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