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The Kings Shilling Chords

by James Taylor
KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays519

The Kings Shilling by James Taylor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G6, Em, Am7, C, D and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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G6 
Oh my love has left me with bairnes twa 

And that's the last of him I ever saw 
                                  Em 
He joined the army and marched to war 
            Am7 
He took the shilling, 
             C                D      G 
He took the shilling and he's off to war 

Chorus:

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante