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King For A Day

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Capo 3
GEveryones Ccreeping Fup to the Cmoney god
GPutting Ctongues where they Fdidn't ought to Gbe
GOn stepping Cstones of Fhuman Chearts and souls
GInto the Cland of Fnothing for Gfree
CWell the Gway that Emwe’re livAming
CIs all Gtake and Emno givAming
CThere’s Gnothing Emto believe Amin
The Floudest Emmouth will Amhail the Gnew found Fway
To be king for a day
GEveryones Clicking up Fto the Cnew king pin
GTrying to Cget way Fup with a Gsmile
GSing for your Csupper boy and Fjump to a Cfinger click
GAin’t my Cway of Fliving in Gstyle
Ccause the Gladder Emgets lonAmger
CAnd amGbition Emgets stronAmger
CI cant Gsatisfy Emthe hunAmger
That Fbad old Emmoon has Amgot you Gin its Fsway
To be king for a day
C D
CYou’re only here once so you got to get it Eright (no time to fuss and Cfight)
CCause life dont mean much if measured out with Esomeone elses Fplight
Ccause the Gway Emthat were livAming
CIs all Gtake Emand no givAming
CThere’s Gnothing Emto believe Amin
The loudFest Emmouth will Amhail the Gnew found Fway
To be king for a day.

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A minor

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King For A Day

by XTC

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

G C F C

Everyones creeping up to the money god

G C F G

Putting tongues where they didn't ought to be

G C F C

On stepping stones of human hearts and souls

G C F G

Into the land of nothing for free

C G Em Am

Well the way that we’re living

C G Em Am

Is all take and no giving

C G Em Am

There’s nothing to believe in

F Em Am G F

The loudest mouth will hail the new found way

To be king for a day

G C F C

Everyones licking up to the new king pin

G C F G

Trying to get way up with a smile

G C F C

Sing for your supper boy and jump to a finger click

G C F G

Ain’t my way of living in style

C G Em Am

cause the ladder gets longer

C G Em Am

And ambition gets stronger

C G Em Am

I cant satisfy the hunger

F Em Am G F

That bad old moon has got you in its sway

To be king for a day

C D

C E C

You’re only here once so you got to get it right (no time to fuss and fight)

C E F

Cause life dont mean much if measured out with someone elses plight

C G Em Am

cause the way that were living

C G Em Am

Is all take and no giving

C G Em Am

There’s nothing to believe in

F Em Am G F

The loudest mouth will hail the new found way

To be king for a day.

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