I Had a King Joni Mitchell
|--------------0----------|------------------------|-------------0----------| |-----------0-----0-------|-------0-----------0----|----------------0-------| |-----3-------------------|-3-----------3----------|-------1----------------| |--------4-----------4----|----4-----------4-------|----------2--------2----| |-----------------------5-|----------5-----------0-|----3-----------------3-| |--0----------------------|------------------------|-0----------------------| 4 Verse: |-------------------------|-------------0----------|------------------------| |--------0-----------0----|*---------------0-------|-------0-----------0----| |--1-----------1----------|-------3----------------|-3-----------3----------| |-----2-----------2-------|*---------4--------4----|----4-----------4-------| |-----------3-----------0-|----5-----------------5-|----------5-----------0-| |-------------------------|-0----------------------|------------------------| I had a king in a tenement castle 7 crescendo............ |--------------0----------|------------------------|-------------------0----| |-----------------0-------|-------0-----------0----|-------------------0----| |--------1----------------|-1-----------1----------|----*--------0-----0----| |-----------2--------2----|----2-----------2-------|-------0-----0----------| |-----3-----------------3-|----------3-----------0-|-------0----------------| |--0----------------------|------------------------|-0--------0-----0-----0-| Lately he's taken to painting the pastel walls brown 10 |-----------0-------------|----------0-------------|-------------0----------| |-----------0-------------|-------------0----------|----------------0-------| |--0-----0--------0-------|-1-----*--1-------------|-1--------1-------------| |--0-----------------0----|-0--------0-----0-----0-|----0--------------0----| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-----0--------0--------0-|----0--------------0----|-------0-------------(0)| He's taken the cur - tains down He's 13 (emphasise melody notes!!.......) |-----------0-----------0-|------------------------|----------0-------------| |--------0-----------0----|-0--------0-----------0-|-0--------------------0-| |--0----------------------|-3-----3-----------3----|-1-----1-----------1----| |-----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------| |--------------0----------|-5-----------0----------|-3-----------0----------| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Swept with the broom of contempt and the rooms have an empty ring [16] |--------------0----------|----------0-----------0-|----------0-----------0-| |--0--------0-----0-------|-0-----0-----------0----|-0----------------------| |--0-----0-----------0----|-0----------------------|-3-----3-----------3----| |-----0-----------0-----0-|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------| |--2-----------0----------|-------------0----------|-5-----------0----------| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| He's cleaned with the tears of an actor who fears for [19] |-------------------------|-------------0----------|-0-----------0----------| |--0--------0--------0----|-0--------0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----0-----0-| |--1-----1--1-----1--1----|-0-----0-----------0----|-------0----------------| |-----0-----------0-------|----0--------------0----|-------0-----------0----| |--3-----------0--------0-|-2-----------------2----|-------2-----------0----| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| the laughter's sting.... 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