King Tut Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays577

King Tut by Steve Martin is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro 


e|------------------------------------------------12----------| 
B|-10-12-13---10-12-13---10-12-13-12-10--10-12-13----13-12-10-| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 

verse 1 
A 
Now when he was a young man 
A 
He never thought he'd see (King Tut) 
A                                               D 
People stand in line to see the boy king. (King Tut) 
D                              A 
How'd you get so funky? (Funky Tut) 
A 
Did you do the monkey? 

E 
Born in Arizona 
D                        A 
Moved to Babylonia (King Tut) 
E 

verse 2 
E               A 
(King Tut) Now, if I'd known 
A 
They'd line up just to see him, (King Tut) 
A 
I'd taken all my money 
                              D 
And bought me a museum. (King Tut) 

D                           A 
Buried with a donkey (Funky Tut) 

He's my favorite honkey! 

E 
Born in Arizona 
D                        A 
Moved to Babylonia (King Tut) 
E 

verse 3 
A 
Dancin by the Nile, (Disco Tut) 
A 
The ladies love his style, (Boss Tut) 
D 
Rockin for a mile (Rockin' Tut) 
A 
He ate a crocodile. (Ooh) 

Bridge 
E                    D              A 
He gave his life for tourism. (King Tut) 
A 
(Tut, tut) (Tut, tut) Golden idol! 
A 
(Tut, tut) (Tut, tut) 
D 
(Tut, tut) He's an Egyptian 
A 
(Tut, tut) (Tut, tut) 
E               D         A 
They're sellin' you (King Tut) 

verse 4 
A 
Now, when I die 
A 
Now don't think I'm a nut, (King Tut) 
A 
Don't want no fancy funeral 
A                                 D 
Just one like ol' King Tut. (King Tut) 

D                             A 
He coulda won a Grammy, (King Tut) 
A 
Buried in his jammies 

Outro 
E                D 
Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia 
E                       D 
He was born in Arizona, got a condo made of stone-a 
     A 
King Tut! 
    	

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