Chords for this song:
eadgbe
D xx0232
D/C x30232
C x32010
B7sus4 x24252
B x24442
Em9 024000
Em9b6 034000
Em6add9 044000
Am x02210
Fmaj7 xx3210
F#m7b5 xx4210
C11# x32032
Emaj7 x79897
E x7999x
E/D 10x999x
C#7sus4 x46474
C# x46664
[Intro]
D D/C C B7sus4 B
D D/C C B7sus4 B
[Verse]
Em9 Em9b6
The rusted chains of prison moons
Em6add9 Em9b6
Are shattered by the sun.
Em9 Em9b6
I walk a road, horizons change
Em6add9 Em9b6
The tournament's begun.
Am Fmaj7
The purple piper plays his tune,
F#m7b5 Fmaj7
The choir softly sing;
Em9 Em9b6
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue,
Em6add9 D
For the court of the crimson king.
[Chorus]
D/C C B7sus4 B
D D/C C B7sus4 B
[Verse]
Em9 Em9b6
The keeper of the city keys
Em6add9 Em9b6
Puts shutters on the dreams.
Em9 Em9b6
I wait outside the pilgrim's door
Em6add9 Em9b6
With insufficient schemes.
Am Fmaj7
The black queen chants the funeral march,
F#m7b5 Fmaj7
The cracked brass bells will ring;
Em9 Em9b6
To summon back the fire witch
Em6add9 D
To the court of the crimson king.
[Chorus]
D/C C B7sus4 B
D D/C C B7sus4 B
[Instrumental]
D C11# D C11# D C11# D C11# B
[Chorus]
D D/C C B7sus4 B
D D/C C B7sus4 B
[Verse]
Em9 Em9b6
The gardener plants an evergreen
Em6add9 Em9b6
Whilst trampling on a flower.
Em9 Em9b6
I chase the wind of a prison ship,
Em6add9 Em9b6
To taste the sweet and sour.
Am Fmaj7
The pattern juggler lifts his hand;
F#m7b5 Fmaj7
The orchestra begin;
Em9 Em9b6
As slowly turns the grinding wheel
Em6add9 D
In the court of the crimson king.
[Chorus]
D/C C B7sus4 B
D D/C C B7sus4 B
[Solo]
D C11# D C11# D C11# D C11#
D C11# D C11# D C11# D C11#
D C11# D C11# D C11# B
[Verse]
Em9 Em9b6
On soft grey mornings widows cry,
Em6add9 Em9b6
The wise men share a joke.
Em9 Em9b6
I run to grasp divining signs
Em6add9 Em9b6
To satisfy the hoax.
Am Fmaj7
The yellow jester does not play
F#m7b5 Fmaj7
But gently pulls the strings
Em9 Em9b6
And smiles as the puppets dance
Em6add9 D
In the court of the crimson king.
[Chorus]
D/C C B7sus4 B
D D/C C B7sus4 B
D D/C C B7sus4 B Emaj7
[Coda]
E E/D D C#7sus4 C#
E E/D D C#7sus4 C#
E E/D D C#7sus4 C#
E E/D D C#7sus4 C#
E E/D D C#7sus4 C#
E E/D D C#7sus4 C#
E E/D D C#7sus4 C#
E E/D D C#7sus4 C#
E E/D D C#7sus4 C#
