I'M THE KING I'M THE SUN - Kingston Wall
from album III Tri-Logy (1994)
music by Petri Walli, Jukka Jylli, Sami Kuoppamäki
lyrics by Petri Walli
Eb tune
8/4
D: x57775
Dsus2: x57755
Gm: 355333
Gm6: 355353
Gm7: 355363
E: x79997
Esus2: x79977
Esus4: x799107
A: 577655
Asus4: 577755
C: x35553
Csus2: x35533
B: 799877
B7: 7978107
(Notes: This is another one with highly fluctuating chords.
It's all soloing and playing the melody on top of singing.
But this is the basic layout, throw some sus2 and sus4
chords in there, works best with barre chords. -TTP)
[Intro]
|D Dsus2|Gm Gm7 Gm6 |
|D Dsus2|Gm |
[Verse 1]
D Gm Gm7 Gm6
Every morning the Sun goes up n' tells you: "Just do it boy,
D Gm Gm7 Gm6
No matter what you're up to I'm telling you, just do it boy"
D Gm Gm7 Gm6
"I'll take care o' things up here so you don't take the other way
D Gm
I'm your captain relief, I give light and I let you play"
[Interlude]
Gm7 Gm6 D Dsus2 Gm Gm7 Gm6 D Dsus2 Gm
Hee'eheeheheey...
[Verse 2]
D Gm Gm7 Gm6
"When I hear you giving the weep: shine on me I won't compromize
D Gm Gm7 Gm6
Praying won't take you that deep you need real eyes to realize:
D Gm Gm7 Gm6
It's that smile on your face that gives space and I hear your call
D Gm Gm7 Gm6
I'll give light in your eyes, make you shine, take you to your goal"
[Bridge]
D Gm Gm7 Gm6
Could it be so, that all the answers are there
D Gm
All it takes is the peace to hear what it says
[Verse 3]
E A Asus4 A
"Circumstances are something you just can't avoid
E A Asus4 A
it's that first step you take and you're on your way, boy
E A Asus4 A
It's a question of faith will you keep going on
E A
I'll give light on your way, I'm the King, I'm the Sun"
[Solo]
|E |A | x3
E
"It's all just laws of nature, anyway
A E
theirs, hers, ours, yours, his as mine."
|E |A | x2 w/ solo
|E |A | x2 only chords
[Chorus]
E Esus2 A Asus4 A
"Smile, go on and smile"
C Csus2 E Esus4 Esus2
"Smile, go on and smile"
E Esus2 A Asus4 A
"Smile, go on and smile"
C Csus2 E Esus4 Esus2
"Smile, go on and smile"
E Esus2 A Asus4 A
"Smile, go on and smile"
C Csus2 B B7
"Smile, go on and smile"
[Verse 4]
E A Asus4 A
"Circumstances are something you just can't avoid
E A Asus4 A
it's that first step you take and you're on your way, boy
E A Asus4 A
It's a question of faith will you keep going on
E A
I'll give light on your way, I'm the King, I'm the Sun"
[Outro]
D Gm
"I'm the King, I'm the Sun
D Gm
Hey, eheheey, I'm the King, I'm the Sun..."