Beggar To A King Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays458

Beggar To A King by George Jones is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
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D             G        D         G 
I had sunk as low as a man could go 
    D         A7        D  A7 
The world had turned me down 
         D         G      D         G 
Then you picked me up and kissed me sweet 
              D      A7     D 
You changed a beggar into a king 
  
        A7                 G         D 
Yes you took the rags from off of my back 
                                     A7 
And you gave me your love to keep me warm 
        D         G          D         G 
Yes you picked me up and you kissed me sweet 
              D      A7     D 
You changed a beggar into a king 
  
D             G        D         G 
I had walked the streets with head bowed low 
    D         A7        D  A7 
The sun for me would never shine 
D             G        D         G 
Then you came along into my life 
    D         A7        D  A7 
And changed the beggar into a king 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante