Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 23:16:00 -0500 From: QUENNEVILLE CRAIG <e0fvyczs@mail.erin.utoronto.ca> Subject: CRD: p/police/king_of_pain.crd Title: King of Pain Artist: The Police Songwriter: Sting My Name: Craig Quenneville (e0fvyczs@mail.erin.utoronto.ca) This is my first attempt at submitting anything to OLGA. Hope this makes the cut. This is only a bunch of chords and lyrics, sorry, no tabs. The solo is pretty easy, but no guitar with me right now. Just play around with the bottom E and B strings and you'll figure it out! Chords x-don't play X-mute string

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KING OF PAIN

There's a ^Bmlittle black ^Aspot on the sun ^Bm to-^Aday ^Bm ^A ^Bm ^A It's the ^Gsame old t^Ahing as yes ^G- ter - da^Ay ^C#sus ^C#m ^Gmaj7

There's a ^Bmblack hat c^Aaught in the high ^Bm tree t^Aop ^Bm ^A ^Bm ^A There's a ^Gflagpole r^Aag and the wind ^G won't ^Astop^C#sus ^C#m ^Gmaj7

I have ^A/Dstood here bef^G6ore inside the ^D/F#pouring r^Gain with the ^A/Dworld turning cir^G6-cles running '^D/F#round my b^Grain.

I guess ^A/DI'm always hop^G6-ing that you'll ^D/F#end this r^Geign but it's ^A/Dmy desti^G6ny to be the ^D/F#king of p^Gain.

There's a ^Bmlittle black spot on the sun today that's my soul up there

It's the ^A/Gsame old thing as yesterday ^F#mthat's my soul up there ^G

There's a ^Bmblack hat caught in a high tree top that's my soul up there

There's a ^A/Gflagpole rag and the wind won't stop ^F#mthat's my soul up there ^G

I have ^Dstood here before inside the pouring ^Grain with the ^Dworld turning circles running 'round my b^Grain.

I guess ^DI'm always hoping that you'll end this rei^Ggn But it's ^Dmy destiny to be the king of p^Gain.

There's a f^Bmossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall that's my soul up there

There's a d^Aead salmon frozen in a water fall ^F#mthat's my soul up there ^G

There's a ^Bmblue whale beached by a springtide's ebb that's my soul up there

There's a ^A/Gbutterfly trapped in a spider's web ^F#mthat's my soul up there ^G

I have s^Dtood here before inside the pouring r^Gain with the wo^Drld turning circles running 'round my b^Grain

I guess I^D'm always hoping that you'll end this re^Gign but it's ^Dmy destiny tro be the king of p^Gain.

There's a king of p^Gain. ^AThere's a king on a throne with his eyes ^G torn out

^AThere's a blindman looking for a s^Ghadow of doubt; ^AThere's a rich man sleeping on a g^Golden bed

^AThere's a skeleton choking on a ^D/Gcrust of b^Bmread.

guitar solo

There's a red ^Bmfox torn by a huntsmen's pack that's my soul up there

There's a ^A/Gblack winged gull with a broken back ^F#mthat's my soul up there^G

There's a l^F#m7ittle black ^Fmaj7spot on the sun^E7 to^Ebday F#m7 Fmaj7 Eb7 D9 D9/F# It's the same old thing as yes - ter - day

I have s^Dtood here before inside the pouring r^Gain with the w^Dorld turning circles running 'round my b^Grain

I guess ^DI'm always hoping that you'll end this re^Gign but it's ^Dmy destiny to be the king of p^Gain ^D

^G King of pain ^D (fade out throwing in "I will always be..")

The Police - King of pain