King of Pain

Intro: 0:00
Bm A  - x8

Verse 1: 0:15
           Bm            A
There's a little black spot
        Bm    A | Bm A | Bm A
On the sun today,
          G         A
It's the same old thing
    G     A  | C# C#m | G
As yesterday.
0:32
            Bm       A
There's a black hat caught
        Bm        A | Bm A | Bm A
In the high tree top,
            G       A 
There's a flagpole rag and the
 G           A | C# C#m | G
Wind won't stop.

Chorus 1: 0:48
         A           G
I have stood here before
            D       G
Inside the pouring rain
          A             G
With the world turning circles
          D        G
Running 'round my brain.
0:56
        A           G
I guess I'm always hoping
            D         G
That you'll end this reign,
          A       G
But it's my destiny
           D       G!
To be the king of pain.

Verse 2: 1:07
           Bm            A
There's a little black spot
        Bm    A
On the sun today,
   Bm       A        Bm
(That's my soul up there.)

          G         A
It's the same old thing
    G     A
As yesterday.
   F#m               G
(That's my soul up there.)
1:23
            Bm       A
There's a black hat caught
      Bm        A
In a high tree top,
   Bm       A
(That's my soul up there.)

            G       A
There's a flagpole rag
         G           A
And the wind won't stop
   F#m               G
(That's my soul up there.)

Chorus 2: 1:38
         D
I have stood here before
                    G
Inside the pouring rain
          D
With the world turning circles
                    G
Running 'round my brain.
1:46
        D
I guess I'm always hoping
                      G
That you'll end this reign,
          D
But it's my destiny
                   G!!
To be the king of pain.

Verse 3: 1:57
           Bm             A
There's a fossil that's trapped
      Bm         A
In a high cliff wall,
   Bm       A        Bm
(That's my soul up there.)

           G            A
There's a dead salmon frozen
      G    A
In a waterfall.
   F#m               G
(That's my soul up there.)
2:12
            Bm        A
There's a blue whale beached
        Bm        A
By a springtide's ebb,
   Bm       A
(That's my soul up there.)

           G          A
There's a butterfly trapped
       G       A
In a spider's web.
   F#m               G
(That's my soul up there.)

Chorus 3: 2:27
         D
I have stood here before
                    G
Inside the pouring rain
          D
With the world turning circles
                    G
Running 'round my brain.
2:35
        D
I guess I'm always hoping
                      G
That you'll end this reign,
          D
But it's my destiny
                   G
To be the king of pain.

Verse 4: 2:43
A
  There's a king on a throne
         G         A
With his eyes torn out,
            A
There's a blind man looking
        G
For a shadow of doubt;
2:51
A
  There's a rich man sleeping
      G
On a golden bed,
A
  There's a skeleton choking
       G      Bm ->
On a crust of    bread.

Instrumental: 2:59
Bm A  - x4
3:06
         Bm  A
King of pain.

Bm A | Bm A | Bm
3:14
C  - x8

Verse 5: 3:29
           Bm      A
There's a red fox torn
      Bm         A
By a huntsman's pack,
   Bm       A        Bm
(That's my soul up there.)

A             G           A
  There's a black-winged gull
         G     A
With a broken back.
   F#m               G
(That's my soul up there.)
3:45
           F#m7          F
There's a little black spot
        E7    D#!!
On the sun today
          F#m7      F
It's the same old thing
    D#7   D7 | D7 | D7
As yesterday.

Chorus 4: 4:01
         D
I have stood here before
                    G
Inside the pouring rain
          D
With the world turning circles
                    G
Running 'round my brain.
4:09
        D
I guess I'm always hoping
                      G
That you'll end this reign,
          D
But it's my destiny
                   G  | D
To be the king of pain.

Coda: 4:20
G          D  | D:
  King of pain.
G          D  | D:
  King of pain.
G          D
  King of pain.
4:30
       G                  D
I will always be king of pain...