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Sun Is King

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Capo 4 
key of G# major 
Be sure to accent the alternating bass notes occurring on the low  Eand A,
It bounces back and forth between those two.
Chords relative to capo
Eeven the most shimmering rain
empties out the sky and comes to an enAd
Ewe all know that the sun is king
there's no Amessing with our orbitinEg
so Bwhy is he standing in his own backyardE?
Dcrying at his falling Adown house of cardE?
did you see the ice in his eye?
did you see the dagger caught in his smile?
innocent as a summer flower
with a serpent coiled under his collar
so why is he standing in his own backyard?
crying at his falling down house of card?
The guitar solo follows the same chord structure as if going through the verse and chorus once. 
Now, if you don't have a capo, which I can sympathize with, then here are the 
actual names of those chords. 
Verse:
 G#-  C#  
Chorus:
 D#- G#  
 F#-  C#- G#  

All chords in this song (8)

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Sun Is King

by Laura Veirs

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4

key of G# major

E A

Be sure to accent the alternating bass notes occurring on the low and ,

It bounces back and forth between those two.

Chords relative to capo

even the most shimmering rain

empties out the sky and comes to an end

we all know that the sun is king

A E

there's no messing with our orbiting

B E

so why is he standing in his own backyard?

D A E

crying at his falling down house of card?

did you see the ice in his eye?

did you see the dagger caught in his smile?

innocent as a summer flower

with a serpent coiled under his collar

so why is he standing in his own backyard?

crying at his falling down house of card?

The guitar solo follows the same chord structure as if going through the verse and chorus once.

Now, if you don't have a capo, which I can sympathize with, then here are the

actual names of those chords.

Verse:

G# C#

Chorus:

D# G#

F# C# G#

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