Echo And The Bunnymen – My Kingdom chords

My Kingdom

Intro:  G  D C x4  maybe slide an A note to B to mimic the keyboard

verse begins with 4 empty bars

(GGGG  C G)

 G                               C       GI chop and I change and the mystery thickens
G                                    C          GThere's blood on my hands and you want me to listen
G                                            C     GTo brawn and to brain when the truth's in the middle
G                               C    GBorn of the grain like all good ridd-les

There is a G chord played by a second guitar building to the chorus

Chorus:    D                     CB-b-burn the skin off and climb the roof top
G                 Gsus4  G (slide a note from A to B on the top e string)Thy will be done
    D                     CB-b-bite the nose off and make it the most of
     G                        (slide a note from B to D on the top e string)Your king- kingdom kingdom kingdom

Second Verse:

(4 empty bars again)

You kill when you talk and the enemy weakens
Your words start to walk when you're not even speaking
If my heart is a war it's soldiers are bleeding
If my heart is a war it's soldiers are dead

Chorus:    D                     CB-b-burn the skin off and climb the roof top
G                 Gsus4  G (slide a note from A to B on the top e string)Thy will be done
    D                     CB-b-bite the nose off and make it the most of
     G                        (slide a note from B to D on the top e string)Your king- kingdom kingdom kingdom


Solo over G and CDo do do do do do do, do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do, do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do, do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do, do do do do do do do
 ooohawoo

3rd Verse:

gets quieter towards the end

I've lost and I've gained and while I was thinking
You cut off my hands when I wanted to twist
If you know how to dance to boney maroney
He's doing the ballet on both of his wrists

Chorus:    D                     CB-b-burn the skin off and climb the roof top
G                 Gsus4  G (slide a note from A to B on the top e string)Thy will be done
    D                     CB-b-bite the nose off and make it the most of
     G                        (slide a note from B to D on the top e string)Your ki-ki-ki kingdom 

x2

2nd guitar solo over G and C

(You're a bitter malignous person)
(And the death is well overdue)
(You suck the blood that kills you)
(You kiss the hand that hates you)


(You're a bitter malignous person)
(And your death is well overdue)
(Your sucking bitter pain)

background singing (ten a penny?)