INTRO: F#min (11th fret) slide to Dmin (7th fret) X2
Verse 1
[A]When I was [C#min]seventeen I d[A]reamed of [C#min]being king and
[A]having [C#min]everything I [Bm]wan[-]te[E]d
[A]But that was [C#min]long ago and [A]my dreams did [C#min]not unfold, so
[Bm]I'm still the [E]King of [A]Nothing
A - C#min X2
Verse 2
[A]When I was [C#min]seventeen, I [A]dreamed I [C#min]gave a ring to
[A]A pretty [C#min]queen and then I [Bm]hel[-]d [E]her
[A]But that was [C#min]slumber's fault for [A]I have no [C#min]love at all
A Bm E A â?' C#min
And I'm still the King of Nothing
CHORUS
[Cmaj7]If I could [Am/C]rule
[Cmaj7]I'd dance my cares [Am/C]away
find [Cmaj7]romance every [Am/C]day
I [Eb]wouldn't have to listen to [E]this poor fool say
I'm the [A-Bmin7]King[+A]
I'm the [A-Bmin7]King, [+A]
F(open top C&F) slide to G(open top C&F)
I'm the King
A - C#min A â?' C#min
of Nothing
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Repeat chorus
Verse 1
[A]When I was [C#min]seventeen I d[A]reamed of [C#min]being king and
[A]having [C#min]everything I [Bm]wan[-]te[E]d
[A]But that was [C#min]long ago and [A]my dreams did [C#min]not unfold, so
[Bm]I'm still the [E]King of [A]Nothing
A - C#min X2
Verse 2
[A]When I was [C#min]seventeen, I [A]dreamed I [C#min]gave a ring to
[A]A pretty [C#min]queen and then I [Bm]hel[-]d [E]her
[A]But that was [C#min]slumber's fault for [A]I have no [C#min]love at all
A Bm E A â?' C#min
And I'm still the King of Nothing
CHORUS
[Cmaj7]If I could [Am/C]rule
[Cmaj7]I'd dance my cares [Am/C]away
find [Cmaj7]romance every [Am/C]day
I [Eb]wouldn't have to listen to [E]this poor fool say
I'm the [A-Bmin7]King[+A]
I'm the [A-Bmin7]King, [+A]
F(open top C&F) slide to G(open top C&F)
I'm the King
A - C#min A â?' C#min
of Nothing
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Repeat chorus