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King of the World
Sam Bush (from King of the World)
By Jeff Black
[Intro]
F#m E D A D A E
[Verse]
F#mHigh on a Ehill
The Dvalley Abelow me
The Dblue sky Aabove me
My Edream was so Areal
I F#mcould not Ehear
The Dhum of the Ahighway
Or the Ddrums of the Afoundry
EPounding out Asteel
[Chorus]
DDidn't need Ano money
DDidn't need Ano time
I Ddidn't need Anothing
But my Eown piece of Amind
AAnd to know that
A Dvoice like a Awhisper
Is Dbound to be Aheard
For Djust one Amoment
I'm the Eking of the F#mworld
DJust for one Amoment
I'm the Eking of the AworldE  F#m  Bm  
[Interlude]
F#m E D A D A E
[Verse]
So I F#mclose my Eeyes
Let the Dpowers deAfeat me
Because the Dreal world can't Afree me
From this Edirty old Atown
Where the F#mfour winds Eblow
I send Dmy troubles Arolling
Since the Dworld just kept Aturning
I just Elet it go Around
[Chorus]
DDidn't need Ano money
DDidn't need Ano time
DI didn't need Anothing
But my Eown piece of Amind
AAnd to know that
DA voice like Aa whisper
DIs bound to be Aheard
DJust for one Amoment
I'm the Eking of the F#mworld
DJust for one Amoment
I'm the Eking of the AworldE  F#m  Bm  
[Interlude]
F#m E D A D A E
[Verse]
See I F#mtook it all Ein
Like Dtime takes Aforever
In a Ddream that you Anever
BeElieved would come Atrue
Then I F#mgave it Eaway
I just Dhad to Asurrender
Man I Djust can't Aremember
When I Efelt so Agood
[Chorus]
DDidn't need Ano money
DDidn't need Ano time
I Ddidn't need Anothing
But my Eown piece of Amind
AAnd to know that
DA voice like Aa whisper
DIs bound to be Aheard
DJust Dmaj7for     Esus4one    Amoment
I'm the Eking of the F#mworld
DJust Dmaj7for     Esus4one    Amoment
I'm the Eking ...
I'm the Eking ... of the AworldE  F#m  Bm  
[Outro]
F#m E D A D A E A

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King Of The World

by Sam Bush

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F#m

Dmaj7

Esus4

King of the World

Sam Bush (from King of the World)

By Jeff Black

[Intro]

F#m E D A D A E

[Verse]

F#m E

High on a hill

D A

The valley below me

D A

The blue sky above me

E A

My dream was so real

F#m E

I could not hear

D A

The hum of the highway

D A

Or the drums of the foundry

E A

Pounding out steel

[Chorus]

D A

Didn't need no money

D A

Didn't need no time

D A

I didn't need nothing

E A

But my own piece of mind

And to know that

D A

A voice like a whisper

D A

Is bound to be heard

D A

For just one moment

E F#m

I'm the king of the world

D A

Just for one moment

E A E F#m Bm

I'm the king of the world

[Interlude]

F#m E D A D A E

[Verse]

F#m E

So I close my eyes

D A

Let the powers defeat me

D A

Because the real world can't free me

E A

From this dirty old town

F#m E

Where the four winds blow

D A

I send my troubles rolling

D A

Since the world just kept turning

E A

I just let it go round

[Chorus]

D A

Didn't need no money

D A

Didn't need no time

D A

I didn't need nothing

E A

But my own piece of mind

And to know that

D A

A voice like a whisper

D A

Is bound to be heard

D A

Just for one moment

E F#m

I'm the king of the world

D A

Just for one moment

E A E F#m Bm

I'm the king of the world

[Interlude]

F#m E D A D A E

[Verse]

F#m E

See I took it all in

D A

Like time takes forever

D A

In a dream that you never

E A

Believed would come true

F#m E

Then I gave it away

D A

I just had to surrender

D A

Man I just can't remember

E A

When I felt so good

[Chorus]

D A

Didn't need no money

D A

Didn't need no time

D A

I didn't need nothing

E A

But my own piece of mind

And to know that

D A

A voice like a whisper

D A

Is bound to be heard

D Dmaj7 Esus4 A

Just for one moment

E F#m

I'm the king of the world

D Dmaj7 Esus4 A

Just for one moment

I'm the king ...

E A E F#m Bm

I'm the king ... of the world

[Outro]

F#m E D A D A E A

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