Intro:
F#m F#m F#m A B
F#m F#m E D (x2)
Verse
F#m
Welcome to the nightmare
Where villains wear the crowns
D
Fools rule a broken world
A E
And fear grows all around
Bm
There's a bad king
D E F#m
A dreadful puppet on a string
F#m
He pretends to be a champion
Of the common man
D
Wants more division
A E
In his lost and riven land
Bm
He plays with real lives
D E F#m
In the darkest game of life
Bridge
B
His greedy eyes
F#m
Looks insane, frozen smile like he's in pain
B
He doesn't count
C#
The human cost but only money made or lost
Yeah
F#m
King for a day
D E B
He kills the truth and looks away
F#m
King for a day
D E B
Lives like the world would end today
F#m
King for a day
D E B
What do you hide, Why do you lie?
D
Who made the rules for this game
E
Who is paying your champagne?
D
All the mercy in the world
E C#
Cannot save you anymore
F#m
King for a day
Instrumental
F#m F#m F#m A B
F#m F#m E D (x2)
Verse
F#m
He knows how to justify
And how to feed the myths
D
How to glorify
A E
The lies and hide the truth
Bm
He talks a lot but
D E F#m
His mouth is full of empty words
F#m
He has the right friends
Making shady inside deals
D
Before the story ends
A E
We will be out of tears
Bm
Fools give the answer
D E F#m
Wise men don't even try
Bridge
B
The time has come
To dethrone him but there's a new clone
F#m
Stepping in, yeah
B
Just more scum
C#
Another greedy, rotten puppet on a string
Yeah
F#m
King for a day
D E B
He kills the truth and looks away
F#m
King for a day
D E B
Lives like the world would end today
F#m
King for a day
D E B
What do you hide, Why do you lie?
D
Who made the rules for this game
E
Who is paying your champagne?
D
All the mercy in the world
E C#
Cannot save you anymore
King for a day
Solo
E B Bm F#m (x2)
Interlude
F#m D (x6)
F#m
I own the seas
Bm
I have the earth on its knees
F#m
Give me another day
F#m
And I'll take your future away
Just vote for me again
F#m
King for a day
D E B
He kills the truth and looks away
F#m
King for a day
D E B
Lives like the world would end today
F#m
King for a day
D E B
What do you hide, Why do you lie?
D
Who made the rules for this game
E
Who is paying your champagne?
D
All the mercy in the world
E C#
Cannot save you anymore
F#m
King for a day