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Chords and lyrics for Long Live The King by Byrds
Em
The first thing that they
Bm
tell you about i
G
s that you will b
D
e
king
Em
A priest at least they tell you and
G
then that ever
D
ything will be
al
A
right at last
You will finally be cast into your
Em
rightful
throne
They got it all down
Bm
col
Em
d
Em
Next thing that they
Bm
tell you i
G
s not to be af
D
raid
You think you’re
Em
better than the others
G
somewhat fine and
D
brave
They lead a
A
stray you could be up there all alone
An
G
empty space is t
F
hat the place you
Em
wanted
Em
The last thing that they
Bm
tell you about the
G
y ask you will i
D
t
hurt
They said
Em
sell what you can boy get
G
out while the getting’s
D
good
And
A
they whisper in the evening all around town
A
Oh humpty dumpty the king is falling down
Dm
Sweet Mary I’ve
C
got to be
Dm
leaving
Oh I can’t let you
C
into my l
G
ife
Dm
C
Dm
C
G
A7
Cause I know it would end in grieving and the last thing I need is a
When I
Dm
met I met you for pleasure
And the good times of
C
running
aroun
G
d
Then you
Dm
seemed to be
C
so
underst
Dm
anding
>From the weight that’s been
C
draggin
me
G
down
A7
The
Dm
good times are
C
coming
between
Dm
us
Though you helped me I’m
C
carrying my
G
load
G A7
Dm
C
Dm
C
Sweet
Dm
Mary
I’ve
C
got to be
Dm
leaving
Oh I can’t let you
C
into my l
G
ife
Dm
C
Dm
C
G
A7
Cause I know it would end in grieving and the last thing I need is a
Oh it’s
Dm
nothing
you
C
said or
Dm
invited
And it’s nothing you
C
did that was
G
wrong
Our l
Dm
ove
to
C
gether
was
Dm
heaven but I promise
C
d myself to b
G
e
strong
A7
Sweet
Dm
Mary
I’ve
C
got to be
Dm
leaving
Oh I can’t let you
C
into my l
G
ife
Dm
C
Dm
C
G
A7
Cause I know it would end in grieving and the last thing I need is a
E
Hello cowgirl in the
C#m
sand
E
is this place at your
C#m
command
E
Can I
B
stay here
A
for a
B
while
E
can I
B
see your
A
sweet sweet
B
smile
F#m
Ol
G#m
d enough now
E
to change y
A
our
name
When
F#m
so
man
G#m
y love you
E
is it t
A
he
same
It’s the
F#m
woman in you that makes you want t
E
o play thi
A
s
game
E
Hello ruby in the
C#m
dust
E
has your band began t
C#m
o
rust
E
After
B
all the
A
sin we’ve
B
had
E
I was
B
hoping that
A
we’d turn
B
back
F#m
Ol
G#m
d enough now
E
to change your name
When
F#m
so
man
G#m
y love you
E
is it t
A
he
same
It’s the
F#m
woman in you that makes you want t
E
o play thi
A
s
game
E
Hello woman of my
C#m
dream
E
s is this not the way i
C#m
t
seems
E
Purple
B
words on a
A
gray back
B
ground
E
To be a
B
woman and to
A
be turned d
B
own
F#m
Ol
G#m
d enough now
E
to change y
A
our
name
When
F#m
so
man
G#m
y love you
E
is it
A
the
same
F#m
E
A
E
C#m
E
It’s the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
G
Things will be bet
D
ter
now
C
Don’t ask me
D
why don’t
G
ask me how
And both of us feel the
D
same
way
What we’re
C
feeling
ins
D
ide we just can’t
G
seem to say
Cause
A
misunderstanding is the cause of it all
Take you to the top just to watch you
D
fall
G
Some time it’s lonely and
D
cold
When you’re
C
so far aw
D
ay from
G
home
Confusion can lead you ast
D
ray
It’s
C
just a terrible
D
price to
G
pay
I b
A
ought you some books I dressed you up real fine
Go and live your life just let me live
D
mine