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"King"

performed by Belly

written by Tanya Donelly

from the album KING



questions can go to : Dennis Kim < perth@nando.net >

special thanks to Edmond Hum



Standard Tuning

Key of D



INTRO:

e 5--3-----7--5------------------------

B ------5--------7--5------------------

G ---------------------2--4--6--7--9---

D -------------------------------------

A -------------------------------------

E -------------------------------------



D F#m D F#m D F#m G



D           F#m D   F#m           D   F#m              G

  little bird, i won't prey on you i won't prey on you this time

D         F#m   D       F#m          D        F#m        G (fill 1) A   

  i'm your faith i'm your faithhealer i'm your faithless companion

                                       G

  i'm the seed that made your perfect body

                A         D (fill 2) Bm D Bm D Bm A

  when you sleep, i am awake

D           Bm     D       Bm     D       Bm

  there is a light under the ocean under the ocean

          A

  there's things shining everywhere

D           Bm          D        Bm            D        Bm

  there is a lightkeeper under the blanket here under the blanket

          A                      G

  there's things shining down here

          A                       G              A

  now i see you lay your perfect body down by me



  now we're down



SOLO:

  Bm         A         Bm               A                     Bm   

e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D ----12v~~~-11b12r11---------9------------------------------------------12v~~~-

A 12-------------------12--9-----12v~~~-9--10--9------9h10p9------9--12---------

E ------------------------------------------------12----------12----------------

                                                                                

    A                      

e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D --11b12r11--------------------------------------------------------------------

A ------------12--9--10~~~------------------------------------------------------

E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                



D           F#m D   F#m           D   F#m              G

  little bird, i won't prey on you i won't prey on you this time

D         F#m   D       F#m          D        F#m        G (fill 1) A   

  i'm your faith i'm your faithhealer i'm your faithless companion

                                   G

  i'm the seed that made your body perfect

                A         D (fill 2) Bm D Bm

  when you sleep, i am awake

D           Bm     D       Bm     D       Bm

  there is a light under the ocean under the ocean

          A

  there's things shining everywhere

D           Bm          D        Bm            D        Bm

  there is a lightkeeper under the blanket here under the blanket

          A

  there's things shining everywhere

G                                A                  G

  you light the ocean from behind i'll show you mine (i'll show you)

  D             Bm          D               Bm

  baby, i can't fake it i'd like to see you naked

     D                Bm          D               Bm

  i'd like to see you take it i'd like to see you naked

D Bm    D Bm    D Bm    D Bm    D F#m A D...

  naked...naked...naked...naked...





                                                                                

FILL 1:                                                                               

-------------------------------------------------9--10---------------------

-----------------------------------------10--12----------------------------

------------------------------9--11--12------------------------------------

-------------------9--11--12-----------------------------------------------

--------9--10--12----------------------------------------------------------

10--12---------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                

FILL 2:                                                                                

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

11b12r11-------------------------------------------------------------------

----------12--11b12r11------9h11p9-----------------------------------------

------------------------12----------10--12v~~~-----------------------------

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That's it! <whew!> enjoy.



*Hi Lisa and Thomas!*