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