King's Crossing
Elliott SmithVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
The King's crossing was the main attraction
Dominoes falling in a chain reaction
The scraping subject ruled by fear told me
Whiskey works better than beer
The judge is on vinyl, decisions aren't final
And nobody gets a reprieve
And every wave is tidal
If you hang around you're going to get wet
I can't prepare for death any more than I already have
All you can do now is watch the shelves
The game looks easy, that's why it sells
Frustrated fireworks inside your head
Are going to stand and deliver dark instead
The method acting that pays my bills
Keeps the fat man feeding in Beverly Hills
I got a heavy metal mouth, it hurls obscenity
And I get my check from the trash treasury
Because I took my own insides out
It don't matter cause I have no sex life
And all I wanna do now is inject my ex-wife
I've seen the movie
And I know what happens
It's Christmas time
And the needle's on the tree
A skinny Santa is bringing something to me
His voice is overwhelming
But his speech is slurred
And I only understand every other word
Open your parachute and grab your gun
Float down like an omen, a setting sun
Read the part and return at five
It's a hell of a role if you can keep it alive
But I don't care if I fuck up
I'm going on a date
With a rich white lady
Ain't life great?
Gi'me one good reason not to do it
(Because I love you)
So do it.
This is the place where time reverses
And dead men talk to all the pretty nurses
Instruments shine on a silver tray
Don't let me get carried away
Don't let me get carried away
Don't let me be carried away
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Readable chord sheet for King's Crossing by Elliott Smith
[Em] [C] [G] [D] [Am] The[Em] King's crossing was the[C] main attraction [G]Dominoes [D]falling in a [Am]chain reaction The[Em] scraping subject[C] ruled by fear told me [G]Whiskey works [D]better than [Am]beer The[Em] judge is on vinyl,[C] decisions aren't final And [G]nobody [D]gets a rep[Am]rieve And[Em] every wave is[C] tidal If you hang around you're[G] going [D]to get [G]wet [Em] [C] [G] [Am]I can't prepare for death any more than I already have Al[Em]l you can do now is watch the [C]shelves The [G]game looks [D]easy, that's [G]why it sells [G]Frustrated fireworks [F#]ins[Em]ide your head Are goi[Em]ng to stand and deliver [C]dark instead The[G] method acting that[F#] pa[Em]ys my bills Keeps the[Em] fat man feeding in [C]Beverly Hills I got a [G]heavy metal mouth, i[F#]t h[Em]urls obscenity And I [Em]get my check from the [C]trash treasury Because I [G]took my own insides[F#] ou[Em]t [Em]It don't matter cause I [C]have no sex life And [G]all I wanna do [D]now is [Am]inject my ex-wife [Em]I've seen the movie And I k[C]now what happens [G] [D] [Am] It's[Em] Christmas time And the [C]needle's on the tree A s[G]kinny San[D]ta is bringing [Am]something to me H[Em]is voice is overwhelming But his [C]speech is slurred And I [G]only underst[D]and every [G]other word [G]Open your parachute and[F#] gr[Em]ab your gun F[Em]loat down like an omen, a s[C]etting sun [G]Re[F#]ad [Em]the part and return at five It's a [Em]hell of a role if you can[C] keep it alive But I don't[G] care if I fuck up I'm[F#] go[Em]ing on a date With a[Em] rich white lady Ai[C]n't life great? [G]Gi'me one good reason not to [F#]do [Em]it (Because I love you) S[Em]o do it. [C] [G] [D] [Am] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Am] T[Em]his is the place where t[C]ime reverses And [G]dead men t[D]alk to all the [Am]pretty nurses I[Em]nstruments shine on a si[C]lver tray Don't [G]let me get [D]carried aw[G]ay Don't [G]let me get [D]carried aw[G]ay Don't [G]let me be c[D]arried aw[Am]ay