E
Midnight, at the school
C#m
'Hind the bleachers
E
Oh, there's gonna be a rumble
C#m C#m - E - C#m - B
The lions and the kings and my baby
A F#m E
She cries in her bed, and she worries
B E
And my baby, she prays
C#m - E - C#m - B E C#m E C#m A F#m E
God save the kings!
[Pre-chorus 1]
A
Promise me you won't do anything crazy
E
I promise you I won't do anyting, baby
A
Promise me
B
I promise you nothing!
[Chorus 1]
E/G# A E
We're outcasts only cuz we choose to dream
E/G# A E B
We're princes who'd rather dine with thieves
E/G# A E B C#m
We're honest only cuz the truth, it cannot hide
A F#m E
God save us, the foolish kings
[Verse 2]
E
Midnight, at the school
C#m
Behind the bleachers (hey baby, lets go lets go)
E
There's gonna be a rumble,
C#m
But the cops won't be notified (whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa)
A F#m
So the lions bear their arms
E
But the kings gonna break the hearts
B E
Of their babies tonight
[Chorus 2]
E/G# A E
We're daring only cuz we've none to lose
E/G# A E B
We're lions missing half our teeth
E/G# A E B C#m
We're honest only cuz the truth, it cannot hide
A F#m E
God save us, the foolish kings
A F#m E
God save us, the foolish kings
[Instrumental]
A /// | B /// | A/C# /// | B/D# /// |
E /// | // | B / | A
[Interlude]
F#m C#m - B
And we fight cuz
We'd rather break our bones than brave this loneliness
F#m C#m - B
We draw blood cuz we're just
Trying to draw out some significance
[Bridge]
A F#m B G#m
But I met God on the street tonight
C#m A
And he said, "Choose your battles wisely
B
Or you'll never find Me"
[Pre-chorus 2]
A E
Promise me you won't do anything crazy, promise me
A B
I promise you, I promise you one thing
A B E
Whoa oh
[Chorus 3]
E/G# A E
We're devils try'n to earn our angels wings
E/G# A E B
We stumble at every turn indeed
E/G# A E B C#m
We're desperate chasing down the love to just survive
A F#m E
God save us, the foolish kings (Promise me you won't do anything crazy)
A F#m E
God save us, the foolish kings (Promise me, promise me)
A
God save us (God save us)
F#m E A - E B - E A - E
The foolish kings
