Intro
C G F G x2
Dm Am G7
[Verse 1]
C
Make me a king today
Dm
Tomorrow I'll throw it away
F
Cos what use is a crown
G
If she is not around
C
D bed of linen sheets
Dm
Is not where you'll find me asleep
F
D bed of nails will do
G
If I can sleep next to you
[Bridge]
C C/B Am
You could give me everything
F F/Eb Dm
The world at my feet
E7 Am
Still I'd throw it all away
G G7
To be next to her
[Chorus]
C G F G
Don't wake me up in the morning
C G F G
If its not her that I'm holding
Dm Am
She's not there then I don't care
G7
And I don't want to know
C G F G
Can you hear me, Im calling
C G F G
Out your name as im falling
Dm Am G7
I could have it all but I'd throw it all away
Just to be next to her
[Instrumental]
F F/Eb Dm C Dm
[Verse 2]
C
If its money or if its fame
Dm
Then I'd pass it all the same
F
No glory that I claim
G
As long as she knows my name
C
Build me an effigy
Dm
And I'll knock it into the sea
F
No deity for me,
G
I worship only she
[Bridge]
C C/B Am
You could give me everything
F F/Eb Dm
The world at my feet
E7 Am
Still I'd throw it all away
G G7
To be next to her
[Chorus]
C G F G
Don't wake me up in the morning
C G F G
If its not her that I'm holding
Dm Am
She's not there then I don't care
G7
And I don't want to know
C G F G
Can you hear me, Im calling
C G F G
Out your name as im falling
Dm Am G7
I could have it all but I'd throw it all away
Just to be next to her
[Outro]
F7 C
F7 C
To be next to her
F7 C
To be next to her
F7 C
To be next to her
F7 Cmaj7
To be next to her