King For A Day
Battle Beast
MetalAdvanced for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
F#mDiagram coming soon
A
BDiagram coming soon
E
D
Bm
C#Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: F#m F#m F#m A B F#m F#m E D (x2) Verse F#m Welcome to the nightmare Where villains wear the crowns D Fools rule a broken world A E And fear grows all around Bm There's a bad king D E F#m A dreadful puppet on a string F#m He pretends to be a champion Of the common man D Wants more division A E In his lost and riven land Bm He plays with real lives D E F#m In the darkest game of life Bridge B His greedy eyes F#m Looks insane, frozen smile like he's in pain B He doesn't count C# The human cost but only money made or lost Yeah F#m King for a day D E B He kills the truth and looks away F#m King for a day D E B Lives like the world would end today F#m King for a day D E B What do you hide, Why do you lie? D Who made the rules for this game E Who is paying your champagne? D All the mercy in the world E C# Cannot save you anymore F#m King for a day Instrumental F#m F#m F#m A B F#m F#m E D (x2) Verse F#m He knows how to justify And how to feed the myths D How to glorify A E The lies and hide the truth Bm He talks a lot but D E F#m His mouth is full of empty words F#m He has the right friends Making shady inside deals D Before the story ends A E We will be out of tears Bm Fools give the answer D E F#m Wise men don't even try Bridge B The time has come To dethrone him but there's a new clone F#m Stepping in, yeah B Just more scum C# Another greedy, rotten puppet on a string Yeah F#m King for a day D E B He kills the truth and looks away F#m King for a day D E B Lives like the world would end today F#m King for a day D E B What do you hide, Why do you lie? D Who made the rules for this game E Who is paying your champagne? D All the mercy in the world E C# Cannot save you anymore King for a day Solo E B Bm F#m (x2) Interlude F#m D (x6) F#m I own the seas Bm I have the earth on its knees F#m Give me another day F#m And I'll take your future away Just vote for me again F#m King for a day D E B He kills the truth and looks away F#m King for a day D E B Lives like the world would end today F#m King for a day D E B What do you hide, Why do you lie? D Who made the rules for this game E Who is paying your champagne? D All the mercy in the world E C# Cannot save you anymore F#m King for a day
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Chord set
F#m · A · B · E · D · Bm · C#
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.