Intro
B F# E F# x2
C#m G#m F#7
[Verse 1]
B
Make me a king today
C#m
Tomorrow I'll throw it away
E
Cos what use is a crown
F#
If she is not around
B
C# bed of linen sheets
C#m
Is not where you'll find me asleep
E
C# bed of nails will do
F#
If I can sleep next to you
[Bridge]
B B/A# G#m
You could give me everything
E E/D C#m
The world at my feet
D#7 G#m
Still I'd throw it all away
F# F#7
To be next to her
[Chorus]
B F# E F#
Don't wake me up in the morning
B F# E F#
If its not her that I'm holding
C#m G#m
She's not there then I don't care
F#7
And I don't want to know
B F# E F#
Can you hear me, Im calling
B F# E F#
Out your name as im falling
C#m G#m F#7
I could have it all but I'd throw it all away
Just to be next to her
[Instrumental]
E E/D C#m B C#m
[Verse 2]
B
If its money or if its fame
C#m
Then I'd pass it all the same
E
No glory that I claim
F#
As long as she knows my name
B
Build me an effigy
C#m
And I'll knock it into the sea
E
No deity for me,
F#
I worship only she
[Bridge]
B B/A# G#m
You could give me everything
E E/D C#m
The world at my feet
D#7 G#m
Still I'd throw it all away
F# F#7
To be next to her
[Chorus]
B F# E F#
Don't wake me up in the morning
B F# E F#
If its not her that I'm holding
C#m G#m
She's not there then I don't care
F#7
And I don't want to know
B F# E F#
Can you hear me, Im calling
B F# E F#
Out your name as im falling
C#m G#m F#7
I could have it all but I'd throw it all away
Just to be next to her
[Outro]
E7 B
E7 B
To be next to her
E7 B
To be next to her
E7 B
To be next to her
E7 Bmaj7
To be next to her