King of Pain Lyrics

i found a bunch of different tabs for king of pain, but couldn't find anything that
good on an acoustic guitar. so here's something easy that will get you folk singers through
song. it starts on Am, instead of Bm, so capo the second fret if you're playing with a
or along with the album.
king of pain
acoustic arrangement by zak
intro;
} sun to- [
there's a little black spot on the day
repeat progression
it's the same old thing as yes - ter - [G} day
there's a black hat caught in the high tree top
repeat progression
there's a flagpole rag and the wind won't stop
i have stood here be- fore inside the pouring rain
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain
i guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
but it's my desti- ny to be the king of pain
verse:
there's a little black spot on the sun today (that's my soul up there)
it's the same old thing as yesterday (that's my soul up) (there)
there's a black hat caught in a high tree top (that's my soul up there)
There's a flagpole rag and the wind won't stop (that's my soul up) (there)
chorus:
i have stood here before inside the pouring rain
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain
i guess i'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
but it's my destiny to be the king of pain
verse repeats
chorus repeats
bridge:
there's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
there's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt
there's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
there's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread
guitar solo in
outro:
there's a red fox torn by a huntsmen's pack (that's my soul up there)
there's a black winged gull with a broken back (that's my soul up) (there)
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there's a little black spot on the sun today
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it's the same old thing as yesterday
refrain:
i have stood here before inside the pouring rain
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain
i guess i'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
but it's my destiny to be the king of pain
fade out to repeats
notes- the timing is a little weird for the intro where it goes
but not that hard. in the second part of the intro, the chords are the way they are so
can walk up with the bass line if you listen for it. also, i usually play the open
for the part, and a barre for the part.
depending on how you're playing this, you might want to keep the chord switches during
verses, on the album it sounds like a muted arpeggio, so i just finger-pick it.
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the in the outro is for no chords.
and here are the chords you will need, in order, for the intro:
intro: