Intro
G#m F# E F# G#m F# E F# G#m
[Verse]
G#m
Welcome to the great republic
F#
Guess I should show you round
E F#
Where once I was a King, and now I am a clown
G#m F#
The love that we once shared, made a King of me
E
But now you're gone, but now you're gone
F#
All I face is poverty
[Chorus]
G#m F#
King without a heart, King without a hope
E
King without a woman baby
F# G#m
Oh, I'm a King without a crown
G#m F#
King without a heart, King without a hope
E
King without a woman baby
F# G#m
Oh, I'm a King without a crown
[Verse]
G#m
Hell hath no fury (Hell hath no fury)
F#
Like a woman scorned (Like a woman scorned)
E
But heaven don't boast, no heaven don't boast
F#
The jewel, the pretty jewel I just pawned (I just pawned)
G#m F#
Every cloud has a silver lining (Every dog has its day)
E
Oh, but I guess the sun stopped shining (shining, shining)
F#
On the day you went away
[Chorus]
G#m F#
King without a heart, King without a hope
E
King without a woman baby
F# G#m
Oh, I'm a King without a crown
G#m F#
King without a heart, King without a hope
E
King without a woman baby
F# G#m
Oh, I'm a King without a crown
G#m F#
King without a heart, King without a hope
E
King without a woman baby
F# G#m
Yes, I'm a King (King), King without a crown
[Solo]
G#m F# E F# G#m F# E F# G#m
[Verse]
G#m F#
Bathed in former glory, deposed from my throne
E
How do I get to tell my story
F#
When all get's your answerphone, but you ain't home
G#m F#
With the love you gave, I felt like royalty
E
But now you're face to face, face to face
F#
With one ex-member of the aristocracy
[Chorus]
G#m F#
King without a heart, King without a hope
E
King without a woman baby
F# G#m
Oh, I'm a King without a crown
G#m F#
King without a heart, King without a hope
E
King without a woman baby
F# G#m
Oh, I'm a King without a crown
G#m F#
King without a heart, King without a hope
E
King without a woman baby
F# G#m
Yes, I'm a King (King), King without a crown
[Outro]
G#m F# E F#
There's no need to feel down
G#m F# E F#
Yeah, just take a look around
G#m F# E
You'll see a man who's just a man, nothing more
F# G#m
G# King without a crown