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King of Pain chords
The Police *

Bm A  8x

          Bm           A           Bm    A  Bm A Bm A
There's a little black spot on the sun today 
         G        A        G     A   Bm A Bm A 
It's the same old thing as yesterday
          Bm        A             Bm        A  Bm A Bm A 
There's a black hat caught in the high tree top
          G        A           G          A   Bm A Bm A
There's a flagpole rag and the wind won't stop

       D            G               D       G
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
         D             G                D        G
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain.
        D          G                  D        G
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D       G            D       G
but it's my destiny to be the king of pain.
       
          Bm           A           Bm    A  
There's a little black spot on the sun today   
 F#m       A       G           
(that's my soul up there)                            
         G        A        G     A   
It's the same old thing as yesterday
 F#m       A       G
(that's my soul up there)
          Bm        A           Bm        A  
There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
 F#m       A       G
(that's my soul up there)
          G        A           G          A   
There's a flagpole rag and the wind won't stop
 F#m       A       G
(that's my soul up there)

       D            G               D       G
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
         D             G                D        G
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain.
        D          G                  D        G
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D       G            D       G
but it's my destiny to be the king of pain.

          Bm            A            Bm         A  
There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall
 F#m       A       G
(that's my soul up there)
          G           A           G     A    
There's a dead salmon frozen in a water fall

 F#m       A       G
(that's my soul up there)
          Bm         A            Bm           A  
There's a blue whale beached by a springtide's ebb
 F#m       A       G
(that's my soul up there)
          G         A            G        A   
There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web
 F#m       A       G
(that's my soul up there)

       D            G               D       G
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
         D             G                D        G
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain.
        D          G                  D        G
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D       G            D       G
but it's my destiny to be the king of pain.

          A         G               D         A
There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
                    G             D         A
There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt;
                   G             D      A
There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
                   G            Bm       A
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread.

solo

          Bm      A         Bm         A  
There's a red fox torn by a huntsmen's pack
 F#m       A       G
(that's my soul up there)
          G            A           G      A   
There's a black winged gull with a broken back
 F#m       A       G
(that's my soul up there)
          Bm           A           Bm    A  
There's a little black spot on the sun today   
         G        A        G     A   
It's the same old thing as yesterday

       D            G               D       G
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
         D             G                D        G
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain.
        D          G                  D        G
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D       G            D       G
but it's my destiny to be the king of pain.

        D   G
King of pain  3x
       G
I will always be..
        D   G
King of pain . . . . 


* Alternate:

Capo II

Bm  = Am
A   = G
G   = F
D   = C
F#m = Em

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