Mel Brooks - Its good to be the king

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Ooh, Ssss, Ooh, there's a naughty bit of crumpet, haa D A F#m Bm Em

^GOoh Ah ^BmOoh, I'll take Jon Marie, haa ^EmOoh^B, ^Bm Step up here, Ooh^B, ^GAh, ^AOoh^F#m

^F#mNow get down ^Dpeople and listen to me Gonna tell you how I made ^Ehistory You can call me Louis, I'm the^G king of France ^GCheck out my story while you do your dance Now in ^Dseventeen hundred and eighty-nine ^EThe peasants were starving, but I was fine We were ^Dhanging out, down in old Versailles ^DThat's the week end pad of my Queen and I In the ^Bmalleys of Paris they was ^Deating rats ^DBut it was filet mignon for the aristocrats There were Dukes and Counts and ^GBarons and Earls ^F#mI gave them the titles but I kept the girls ^DBlondes, red heads, wild brunettes ^ELadies-in-waitin', I didn't wait to get ^DThere was truffles for breakfast, toast for brunch ^AThe line of the Folies ^BBergère for lunch

^Em(Ooh yes, it's ^Bmgood to be the King) ^Bm(Ooh La La) (^DGee, but it's ^Ggood to be the ^AKing) ^BmSay it girls (You can be ^Gsure about one ^Bthing) (^BOoh La La) (^EMais oui, it's ^Ggood to be the ^Aking^F#m) ^F#It's good to be the king^{D D}Ooh, Come on baby fill it up, Ah, Ooh meet at my ^Echambers if you like

^DWell if Paris was rioting, they were doing it good When we heard there was some trouble in the ^Eneighborhood I wasn't too worried, ^Dno big deal ^DYou step out the line, Jack, you're in the Bastille ^BmThe party kept swinging all ^Dday and all night The champagne was flowing, we was ^Efeeling all right They were ^Dscreaming for bread, things started to shake ^DBut Marie-Antoinette said (Well let 'em eat cake!) ^DNow the rabble wouldn't have it, they was angry with me They built a ^Ebig old razor called the guillotine Then the ^Dpeople all shouted, "^GWe'll have our day" "Down with dirty water, give us ^DPerrier!" ^DI said the more you want, things might get screwy But they'll never lay a finger on ^Egood King Louis Just keep your cool, don't ^Afret, don't freak ^AI say Hey! ^A(Say what?) C'est ^Bmagnifique!

(^DOoh yes, it's ^Ggood to be the ^Bmking) (^BmOoh La La) (^DGee, but it's ^Ggood to be the ^Aking) Your fantasy ^Bmis my reali^Dty (You can be sure about one ^Ething) (^BOoh La La) (^DMais oui, it's good to be the ^Aking)^F#

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It's good to be the king

^A(Paria Pappu Paria Pappu ^DParia Pappu ^GParia Pappu Paria Pappu ^EParia) (^AParia Pappu Paria Pappu Paria Pappu ^DmParia Pappu Paria Pappu ^EmParia)

^Bm (^DOoh), Night and day comme vous vou^Bmlez, (^AOoh).

^BmWell they broke down the gate in one ^Dmassive assault ^DAnd the party came to a grinding halt They took the midgets and the freakies with the ^Ggirls and all And the ^F#mboys said, "Louis, it's ^Etime to go" ^DThey put my neck on the block, they took off my wig ^DAnd It occurred to me this was the end of the gig ^DThey asked me did I have any last words to say Well, I ^Araised my head and I ^Bmhollered "Hey!"

(^BmOoh yes, it's good to be the king) (^BmOoh La La) (Gee, but it's ^Ggood to be the ^Aking) ^AWell c'est la vie, make that la ^Dmort (You can be ^Gsure about on^Bme thing) (^BmOoh La La) (Mais ^Goui, it's good to be the ^Aking^B)

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It's good to be the king (^EWell good, it's ^Ggood to be the ^Bmking) (^BOoh La La) (^EOoh yes, it's ^Ggood to be the ^Aking) Well it was good ^Dwhile it last^Eed (We can be ^Bmsure about one thing) (^BOoh La La) (^EmMais oui, it's ^Ggood to be the ^Emking) ^F#It's good to be the king!