Kings Crossing Acoustic by Elliott Smith Elliott Smith King's Crossing Capo: 1st Fret Intro: Am F C G Dm Am F The King's crossing was the main attraction C G Dm Dominoes falling in a chain reaction Am F The scraping subject ruled by fear told me C G Dm Whiskey works better than beer Am F The judge is on vinyl, decisions aren't final C G Dm And nobody gets a reprieve Am F And every wave is tidal C G C If you hang around you're going to get wet Am F 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 C The game looks easy, that's why it sells Chorus: C B/Am Frustrated fireworks inside your head Am F Are going to stand and deliver dark instead C B/Am The method acting that pays my bills Am F Keeps the fat man feeding in Beverly Hills C B/Am I got a heavy metal mouth, it hurls obscenity 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 And I only understand every other word C B/Am Open your parachute and grab your gun Am F Float down like an omen, a setting sun C B/Am Read the part and return at five Am F It's a hell of a role if you can keep it alive C But I don't care if I fuck up B/Am I'm going on a date Am With a rich white lady F Ain't life great? C B/Am Gi'me one good reason not to do it (Because I love you) Am F So do it. C G Dm Am F C G Dm Am F This is the place where time reverses C G Dm And dead men talk to all the pretty nurses Am F Instruments shine on a silver tray C G C Don't let me get carried away C G C Don't let me get carried away C G Dm Don't let me be carried away www.TAB6.com