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