Kings Crossing by Elliott Smith Elliott Smith King's Crossing Figure 8 Capo 3rd Fret Intro: E|--0---1--------0--|--0---1---------01-|--0---1--------0--|--0---1---0-----0-| B|-1-1--3--1-0--1-1-|-1-2--3--1-0---1---|-1-1--3--1-0--1-1-|-1-1--3---1--4--1-| G|2----2-2-----1----|2----2-2------2----|2----2-2-----1----|2----2-2-----5----| D|----3-------------|----3--------0-----|----3-------------|----3-------------| A|------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| E|------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| The King's crossing was the main attraction Dominoes falling in a chain reaction The scraping subject ruled by fear told me Whiskey works better than beer The judge is on vinyl, decisions aren't final And nobody gets a reprieve And every wave is tidal If you hang around you're going to get wet |----0--------1---| |--1---1------3---| |2----------2---2-| |---------3-------| |-----------------| |-----------------| C G Dm I can't prepare for death any more than I already have Verse: Am F All you can do now is watch the shelves C G Dm The game looks easy, that's why it sells Chorus: C B/Am Frustrated fireworks inside your head Am G/Am F Are going to stand and deliver dark instead C B/Am The method acting that pays my bills Am G/Am F Keeps the fat man feeding in Beverly Hills C B/Am I got a heavy metal mouth, it hurls obscenity Am G/Am F And I get my check from the trash treasury C B/Am Because I took my own insides out Am F It don't matter cause I have no sex life C G Dm And all I wanna do now is inject my ex-wife Am I've seen the movie F C G Dm And I know what happens Am It's Christmas time F And the needle's on the tree C G Dm A skinny Santa is bringing something to me Am His voice is overwhelming F But his speech is slurred C G C F And I only understand every other word Open your parachute and grab your gun Float down like an omen, a setting sun Read the part and return at five It's a hell of a role if you can keep it alive But I don't care if I fuck up I'm going on a date With a rich white lady Ain't life great? Gi'me one good reason not to do it (Because I love you) So do it. This is the place where time reverses And dead men talk to all the pretty nurses Instruments shine on a silver tray C G Don't let me get carried away C G Don't let me get carried away C G Dm Don't let me be carried away www.TAB6.com