Intro
E
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
F#m A C#m
Well I can hear his voice again
F#m A B
And I can hear his sooooong
F#m B
The singing is gooone
[Chorus]
E G# A E
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
C#m B E A
He was the King of the Song (King of the Song)
E G# A E
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
C#m B F#
I know that i'll never sing
The way that my daddy sang
[Verse 1]
E 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]
F#m A C#m
Fame-ridden world
F#m A B
Where I hear his sooong
F#m B
Singing he's gone
[Chorus]
E G# A E
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
C#m B E A
He was the King of the Song (King of the Song)
E G# A E
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
C#m B F#
I know that i'll never sing
The way that my daddy sang
[Verse 2]
C#m A
I am the King of the song
C#m A
I am the King of the song
C#m A
I am the King, the King of the song
C#m A
I am the King of the song
C#m A
I am the King of the song
C#m A
I am the King, the King of the song
C#m A
I am the King of the song
C#m A
I am the King of the song
C#m A
I am the King, the King of the song
C#m A
I am the King of the song
C#m A
I am the King of the song
C#m A E
I am the King of the song
[Verse 3]
E
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]
F#m A C#m
You can beat his heart again
F#m A B
When you sing his soooong
F#m B
Although he's gone