King Of Pain

Chords

Standard

The Police - King of Pain - uke

          Bm           A               Bm    A     Bm A  Bm A
There's a little black spot on the sun    to-day
         G         A       G           A  D6  C#m  Gmaj7
It's the same old thing as yes - ter - day
          Bm         A                 Bm      A   Bm A  Bm A
There's a black hat caught in the high   tree top
          G         A          G      A    D6   C#m Gmaj7
There's a flagpole rag and the wind  won't stop
       A  D           G6             D  F#     G
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
         A  D              G6             D  F#      G
with the world turning cir-cles running 'round my brain.
        A  D           G6               D  F#       G
I guess I'm always hop-ing that you'll end  this reign
         A  D      G6           D  F#     G
but it's my  destiny to be the king of pain.

           Bm
There's a  little black spot on the sun today
that's my soul up there
         A  G
It's the same old thing as yesterday
F#m                       G
that's my soul up there
          Bm
There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
that's my soul up there
          A  G
There's a flagpole rag and the wind won't stop
F#m                       G
that's my soul up there
       D                                    G
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
         D                                        G
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain.
        D                                         G
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D                             G
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain.
           Bm
There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall
that's my soul up there
           A
There's a dead salmon frozen in a water fall
F#m                        G
that's my soul up there
          Bm
There's a blue whale beached by a springtide's ebb
that's my soul up there
          A  G
There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web

F#m                       G
that's my soul up there

        D                                    G
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
          D                                      G
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain
         D                                       G
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D                              G
but it's my destiny tro be the king of pain.
                   G
There's a king of pain.


A                                        G
There's a king on a throne with his eyes   torn out
A                                 G
There's a blindman looking for a shadow of doubt;
A                                 G
There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
A                               D  G       Bm
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread.


[guitar solo]


              Bm
There's a red fox torn by a huntsmen's pack
that's my soul up there
          A  G
There's a black winged gull with a broken back
F#m                    G
that's my soul up there

           F#m7        Fmaj7           E7  Eb
There's a little black spot  on the sun  today
         F#m7      Fmaj7      Eb7      D9    D9  F#
It's the same old thing  as yes - ter - day
        D                                    G
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
          D                                       G
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain
        D                                        G
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D                             G      D
but it's my destiny to be the king of pain

G                D
   King of pain