King Of Love Chords
by Johnny Cash
King Of Love by Johnny Cash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D7, Em, A and C7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
G
Jesus came there he lay in a manger of hay
C G
The angels sang the shepherds came
They know not what the future held
C G C G
They only knew they were compiled from up above
C G D7 G
A baby boy the King of Love
D7 G C G
He was a child, he was the sun, he was a man among man
C G Em A D7
He was a Prince, he was a Saint, he was the King of Love
G C G
Jesus grew he was a child
He travelled far in distant lands
C7 G C7 G
His earthly parents by the hard they missed him now
C7 G
He did not hide he told them then
D7 G
I must confide I was at my Father?s side
D7 G C G
He was a child, he was the sun, he was a man among man
C G Em A D7
He was a Prince, he was a Saint, he was the King of Love
G C G
Jesus died the world was dark
Not a sound was there to hark
C7 G
The breath was gone he hung his head
C G D7 G
But wait let us rejoice for he has risen from the dead
D7 G C G
He was a child, he was the sun, he was a man among man
C G Em A D7
He was a Prince, he was a Saint, he was the King of Love