D

enchanting you can't bear to leave me

Em C D

I deserve hell

G Am

So take me

C D

do your worst and do it proper

Em Am7 D

The shell must break so

[Bridge]

Am D

We could be kings

This planet is ours

We've love on our side

The keys to my car

We'll storm through the city

Oh let's drive

C D

Hold tight

[VERSE]

G Am

Oh believe me

C D

It's time to tell my friends I love them

Em C D

They deserve more

G Am

Than hasty

C D

delivered words of kindness

Em Am7 D

Oh I'm sure you know that

[Bridge]

Am D

We could be kings

This planet is ours

We've love on our side

The keys to my car

We'll storm through the city

Let's drive

C D

Did I hear you cry

[Chorus]

Am D

Will you hold me like a child

Em C

Will you catch me when I fall

Am D

can you hear me when I call

can you love me?

Am D

When I'm hungry and I'm cold

Em C

Will you feed me from your palm

Am D

And shelter me from harm

Can you love me?

Am D

When I'm ailing and I'm tired

Em C

And my years are running out

Am D

can you take away all doubt

Can you love me?

Am D

When I'm hungry and I'm cold

Em C

Will you feed me from your palm

Am D

And shelter me from harm

Can you love me?

[Solo]

Am Bm

C Bm

Am Em

Bm C D

Am D Em C

Am D Em

[Chorus]

Am D

Hold me like a child

Em C

Catch me when I fall

Am D

Hear me when I call

can you love me?

Am D

When I'm hungry and I'm cold

Em C

Will you feed me from your palm

Am D

And shelter me from harm

Can you love me?

Am D

Oh when I'm ailing and I'm tired

Em C

And my years are running out

Am D

can you take away all doubt

Can you love me?

Am D

Will you understand my cries

Em C

Protect me when I lie

Am D

Oh I need all your time

For I am lonely

Am D

No-oo

Em C

It's time to tell my friends I love them

Am D

These things take

More than kindness

Am D

No-oo

Em C

It's time to tell my friends I love them

Am D

There's nothing more we can do

Am D Em C

Am D Em

[Outro Solo]

Am D Em C

Am D Em

Am D Em C

Am D Em

Bm C Bm

Am Em Bm C

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