King's Crossing
From a Basement on the Hill
as played live June 9, 2003 at Northsix, Brooklyn, NY
standard D tuning capo 8 (sometimes played live as low as capo 5)
riff (played with pinky while playing either C or Em)
e---------
B--5-/-3--
G---------
D---------
A---------
E---------
Em 022000 C/G 332010
G 320003 D xx0232
Am x02210 Em* 022003
C x32010 C* x32013
D/F# 2x0032
Em C/G G D Am /B /C
Em Em* Em C riff G D Am /B /C
Em C/G
the king's crossing was the main attraction
G D Am /B /C
dominos are falling in a chain reaction
Em C/G
the scraping subject ruled by fear
G D Am /B /C
told me whiskey works better than beer
Em Am C/G
the judge is on vinyl, decisions are final
G D Am /B /C
and nobody gets a reprieve
Em Em* Em C*
and every wave is tidal
G D G /F#
if you hang around you're going to get wet
Em Am C/G G D Am /B /C
i can't prepare for death anymore than i already have
Em Em* Em C*
all you can do now is watch the shells
G D G C/G
the game looks easy thats why it sells
G D
frustrated fireworks inside your head
Em C/G
are gonna stand and deliver dark instead
G D
the method acting that pays my bills
Em C/G
keeps a fat man feeding in beverly hills
G D
i got a heavy metal mouth that hurls obscenity
Em C/G
and i get my check from the trash treasury
G D /F#
because i took my own insides out
Em Am C/G
it don't matter cos i have no sex life
G D Am /B /C
and all i wanna do now is inject my ex-wife
Em Em* Em C* G D Am /B /C
i've seen the movie and i know what happens
Em C/G
it's christmastime and the needle's on the tree
G D Am /B /C
a skinny santa is bringing something to me
Em Em* Em C*
his voice is overwhelming but his speech is slurred
G D G C/G
and i only understand every other word
G D
open your parachute and grab your gun
/F# Em C/G
flow down like an omen, my setting sun
G D
read the part and return at five
Em C/G
it's a hell of a roll if you can keep it alive
G D
but i don't care if i fuck up, i'm going on a date
/F# Em Am C/G
with a rich white lady, ain't life great?
G D /F#
give me one good reason not to do it
Em riff C/G G D Am /B /C
Em Em* Em C riff G D Am /B /C
Em C/G
this is the place where time reverses
G D Am /B /C
dead men talk to all the pretty nurses
Em Em* Em C*
instruments shine on a silver tray
G D G
don't let me be carried away
G D G
don't let me be carried away
G D/F# Am
don't let me get carried away