King Of Pain - The Police
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
King of Pain
The Police
[Chords]
Bm x 2 4 4 3 2
A x 0 2 2 2 0
Gmaj7 3 x 4 4 2 x
F#/C# x 4 4 2 2 2
G/D x 5 5 4 3 3
D x 5 7 7 7 x
A/E x 7 7 6 5 x
D/F# x 9 7 7 7 x
G* x 10 9 7 8 7
Chorus for Chorus 2,3,4
D x x 0 2 3 2
A/E 0 0 2 2 2 x
D/F# 2 0 0 2 3 2
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
On the intro strum pattern, beats 1 and the & of 2 are just the root note of the chord.
You switch to A on the & of 2. Try using your fingers instead of a pick.
If you are not familiar with slash chords (i.e. A/E), always play the one on the left.
If you play this with a band, have the bass player play the note on the right.
[Intro]
8x
[Verse 1]
There's a litt
le black spot
on the sun tod
ay
It's the same
old thing as y
esterday
There's a blac
k hat caught i
n the high tre
e top
There's a flag
pole rag and t
he wind won't
stop
[Chorus 1]
I have stood h
ere before ins
ide the pourin
g rain
with the world
turning circl
es running 'ro
und my brain.
I guess I'm al
ways hoping th
at you'll end
this reign
but it's my de
stiny to be th
e king of pain
.
[Verse 2]
There's a litt
le black spot
on the sun tod
ay (that's my
soul up there)
It's the same
old thing as y
esterday (that
's my soul up
there)
There's a blac
k hat caught i
n a high tree
top (that's my
soul up there
)
There's a flag
pole rag and t
he wind won't
stop (that's m
y soul up ther
e)
[Chorus 2]
I have stood h
ere before ins
ide the pourin
g rain
with the world
turning circl
es running 'ro
und my brain.
I guess I'm al
ways hoping th
at you'll end
this reign
but it's my de
stiny to be th
e king of pain
.
[Verse 3]
There's a foss
il that's trap
ped in a high
cliff wall (t
hat's my soul
up there)
There's a dead
salmon frozen
in a water fa
ll (that's my
soul up there
)
There's a blue
whale beached
by a springti
de's ebb (tha
t's my soul up
there)
There's a butt
erfly trapped
in a spider's
web (that's m
y soul up ther
e)
[Chorus 3]
I have stood h
ere before ins
ide the pourin
g rain
with the world
turning circl
es running 'ro
und my brain.
I guess I'm al
ways hoping th
at you'll end
this reign
but it's my de
stiny to be th
e king of pain
.
[Bridge]
There's a king
on a throne w
ith his eyes t
orn out
There's a blin
d man looking
for a shadow o
f doubt;
There's a rich
man sleeping
on a golden be
d
There's a skel
eton choking o
n a crust of b
read.
[Solo]
N.C. at the en
d
[Verse 4]
There's a red
fox torn by a
huntsmen's pac
k (that's my s
oul up there)
There's a blac
k winged gull
with a broken
back (that's m
y soul up ther
e)
N.C.
There's a little black spot on the sun today (that's my soul up there)
It's the same
old thing as y
esterday
[Chorus 4]
I have stood h
ere before ins
ide the pourin
g rain
with the world
turning circl
es running 'ro
und my brain.
I guess I'm al
ways hoping th
at you'll end
this reign
but it's my de
stiny to be th
e king of pain
.
[Outro]
King of pain
3x
I will always
be
King of pain