Like A King Chords
by Ben Harper
Like A King by Ben Harper is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Gm, F and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Dm (x4)
Verso 1:
Gm
Well Martin's dream
Dm Gm
Has become Rodney's worst
Dm
Nightmare
Gm
Can't walk the streets
Dm Gm
To them we are fair game
Dm
Our lives don't mean a thing
F C Dm
Like a king, like a king, like a king
F C Dm
Rodney King, Rodney King, Rodney King
F C Dm
Like a king, like a king, like a king
F C Dm
How I wish you could help us Dr. King
Verso 2:
Gm
Make sure it's filmed
Dm Gm
Shown on national T.V.
Dm
They'll have no mercy
Gm
A legal lynch mob
Dm Gm
Like the days strung up from the tree
Dm
The L.A.P.D.
F C Dm
Like a king, like a king, like a king
F C Dm
Rodney King, Rodney King, Rodney King
F C Dm
Like a king, like a king, like a king
F C Dm
How I wish you could help us Dr. King
Instramental
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D|-----------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------
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D|-----------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------
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B|-0-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-0-----------------------------
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A|-----------------------------------------------
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Verso 3:
Gm
So if you catch yourself
Dm Gm
Thinking it has changed for the best
Dm
You better second guess
Gm
Cause Martin's dream
Dm Gm
Has become Rodney's worst
Dm
Nightmare
F C Dm
Like a king, like a king, like a king
F C Dm
Rodney King, Rodney King, Rodney King
F C Dm
Like a king, like a king, like a king
F C Dm
How I wish you could help us Dr. King