King Idiot Chords
King Idiot by The Benedicts is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C, Am and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Written by Ben Mullins
Transcribed by Mark Na-Na ([email protected])
G D C G
She left the phonebox shouting delirious, she's delirious
G D C G
He is the king of the crop in all of his lunacy, in his lunacy
Am G
All the boys in this town
Am G
They've all got big black eyes
Am G
And the girls are really sweet
C D
Or they're clever until they're tired
G Am D
And you know sleep it don't come easy
G Am D
If sleep bothers to come at all
G f# Em Am D
In the land of give and take
G Am D G Am D
King Idiot falls, King Idiot falls
He met her outside Lucky's Tracoria
Was she the real thing or just a facsimile, a facsimile
And rumours are being fueled
By minerals and turpentine
Hey Lisa, the city's dead
But it's not getting any quieter
And sleep it don't .....