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Date: 10/20/99; 2:53:28 PM
 From: Corey Mueck <cm40924@swt.edu>
 Subject: submission
 If I Were King
 by Robert Earl Keen Jr.
 The Live at the Sons of Herman Hall album
 --Transcribed by: Corey Mueck
 *note: on the intro and instrumentals and a few other places, pick the
 bass note of the chord and then strum ( on  G#, C#, and A pick the
 bottom two bass notes in the chord)  ć - - -ć denotes a walk up or walk
 down.  Listen to the song and you will see these things.
 
 Intro: E,-- G#, C#, A, E, B, E, B / E,-- G#, C#, A, E, B, E, B
 
    E               G#        C# B          A
 If I were the king of this old crazy world
 
       E                            B
 E                         B
 Iām telling you thereād be some changes made
 
     E                G#            C#            B A
 In my golden crown, Iād lead the big parade
 
     E                              B           E                       E
 
 If I were king, thereād be some changes made
 
      A                             A                E                  E
 
 Iād take you from your prison, and set you on a throne
 
     A                           A                 E                  B
 Instead of threads of linen, youād wear a satin gown
 
    A                         B
 G#         A
 Upon my throne so safe and sound, youād never be afraid
 
     E                              B           E                      B
 If I were king, thereād be some changes made
 
 Instrumental: E,-- G#, C#, A, E, B, E, B / E,--- G#, E, B, E
 
      A                              A               E                 E
 Iād take you from your prison, and set you on a throne
 
    A                            A                 E                  B
 Instead of threads of linen, youād wear a satin gown
 
    A                         B
 G#         A
 Upon my throne so safe and sound, youād never be afraid
 
    E                             B            E   -       -      -     A
 
 If I were king thereād be some changes made
 
   A                         B                     G#                  A
 I aināt no king Iām just a fool, but in my masquerade
 
    E                              B
 E   A  E
 If I were king, thereād be some changes made