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Kings Crossing

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[Intro]
Em C
G D Am
[Verse]
EmThe King's crossing was the Cmain attraction
GDominoes Dfalling in a Am7b5chain reaction
The Emscraping subject rCuled by fear told me
GWhiskey works Dbetter than Ambeer
The Emjudge is on vinyl, deCcisions aren't final
And Gnobody Dgets a repAm7b5rieve
And Emevery wave is Ctidal
If you hang around you're Ggoing Dto get Gwet
EmI can't prepare for death any Cmore than I already GhaveAm  
EmAll you can do now is Cwatch the shelves
The Ggame looks Deasy, that's Gwhy it sells
[Chorus]
GFrustrated fireworks insD/F#ide your head
Are going to Emstand and deliver Cdark instead
The Gmethod acting that D/F#pays my bills
Keeps the Emfat man feeding in CBeverly Hills
I got a Gheavy metal mouth, it D/F#hurls obscenity
And I Emget my check from the Ctrash treasury
Because I Gtook my own insides D/F#out
[Verse]
EmIt don't matter cause I Chave no sex life
And Gall I wanna do Dnow is Aminject my ex-wife
I've Emseen the movie
And I kCnow what happensG  D  Am  
It's EmChristmas time
And the Cneedle's on the tree
A sGkinny SanDta is bringing Amsomething to me
His Emvoice is overwhelming
But his Cspeech is slurred
And I Gonly underDstand every Gother word
[Chorus]
GOpen your parachute and D/F#grab your gun
FEmloat down like an omen, a sCetting sun
GRead the part and D/F#return at five
It's a Emhell of a role if you can Ckeep it alive
But I don't Gcare if I fuck up
I'm D/F#going on a date
With a Emrich white lady
CAin't life great?
GGimme one good reason not to D/F#do it
(Because I love you)
So Emdo it.C  
[Instrumental]
G D Am
Em C
G D Am
[Bridge]
TEmhis is the place where tCime reverses
And Gdead men tDalk to all the Ampretty nurses
IEmnstruments shine on a siClver tray
Don't Glet me get Dcarried awGay
Don't Glet me get Dcarried awGay
Don't Glet me be cDarried awAmay

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Kings Crossing

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7b5

D/F#

[Intro]

Em C

G D Am

[Verse]

Em C

The King's crossing was the main attraction

G D Am7b5

Dominoes falling in a chain reaction

Em C

The scraping subject ruled by fear told me

G D Am

Whiskey works better than beer

Em C

The judge is on vinyl, decisions aren't final

G D Am7b5

And nobody gets a reprieve

Em C

And every wave is tidal

G D G

If you hang around you're going to get wet

Em C G Am

I can't prepare for death any more than I already have

Em C

All you can do now is watch the shelves

G D G

The game looks easy, that's why it sells

[Chorus]

G D/F#

Frustrated fireworks inside your head

Em C

Are going to stand and deliver dark instead

G D/F#

The method acting that pays my bills

Em C

Keeps the fat man feeding in Beverly Hills

G D/F#

I got a heavy metal mouth, it hurls obscenity

Em C

And I get my check from the trash treasury

G D/F#

Because I took my own insides out

[Verse]

Em C

It don't matter cause I have no sex life

G D Am

And all I wanna do now is inject my ex-wife

I've seen the movie

C G D Am

And I know what happens

It's Christmas time

And the needle's on the tree

G D Am

A skinny Santa is bringing something to me

His voice is overwhelming

But his speech is slurred

G D G

And I only understand every other word

[Chorus]

G D/F#

Open your parachute and grab your gun

Em C

Float down like an omen, a setting sun

G D/F#

Read the part and return at five

Em C

It's a hell of a role if you can keep it alive

But I don't care if I fuck up

D/F#

I'm going on a date

With a rich white lady

Ain't life great?

G D/F#

Gimme one good reason not to do it

(Because I love you)

Em C

So do it.

[Instrumental]

G D Am

Em C

G D Am

[Bridge]

Em C

This is the place where time reverses

G D Am

And dead men talk to all the pretty nurses

Em C

Instruments shine on a silver tray

G D G

Don't let me get carried away

G D G

Don't let me get carried away

G D Am

Don't let me be carried away

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