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