Intro
E B A B x2
F#m C#m B7
[Verse 1]
E
Make me a king today
F#m
Tomorrow I'll throw it away
A
Cos what use is a crown
B
If she is not around
E
F# bed of linen sheets
F#m
Is not where you'll find me asleep
A
F# bed of nails will do
B
If I can sleep next to you
[Bridge]
E E/D# C#m
You could give me everything
A A/G F#m
The world at my feet
G#7 C#m
Still I'd throw it all away
B B7
To be next to her
[Chorus]
E B A B
Don't wake me up in the morning
E B A B
If its not her that I'm holding
F#m C#m
She's not there then I don't care
B7
And I don't want to know
E B A B
Can you hear me, Im calling
E B A B
Out your name as im falling
F#m C#m B7
I could have it all but I'd throw it all away
Just to be next to her
[Instrumental]
A A/G F#m E F#m
[Verse 2]
E
If its money or if its fame
F#m
Then I'd pass it all the same
A
No glory that I claim
B
As long as she knows my name
E
Build me an effigy
F#m
And I'll knock it into the sea
A
No deity for me,
B
I worship only she
[Bridge]
E E/D# C#m
You could give me everything
A A/G F#m
The world at my feet
G#7 C#m
Still I'd throw it all away
B B7
To be next to her
[Chorus]
E B A B
Don't wake me up in the morning
E B A B
If its not her that I'm holding
F#m C#m
She's not there then I don't care
B7
And I don't want to know
E B A B
Can you hear me, Im calling
E B A B
Out your name as im falling
F#m C#m B7
I could have it all but I'd throw it all away
Just to be next to her
[Outro]
A7 E
A7 E
To be next to her
A7 E
To be next to her
A7 E
To be next to her
A7 Emaj7
To be next to her