Notes:
In the live version, he plays the verses using barred chords.



Intro/Verse 1:
C5
new york, she used to hold me like a mother
A5                                F5
but now she just throws me to the lions and the wolves
  A5
i remember your face
   G5                       F5
it stares at me like the hero


C5
long ago i was king of your world
    A5                  F5
you held me close and i made you feel
     A5                G5                      F5
like you were protected from the forces of nature


Chorus:
C5
but when i close my eyes late at night
A5                          F5
baby, i'm the king, i'm the king of your world
        C5
and you stare at me like someone who
A5                                F5
someone who will crumble with the flesh and blood
        C5
and i'm asking you, can you still love me
A5                        F5
after all the hell that i put you through
      C5
i was mad enough to break your heart
A5                             F5                   A5
baby, i'm the king and they're never gonna take me alive
           F5
take me alive


Verse 2:
C5
damned in the country, damned in the city
A5                             F5
damns will be the work of your hands
               A5                        G5
the work of my hands was the worth of my word
                F5
the worst of my life 


C5
and once upon a time i was king of your world
    A5                  F5
you held me close and i made you feel
     A5                G5                      F5
like you were protected from the forces of nature


Chorus:
C5
but when i close my eyes late at night
A5                          F5
baby, i'm the king, i'm the king of your world
        C5
and you stare at me like someone who
A5                                F5
someone who will crumble with the flesh and blood
        C5
and i'm asking you, can you still love me
A5                        F5
after all the hell that i put you through
      C5
i was mad enough to break your heart
A5                             F5                   A5
baby, i'm the king and they're never gonna take me alive
           F5
take me alive
          C5    F5
take me alive

Bridge:
C5 A5 F5 C5 A5 F5



Chorus:
C5
but when i close my eyes late at night
A5                          F5
baby, i'm the king, i'm the king of your world
        C5
and you stare at me like someone who
A5                                F5
someone who will crumble with the flesh and blood
        C5
and i'm asking you, can you still love me
A5                        F5
after all the hell that i put you through
      C5
i was mad enough to break your heart
A5                             F5                   A5
baby, i'm the king and they're never gonna take me alive
           F5
take me alive
          C5    F5
take me alive

      
Outro:
C5 A5 F5 C5