VERSE 1
(E) E
>From a jack to a king
B
>From loneliness to a wedding ring
I played an ace and I won a queen
E
And walked away with your heart
VERSE 2
(E) E
>From a jack to a king
B
With no regret I stacked the cards last night
And lady luck played her hand just right
E A E7
To make me king of your heart
BRIDGE
A E
For just a little while I thought that I might lose the game
F# B
Then just in time I saw the twinkle in your eye
VERSE 3
(E) E
>From a jack to a king
B
>From loneliness to a wedding ring
I played an ace and I won a queen
E
You made me king of your heart
SOLO (triple eighths)
____ ______________ ______________
|\ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
|----12---12---12---|---12---11---11---11---11---------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------14---14---14------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
___________ ___ _____ ___ ________
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------|--------------------11-14-|-12-|
|-14--12--12--12--12---------------|----------12-----12-------|----|
|---------------------13--14-13-11-|------13------14----------|----|
|---------------------------\/-----|-14-----------------------|----|
|----------------------------P-----|--------------------------|----|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|----|
BRIDGE
A E
For just a little while I thought that I might lose the game
F# B
Then just in time I saw the twinkle in your eye
VERSE 4
(E) E
>From a jack to a king
B
>From loneliness to a wedding ring
I played an ace and I won a queen
E
You made me king of your heart
* * * * *
NOTE
An alternative to tuning down is to put a capo on the first fret.
No capo
E D
F# E
A G
B A