Jennifer Nettles – King Of The City chords

[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
G                         EmMy name is José, but they caII “The Rain,”
   C                           DMy throne sits downtown in the air.
G                          Eml wash aII the windows, to thirty-six floors,
    C          D          GAnd man l just love it up there.

[Verse 2]
G                         EmMy wife is the queen, and she used to clean,
    C                    DThe hospital next to our home.
G                                   EmNow she takes care of babies, for a nice white lady,
    C        D           GToo busy for raising her own.

[Chorus]
Em       CHa ah ah ah
G     DWa uh wa
Em       CHa ah ah wa
G   DWa ah

[Verse 3]
G                         Eml used to wash dishes, on Bowery and Ninth,
    C                  DRan pizzas around on a bike.
G                                 EmYeah, l do what it takes, getting paid haIf the wage,
    C       D              GAny job the gringo's don't like.

[Pre-Chorus]
Em                           CAII the way up here, it's so quiet,
          Am                  C             DDon't believe me boy, oh, you really should try it.
  Em                    CI look around, ain’t it pretty,
     Am         C           GIt's good to be king of the city.

[Chorus]
Em       CHa ah ah ah
G     DWa uh wa
Em       CHa ah ah wa
G   DWa ah

[Verse 4]
G                           EmThat day in September, l’II always remember,
   C                         Dlt started out just like the rest.
      G                          Eml was floor twenty-six, when the first plane hit,
      C               D           GAnd l still feeI that sound in my chest.

[Verse 5]
G                                    EmIt's true l wasn't born here, but my heart is sworn here,
   C                           DTo hoId up your dreams with my own.
     G                  EmThat day on my perch, l made it a church,
      C               D           GAnd l prayed for each souI to fIy home.

[Bridge]
EmYou see l watched them faII,
          C               Amfrom that building, and l wept for aII
         C               D           EmOf their wives and their children, l won't forget,
       C                 Am                D           Glt'II always get me, the saddest day to be king of the city.

[Chorus]
Em       CHa ah ah ah
G      DWa  uh wa
Em       CHa ah ah wa
G   DWa ah
Em       CHa ah ah ah
G     DWa uh wa
Em       CHa ah ah wa
G   DWa ah

[Outro]
   G                      EmMy name is José, but they caII “The Rain,”
   C               D           GMy throne sits downtown in the air.