The Key Chords
by Roger Taylor
The Key by Roger Taylor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, G, D, Am, F and Fm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro Em
verse 1
Em C
There once was a king of Paris, there once was an emperor of Brazil
G D
There was maybe a Loch Ness Monster, there once was a Buffalo Bill
Am F
Now you can search the whole wide planet, scratching in the mud and worms
C Am G F
But an honest politician is just a contradiction in terms
C G Am Fm
And if I had the keys to the kingdom, I'd hand them straight to you
C G Am F
In another time, another place, another life, another waste
C G C
Sometimes the last thing you wanna know is the truth
Instrumental
Em
verse 2
Em C
With your bishops priests and mullahs, and all the mumbo jumbo clans
G D
When you're not accepting women, how can you love your fellow man
Am F
Well, you can search the whole wide planet, down to viruses and germs
C Am G F
A 'sensible' religion is just a contradiction in terms
C G Am Fm
And if I had the keys to the kingdom, I'd hand them straight to you
C G Am F
In another time, another place, another life, another waste
C G Am F
Another love, another lie, another small way to die
C G C
Sometimes the last thing you wanna know is the truth
Outro
Em