Intro
F
He would lean into my cradle
C#
Rest an revolver on an infant cheek
[Pre-Chorus]
G#
Speeding' and singing
Singing and speeding
A#
Speeding, singing
My infancy to sleep
Gm A# Dm
Well I can hear his voice again
Gm A# C
And I can hear his sooooong
Gm C
The singing is gooone
[Chorus]
F A A# F
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
Dm C F A#
He was the King of the Song (King of the Song)
F A A# F
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
Dm C G
I know that i'll never sing
The way that my daddy sang
[Verse 1]
F C#
Do you know what it's like to be born to a legend
To be born to a freak
G# A#
To face expectation from your first crowing peak at the world
An umbilical peak at this hideous
[Bridge]
Gm A# Dm
Fame-ridden world
Gm A# C
Where I hear his sooong
Gm C
Singing he's gone
[Chorus]
F A A# F
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
Dm C F A#
He was the King of the Song (King of the Song)
F A A# F
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
Dm C G
I know that i'll never sing
The way that my daddy sang
[Verse 2]
Dm A#
I am the King of the song
Dm A#
I am the King of the song
Dm A#
I am the King, the King of the song
Dm A#
I am the King of the song
Dm A#
I am the King of the song
Dm A#
I am the King, the King of the song
Dm A#
I am the King of the song
Dm A#
I am the King of the song
Dm A#
I am the King, the King of the song
Dm A#
I am the King of the song
Dm A#
I am the King of the song
Dm A# F
I am the King of the song
[Verse 3]
F
What do you mean you don't know my singer
C#
What do you mean that you don't know his song
G#
He was speeding and singing
Singing and speeding
A#
Speeding, singing
Come on let's sing along
[Outro]
Gm A# Dm
You can beat his heart again
Gm A# C
When you sing his soooong
Gm C
Although he's gone