Backsliders - If I was King
[Verse 1]
G C G
If I was king and ruled the world
C Am G
If I was king and ruled the world
C D
If I was king and ruled the world
G Em
I'd order you to be my girl
C D G
If I was king of the world
[Verse 2]
G C G
Girl I'd even marry you
C Am G
Little girl I'd even marry you
C D
Girl I'd even marry you
G Em
I'd get a job and keep it too
C D G
If I was king of the world
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Em D C G F#/G
I remember you used to smile at me
Em D C D
But I've been thinking just how sweet my life would be
[Verse 3]
G C G
If I was king and ruled the world
C Am G
If I was king and ruled the world
C D
If I was king and ruled the world
G Em
I'd build you a castle of iron and pearl
C D G
If I was king of the world
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Em D C G F#/G
I remember you used to smile at me
Em D C D
But I've been thinking just how sweet my life would be
[Verse 4]
G C G
If I was king and ruled the world
C Am G
If I was king and ruled the world
C D
If I was king and ruled the world
G Em
I'd order you to be my girl
C D G
If I was king of the world