| | E | E |
| | >From a jack to a | king |
| | B |
| >From loneliness to a | wedding ring |
| I played an ace and I won a queen |
| | E |
| And walked away with your | heart |
| | E | E |
| | >From a jack to a | king |
| | B |
| With no regret I stacked the | cards last night |
| And lady luck played her hand just right |
| | E | A | E7 |
| To make me king of your h | eart | | |
| | A | E |
| For just a | little while I thought that I might | lose the game |
| | F# | B |
| Then just in | time I saw the twinkle in your | eye |
| | E | E |
| | >From a jack to a | king |
| | B |
| >From loneliness to a | wedding ring |
| I played an ace and I won a queen |
| | E |
| You made me king of your | heart |
| ____ ______________ ______________ |
|----12---12---12---|---12---11---11---11---11---------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------14---14---14------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| ___________ ___ _____ ___ ________ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------|--------------------11-14-|-12-|
|-14--12--12--12--12---------------|----------12-----12-------|----|
|---------------------13--14-13-11-|------13------14----------|----|
|---------------------------\/-----|-14-----------------------|----|
|----------------------------P-----|--------------------------|----|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|----|
| | A | E |
| For just a | little while I thought that I might | lose the game |
| | F# | B |
| Then just in | time I saw the twinkle in your | eye |
| | E | E |
| | >From a jack to a | king |
| | B |
| >From loneliness to a | wedding ring |
| I played an ace and I won a queen |
| | E |
| You made me king of your | heart |
| An alternative to tuning down is to put a capo on the first fret. |