Its Good To Be King Chords

by Tom Petty
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Difficulty: intermediate
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Chords

Em
Am
Dsus2
A
D
G
C
Asus

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[Intro]
 
Chords:
Em  Am  Dsus2  Em x2
 
Tab:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--12~~-------------12~~----------------|
G|------14-12-14~~-------14-12-----------|
D|-----------------------------14~~------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
                 Em                   Am
It's good to be king, if just for a while
                 Dsus2                    Em
To be there in velvet, yeah to give 'em a smile
                  Em                 Am
It's good to get high and never come down
                  Dsus2                   Em  (riff)
It's good to be king of your own little town
 
 
(Riff between verse and chorus)
e|--------------| (into
B|--------------| A chord)
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|---------2-2--|
E|-0-0-3-3------|
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
           A                     D       G
Yeah the world would swing oh if I were king
C G D                   C G Em         A               Asus  A
     Can I help it if I       still dream time to time
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
It's good to be king and have your own way
Get a feeling of peace at the end of the day
And when your bulldog barks and your canary sings
You're out there with winners, it's good to be king
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
Yeah, I'll be king when dogs get wings
Can I help it if I still dream time to time
 
(guitar solo over verse chords)
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
It's good to be king and have your own world
It helps to make friends, it's good to meet girls
A sweet little queen, who can't run away
It's good to be king, whatever it pays   (no riff)
 
 
[Chorus 3]
 
C G D               C G D
     Excuse me if I      have some place in my mind
C G Em          A             Asus  A  Asus  A  Asus  A
      Where I go time to time
 
 
Outro (verse chords
 
 
Asus: x 0 2 2 3 0
X
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16 comments
RichInLove
Why do the lazy folks think it's alright to leave the chords off the other verses. C'mon! If I just want to see the words I wouldn't come to this site!
+4
maguri
Good tab of a great song! I'd suggest using a Dsus2 (x-x-0-2-3-0) in the verses, which makes this "e" ring out over all the chords, like Petty does too.
+3
henneross
Yes, that Dsus2 is what I see him play in the videos!
+2