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