King Midas In Reverse:The Hollies.
Top of the charts in 1967.
#1.
G C G C F C
If you could only see me, and know exactly where I a...m...
G C B B7
You wouldn't want to be me...oh, I can assure you of that.
#2.
G C G C F C
I'm not the guy to run with...cause I'll throw you off the li...ne..
G C B B7
I'll break you and destroy you..given ti..i..i..me.
G F C G
He's King Midas with a curse..he's King Midas in reverse.
G F C G
He's King Midas with a curse..he's King Midas in reverse.
#3.
G C G C F C
It's plain to see it's hopeless...going on the way we a...re..
G C B B7
So, even though I lose you..we'd be better off by far.
#4.
Bm
He's not the man to hold your trust...everything he touches
E
turns to dust...in his hands.
Bm
Nothing he can do is right..he'd even like to sleep at night...
E
but he can't.
(ORCHESTRAL INTERLUDE:)
#4.
G C G C F C
I wish someone would find me...and help me gain con...trol..
G C B B7
Before I lose my reason..and my soul.
G F C G
He's King Midas with a curse..he's King Midas in reverse.
G F C G
He's King Midas with a curse..he's King Midas in reverse.
Chorus:
G F C G
He's King Midas with a curse..he's King Midas in reverse.
G F C G
He's King Midas with a curse..he's King Midas in reverse.(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.