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King Of The World by Steely Dan
King Of The World
[Am7] Hello [Bm7] one and[E]all
[Am7] Was it [Bm7] you I[E]used to know?
[Am7] Can't you [Bm7] hear me[E]call
[Am7] On this [Bm7] old ham[E]radio?
[Am7] All I've [Bm7] got to[E] say
[Am7] I'm [Bm7] alive and [E] feeling fine
[Am7] Should you[Bm7] come [E] my way
[Am7] You can[Bm7] share my [E] poison wine
[Bm7]No marigolds in the promised [CMaj7] land,
[C]There's a hole in the [G] ground where they[D]used to grow
[Bm7]Any man left on the[CMaj7] Rio Grande
[Em7]Is the[D]king of the world as far as[A]I know
I won't take your bread
I don't need no helping hand
I can't be no savage
I can't be no highwayman
Show me where you are
You and I can will this day
Driving in my car
Through the ruins of Santa Fe
[Chorus]
[Instrumental break]
[Am7] [Bm7] [E] [Am7] [Bm7] [CMaj7] [FMaj7] [Em7] [EbMaj7] [Dm7] [DbMaj7] [Cm7] [F]
Keyboard Interlude (tabbed for guitar)--Repeat several times.
E|-2---3---5---5--3---3--5--7--5--3--|
B|-3---5---7---7--2---5--7--8--7--5--|
G|-0--------------0------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Am7I'm reading[Em7]last years papers
[Am7]Although[Em7]I don't know why
[Am7]Assassins, cons and[Em7]rapers
[C]Might as[G]well[A]die
When you come around
No more pain and no regrets
Watch the sun go brown
Smoking cobalt cigarettes
There's no need to hide
Taking things the easy way
If I stay inside
I might live till Saturday
No marigolds in the promised land
There's a hole in the ground where they used to grow
Any man left of the Rio Grande
Is the king of the world
King of the world as far as I know
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version 2
^ ^ ^ ^
|C D |E |C D |E |
|C D |E |C D |E |
C D E
Hello one and all
C D E
Was it you I used to know
C D E
Can't you hear me call
C D E
On this old ham radio
C D E
All I got to say
C D E
I'm alive and feeling fine
C D E
If you come my way
C D E
You can share my poison wine
Bm7 Am7
No marigolds in the promised land
C G
There's a hole in the ground
D
Where they used to grow
Bm7 Am7
Any man left on the Rio Grande
Em7 D/G
Is the king of the world
A
As far as I know
C D E
I don't want your bread
C D E
I don't need your helping hand
C D E
I can't be no savage
C D E
I can't be no highwayman
C D E
Show me where you are
C D E
You and I will spend this day
C D E
Driving in my car
C D E
Through the ruins of Santa Fe
Bm7 Am7
No marigolds in the promised land
C G
There's a hole in the ground
D
Where they used to grow
Bm7 Am7
Any man left on the Rio Grande
Em7 D/G
Is the king of the world
A
As far as I know
|C D |E |Cmaj7 D6 |Cmaj7 |
|Fmaj7 G6 |Ebmaj7 F6 |Dbmaj7 Eb6 |F |
|C D |E |Cmaj7 D6 |Cmaj7 |
|Fmaj7 G6 |Ebmaj7 F6 |Dbmaj7 Eb6 |F |
|Gmaj7 Em7 |Gmaj7 Em7 |Gmaj7 Em7 |Gmaj7 Em7 |
|Gmaj7 Em7 |Gmaj7 Em7 |Gmaj7 Em7 |Gmaj7 Em7 |
Am7 Em7
I'm reading last year's papers
Am7 Bm7 Em7
Although I don't know why
Am7 Em7
Assassins cons and rapers
C6 G A
Might as well die
C D E
If you come around
C D E
No more pain and no regrets
C D E
Watch the sun go brown
C D E
Smoking cobalt cigarettes
C D E
There's no need to hide
C D E
Taking things the easy way
C D E
If I stay inside
C D E
I might live til Saturday
Bm7 Am7
No marigolds in the promised land
C G
There's a hole in the ground
D
Where they used to grow
Bm7 Am7
Any man left on the Rio Grande
Em7 D/G
Is the king of the world
Em7 D/G
king of the world
A
As far as I know
|C D |E |Cmaj7 D6 |Cmaj7 |
|Fmaj7 G6 |Ebmaj7 F6 |Dbmaj7 Eb6 |F |
|C D |E |Cmaj7 D6 |Cmaj7 |
|Fmaj7 G6 |Ebmaj7 F6 |Dbmaj7 Eb6 |F |
Repeat and fade
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version 3
Intro: quiet wah type thing
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-/7-7------/7-7---7-----/7-7------/7-7---7---------------------------------|
E|------8-10------8------------8-10------8-----------------------------------|
when the bass chords kick in, you pick it up a little:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-/7-7-----/7-7------/7-7------/7-x-7-x-7-----------------------------------|
E|------8-10-----8-10------8-10----------------------------------------------|
repeat
main part fades in (with reverb or something). this is played throughout the verses:
strum the chords
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--5-7-7-9--9--9h11-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5-7-7-9--9--9--trill-around-with-that-hammer-on-maybe------------------------|
D|-5--5-7-7-9--9--9h12-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7---9---11--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
hit a bunch of high e's on the 12th fret after "old ham radio"
I plagiarized the bridge from some one else's tab:
"
[Bm7]No marigolds in the promised [CMaj7] land,
[C]There's a hole in the [G] ground where they[D]used to grow
[Bm7]Any man left on the[CMaj7] Rio Grande
[Em7]Is the[D]king of the world as far as[A]I know
"
I think I prefer D/F# instead of Bm7 here, not that it really matters much
little fills:
e|--------------------------------------------12-16------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------12-13-------------------------|
G|---------7-7/9------10-9-7-9------------------------------some-crazy-----------|
D|---9h10p9-------------------10-5/7--------------------------arpeggio-rip-------|
A|--7----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:14 1:21
1:29 1:35
bridge again
sick organ riff:
E|-------10--14-10--12-------10----12-10--------13--------11/13---|
B|--12-10--12-----12----12-10--8-10-----13p12-11--11p10-9---------|
G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-11/13---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
this is all ripped off from the same tab (almost exactly):
"
[Instrumental break]
[Am7] [Bm7] [E] [E] [Am7] [Bm7] [CMaj7] [CMaj7] [FMaj7] [Em7] [EbMaj7] [Dm7] [DbMaj7] [Cm7] [F]
Keyboard Interlude (tabbed for guitar)--Repeat several times.
E|-2---3---5---5--3---3--5--7--5--3--|
B|-3---5---7---7--2---5--7--8--7--5--|
G|-0--------------0------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Am7I'm reading[Em7]last years papers
[Am7]Although[Em7]I don't know why
[Am7]Assassins, cons and[Em7]rapers
[C]Might as[G]well[A]die
"
more fills:
e|----12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/12--12h10--10h12p10------------------------10----------------------------|
G|-----------11--------11b-9-----------------12--11-12-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------9h10p9-12--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:02 3:06
e|-15p14--12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------15--13-15-12-13-12/13------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------12-12---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------x9x9x10x10--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:09 3:17
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------13p12p11h12---------------------|
G|---------------12/11/12------------12p11h12--------------------------------|
D|-x9x9-9/10/9/10--------------/9-9-9----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:21 3:24
bridge again, and organ riff
yeah, i'm not gonna touch the outro solo
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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