Intro
B
He would lean into my cradle
G
Rest an revolver on an infant cheek
[Pre-Chorus]
D
Speeding' and singing
Singing and speeding
E
Speeding, singing
My infancy to sleep
C#m E G#m
Well I can hear his voice again
C#m E F#
And I can hear his sooooong
C#m F#
The singing is gooone
[Chorus]
B D# E B
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
G#m F# B E
He was the King of the Song (King of the Song)
B D# E B
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
G#m F# C#
I know that i'll never sing
The way that my daddy sang
[Verse 1]
B G
Do you know what it's like to be born to a legend
To be born to a freak
D E
To face expectation from your first crowing peak at the world
An umbilical peak at this hideous
[Bridge]
C#m E G#m
Fame-ridden world
C#m E F#
Where I hear his sooong
C#m F#
Singing he's gone
[Chorus]
B D# E B
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
G#m F# B E
He was the King of the Song (King of the Song)
B D# E B
Nobody sings like my daddy sang
G#m F# C#
I know that i'll never sing
The way that my daddy sang
[Verse 2]
G#m E
I am the King of the song
G#m E
I am the King of the song
G#m E
I am the King, the King of the song
G#m E
I am the King of the song
G#m E
I am the King of the song
G#m E
I am the King, the King of the song
G#m E
I am the King of the song
G#m E
I am the King of the song
G#m E
I am the King, the King of the song
G#m E
I am the King of the song
G#m E
I am the King of the song
G#m E B
I am the King of the song
[Verse 3]
B
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
E
Speeding, singing
Come on let's sing along
[Outro]
C#m E G#m
You can beat his heart again
C#m E F#
When you sing his soooong
C#m F#
Although he's gone