King Of Nothing Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays462

King Of Nothing by Seals And Croft is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords F#m, A, C#m, Bm, E, Cmaj7, Am/C, Eb, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro:  F#m (11th fret)  slide to Dmin (7th fret) X2 

verse 1 
A          C#m        A         C#m 
When I was seventeen I dreamed of being king and 
A      C#m        Bm - E 
having everything I wanted 
A            C#m        A             C#m  
But that was long ago and my dreams did not unfold, so  
Bm            E       A 
I'm still the King of Nothing 

A - C#m X2  

verse 2 
A          C#m        A         C#m 
When I was seventeen, I dreamed I gave a ring to 
A        C#m            Bm - E 
A pretty queen and then I held her 
A            C#m               A         C#m 
But that was slumber's fault for I have no love at all 
A       Bm        E       A ? C#m         
And I'm still the King of Nothing 


Cmaj7      Am/C 
If I could rule 
Cmaj7              Am/C 
I'd dance my cares away 
     Cmaj7         Am/C 
find romance every day 
  Eb                         E 
I wouldn't have to listen to this poor fool say 
        A-Bm  A 
I'm the King 
        A-Bm  A 
I'm the King,  
        F(open top C&F) slide to G(open top C&F) 
I'm the King               
A - C#m       A ? C#m 
of Nothing 

MUSICAL INTERLUDE 

Repeat Chorus 
    	

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