| Bm | D | G | A | C#sus | C#m | |
| xx | 4432 xx0 | 232 320 | 003 x02 | 220 x | x6674 x | x2120 |
| Gmaj7 | A/D | G6 | D/F# | A/G | F#m | |
| 3 | X0002 xx | 0220 32 | 0000 2 | X023X 3 | X2220 xx | 4222 |
| F#m7 | Fmaj7 | E7 | Eb | Eb7 | D9 | |
| xx | 2222 x | x3210 02 | 0100 xx | 5343 xx | 1323 x5 | 4555 |
| D9/F# | |
| 2 | X021X |
| KING OF PAIN |
| Bm | A | Bm | A | Bm | A | Bm | A | |
| There's a | little black | spot on the sun | to- | day |
| G | A | G | A | C#sus | C#m | Gmaj7 | |
| It's the | same old t | hing as yes | - ter - da | y |
| Bm | A | Bm | A | Bm | A | Bm | A | |
| There's a | black hat c | aught in the high | tree t | op |
| G | A | G | A | C#sus | C#m | Gmaj7 | |
| There's a | flagpole r | ag and the wind | won't | stop |
| A/D | G6 | D/F# | G | |
| I have | stood here bef | ore inside the | pouring r | ain |
| A/D | G6 | D/F# | G | |
| with the | world turning cir | -cles running ' | round my b | rain. |
| A/D | G6 | D/F# | G | |
| I guess | I'm always hop | -ing that you'll | end this r | eign |
| A/D | G6 | D/F# | G | |
| but it's | my desti | ny to be the | king of p | ain. |
| Bm | |
| There's a | little black spot on the sun today |
| that's my soul up there |
| A/G | |
| It's the | same old thing as yesterday |
| F#m | G | |
| that's my soul up there |
| Bm | |
| There's a | black hat caught in a high tree top |
| that's my soul up there |
| A/G | |
| There's a | flagpole rag and the wind won't stop |
| F#m | G | |
| that's my soul up there |
| D | G | |
| I have | stood here before inside the pouring | rain |
| D | G | |
| with the | world turning circles running 'round my b | rain. |
| D | G | |
| I guess | I'm always hoping that you'll end this rei | gn |
| D | G | |
| But it's | my destiny to be the king of p | ain. |
| Bm | |
| There's a f | ossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall |
| that's my soul up there |
| A | |
| There's a d | ead salmon frozen in a water fall |
| F#m | G | |
| that's my soul up there |
| Bm | |
| There's a | blue whale beached by a springtide's ebb |
| that's my soul up there |
| A/G | |
| There's a | butterfly trapped in a spider's web |
| F#m | G | |
| that's my soul up there |
| D | G | |
| I have s | tood here before inside the pouring r | ain |
| D | G | |
| with the wo | rld turning circles running 'round my b | rain |
| D | G | |
| I guess I | 'm always hoping that you'll end this re | ign |
| D | G | |
| but it's | my destiny tro be the king of p | ain. |
| G | |
| There's a king of p | ain. |
| A | G | |
| There's a king on a throne with his eyes | torn out |
| A | G | |
| There's a blindman looking for a s | hadow of doubt; |
| A | G | |
| There's a rich man sleeping on a g | olden bed |
| A | D/G | Bm | |
| There's a skeleton choking on a | crust of b | read. |
| guitar solo |
| Bm | |
| There's a red | fox torn by a huntsmen's pack |
| that's my soul up there |
| A/G | |
| There's a | black winged gull with a broken back |
| F#m | G | |
| that's my soul up there |
| F#m7 | Fmaj7 | E7 | Eb | |
| There's a l | ittle black | spot on the sun | to | day |
| F#m7 | Fmaj7 | Eb7 | D9 | D9/F# | |
| It's the | same old t | hing as ye | s - ter - | day |
| D | G | |
| I have s | tood here before inside the pouring r | ain |
| D | G | |
| with the w | orld turning circles running 'round my b | rain |
| D | G | |
| I guess | I'm always hoping that you'll end this re | ign |
| D | G | D | |
| but it's | my destiny to be the king of p | ain |
| G | D | |
| King of pain | (fade out throwing in |
| "I will always be..") |