King Of Pain
Words & Music:
Sting
Bm A [verse vamp]
Bm A
Bm A Bm A Bm A
There is a
little black spot on the sun today.
G A G A C#sus C#m GM7
It's the
same old thing as yesterday.
There's a
black hat caught in the high treetop.
There's a
flagpole rag and the wind won't stop
CHORUS:
A/D G6
D/F# G
I have
stood here before inside the pouring rain.
With the
world turning circles, running Ôround my brain.
I guess I'm
always hoping that you'll end this reign.
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
F#m
G
It's the
same old thing as yesterday. (That's
my soul up there.)
There's a
black hat caught in a high treetop.
(That's my soul up there.)
There's a
flagpole rag and the wind won't stop.
(That's my soul up there.)
CHORUS:
There's a
fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall. (That's my soul up there.)
There's a
dead salmon frozen in a waterfall.
(That's my soul up there.)
There's a
blue whale beached by a spring tide's ebb. (That's my soul up there.)
There's a
butterfly trapped in a spider's web.
(That's my soul up there.)
CHORUS:
BRIDGE:
A
G
There's a
king on the throne with his eyes torn out.
There's a
blind man looking for shadow of doubt.
There's a
rich man sleeping on a golden bed.
A
D/G Bm [to instrumental over verse vamp]
There's a
skeleton choking on a crust of bread.
There's a
red fox torn by a huntsman's pack.
(That's my soul up there.)
There's a
black winged goal with a broken back.
(That's my soul up there.).
F#m7
FM7 E7 Eb
F#m7 FM7 Eb7 D9
There's a
little black spot on the sun today.
It's the same old thing as yesterday.
CHORUS:
G D G D
King of
pain. King of pain. [repeat & fade]