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TEMPLE OF THE KING
BY
RITCHIE BLACKMORE
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Key: Am

Intro: 	Am / F / G / Am
        Am / G /Dm-F/ Am

C		 G
  One day in the year of the fox
	Dm		Am
Came a time remembered well
	 F
When the strong young man
	G
Of the rising sun heard the
Am
Tolling of the great black bell

(bass)
C		 G
  One day in the year of the fox when the
E	      Am
Bell began to ring, it meant the
F		      G
Time had come for the one to go to the
Am
Temple of the King


Dm
There in the middle of the circle, he stands
Am
Searching, Seeking,
      G
With just one touch of his trembling hand
     Am
The answer will be found


Dm
Daylight waits for the oldman's scream
Am
Heaven, help me,
G	            Dm
Just like a rush of thousand wings
    E
It shines upon the world
	F	G   	Am
And the day has just begun

Instru:	Am / F / G / Am
        Am / G /Dm-F/ Am
(bass)
C		  G
  One day in the year of the fox
	Dm		Am
Came a time remembered well
	  F
When the strong young man
	G
Of the rising sun heard the
Am
Tolling of the great black bell

(bass)
C		 G
  One day in the year of the fox when the
E	      Am
Bell began to ring, it meant the
F		      G
Time had come for the one to go to the
Am
Temple of the King

Dm
There in the middle of people he stands
Am
Seeking, feeling
	  G
Just one touch of the strong right hand
      E
He's gone, to the
F      G      Am
Temple of the King

Instru:	Am / F / G / Am
        Am / G /Dm-F/ E

solo:  Am / F / Am / F / Am
	G / Dm / E / Am / F / Am / F
	Am / G / Dm / E
Dm
Far from the circle of the edge of the world
      Am
He's smoking, wandering
G
Thinking back of the stories he's told
       Am
Before he's gonna see
Dm
There in the middle of the circle he lies
Am
Heaven, help me
G		     Dm
All could see by the shine in his eyes
     E
The answer has been found

Dm
Back with the people in the circle he stands
Am
Seeing, feeling
     G			    Dm			   E
With just one touch of the strong right hand they know
	F      G      Am
Of the Temple and the King

instr: Am / F / G / Am
       Am / G /Dm-F/ Am

arppegio: F - E - Am :: end
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::::::::::: background arpeggio increases volume towards end ::::::::::::::::::
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Urban De Souza
ujd@ecl.psu.edu
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