The New Kings
Marillion
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Am G We are the new kingsFmaj7 Gsus4 Sailing our seas of diamonds and goldAm G We are the new kingsFmaj7 Gsus4 Seldom seen, elsewhere and unknownDm C/E We are the new kingsF G Buying up London from MonacoDm C/E We do as we pleaseF Gsus4 While you do as you're toldF#m E Fuck everyone and runD E Fuck everyone and runF#m E/G# Fuck everyone and runD E Fuck everyone and runAm G Tony, not AnthonyFmaj7 Gsus4 Suitably maskedAm G Nassau, Bahamas, Geneva, LuxembourgFmaj7 Gsus4 No questions askedDm C/E Our world orbits yoursF G And enjoys the viewDm From this height we don't see theC/E slums and the bums on the streetF Gsus4 Or the mums on the gameF#m E Fuck everyone and runD E Fuck everyone and runF#m E/G# Fuck everyone and runD E Fuck everyone and run Eb D Cm Gm (x2)Eb D We're too big to fallCm Gm We're too big to failEb D We're too big to fallCm Gm We're too big to failEb D Cm Gm And when we do... it's down to youEb D Cm GmEb D We're too big to fallCm Gm We're too big to failEb D Cm Gm Too big [(II) Russia's Locked Doors]E|-6-----8-----6-----8-----| B|---8-----8-----8-----8---| G|-----7-----7-----7-----7-| D|-------------------------| x4 A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|Gm We are the new kingsGm F We had the keys to Old Russia'sEb locked doorsContinues after the adGm We are the new kingsGm F Eb Here on the corporation's top floorEb A If you cross us we'll buy you andCm Gm you can retireEb A Your children set up for lifeCm Gm Bb Eb Ab Think about it...Gm EbGm EbGm Bb Eb AbGm Eb Greed is goodGm Eb Greed is goodCm Bb Ab Greed is goodGm Bb Eb AbGm Eb AbCm Bb Ab Greed is goodCm Bb Ab Greed is goodCm Ab Gm FmCm Ab We are the new kingsGm We sold your council houses, not toFm you, but the banksCm Ab Up in the stratosphere - wielding the knifeGm Fm While you said thanksCm Ab Oceans of money high in the cloudsGm Fm But if you hang around, moreCm often than not, it'll trickle down...E|------------------|------------- B|-8---9--------8---|-8---9------- G|---------10-----8-|---------10-- D|------------------|------------- A|------------------|------------- E|------------------|------------- E|-----| B|-8---| G|---8-| D|-----| A|-----| E|-----| E|-------------------|------------ B|-8---9--------11-9-|-8---9------ G|---------10--------|---------10- D|-------------------|------------ A|-------------------|------------ E|-------------------|------------ E|------| B|--8---| G|----8-| D|------| A|------| E|------|Cm While the diggers of the diamondsAb we wearGm Fm Cm Labour underground for dear lifeAb Gm On your knees, peasant, and kiss this ringFm Cm Ab You're working for the new kingGm We are the new kingsFm I'll tell you a taleCm Eb We're too big to fallAb Fm Gm We're too big to failCm Eb We're too big to fallAb Fm Gm We're too big to failCm Eb We're too big to fallAb Fm Gm We're too big to fail Cm Eb Ab Fm Gm (x5) [(III) A Scary Sky] Bm D G A (x2)Bm D We saw the crash on the newsG A today... oh boyBm D It changed our lives... but didG A it really happen?Bm D Flyin' high in a scary skyG A Flyin' high in a scary skyBm What's going on?D What's going on?G A What's going on?Em A Em BmEm A I don't know if I can believe the newsEm Bm I don't know if I can believe the newsC D Em Bm They can do anything these daysC D They can do anything withEm computers these days [(IV) Why is Nothing Ever True?]E|-6---5---6---5---6---5---6---5-- B|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-- G|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|-6---5---13-13-13---| B|-8---8---15-15-15---| G|-7---7---14-14-14---| D|--------------------| x7 A|--------------------| E|--------------------| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|------------------------3---5--- A|------------3---5---6----------- E|-3---5---6----------------------G#m D#m C#m F# (x2)G#m E B Remember a time when you thoughtF#/A# that you matteredG#m E B Believed in the school song, dieF#/A# for your countryG#m D#m A country that cared for youC#m F# All in it together?G#m E B If it ever was more than a lie orF#/A# G#m E B some naive romantic notionF#/A# G#m D#m Well, it's all shattered nowC#m E It's all shattered nowBm F#m Why is nothing ever true?Em A Why is nothing ever true?Bm F#m Why is nothing ever true?Em A Why is nothing ever true? G#m E B F#/A# (x2)G#m E B Well do you remember a time whenF#/A# G#m you thought you belongedE B To something more than you?F#/A# G#m E B A country that cared for youF#/A# G#m A national anthem you could singE B F#/A# without feeling used or ashamedG#m E B You poor sods have only yourselvesF#/A# to blameG#m E B On your knees, peasantF#/A# G#m E You're living for the New KingBF#/A# G#m E You're living for the New KingBF#/A# D You're living for the NewC# Bm F#m King...