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From A Jack To A King: Ned Miller
#6 in 1962
Capo 1st fret
[Verse 1]
From a jack to a Dking...
from loneliness to a Awedding ring.
I played an ace and I Awon a queen
and walked away with your Dheart.
[Verse 2]
N.C.             D  
From a jack to a king...
with no regret I stacked the Acards last night.
And Lady Luck played her Ahand just right
to make me king of your Dheart.G  D  
[Bridge]
For D7just a Glittle while, I thought that I might 
Dlose the game.
Then just in E7time I saw, the twinkle in your Aeyes.
[Verse 3]
N.C.             D  
From a jack to a king...
from loneliness to a Awedding ring.
I played an ace and I Awon a queen...
you made me king of your Dheart.G  D  
[Interlude]
|    A|    A|  D   G| D  
[Bridge]
For D7just a Glittle while, I thought that I might 
Dlose the game.
Then just in E7time I saw, the twinkle in your Aeyes.
[Verse 4]
N.C.             D  
From a jack to a king...
from loneliness to a Awedding ring.
I played an ace and I Awon a queen...
you made me king of your Dheart.G  D  A  D  
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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D major

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From A Jack To A King

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From A Jack To A King

by Ned Miller

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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From A Jack To A King: Ned Miller

#6 in 1962

Capo 1st fret

[Verse 1]

From a jack to a king...

from loneliness to a wedding ring.

I played an ace and I won a queen

and walked away with your heart.

[Verse 2]

N.C.

From a jack to a king...

with no regret I stacked the cards last night.

And Lady Luck played her hand just right

D G D

to make me king of your heart.

[Bridge]

D7 G

For just a little while, I thought that I might

lose the game.

E7 A

Then just in time I saw, the twinkle in your eyes.

[Verse 3]

N.C.

From a jack to a king...

from loneliness to a wedding ring.

I played an ace and I won a queen...

D G D

you made me king of your heart.

[Interlude]

A A D G D

| | | |

[Bridge]

D7 G

For just a little while, I thought that I might

lose the game.

E7 A

Then just in time I saw, the twinkle in your eyes.

[Verse 4]

N.C.

From a jack to a king...

from loneliness to a wedding ring.

I played an ace and I won a queen...

D G D A D

you made me king of your heart.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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