Nazareth - The King Is Dead

      [Intro]
Am  Em  Am  Em  C  Em  C  Em  Fmaj7  Fm

[Verse 1]
Em             C
I have not come to worship you
      Am              F
Or lay flowers at your throne
Em             C
I have not come to plead or beg
     Am               F
Or to claim what is my own

[Chorus]
C                    Bb
Oh I know you are the King
C                       Bb
And you say your word is Law

[Verse 2]
Em         C
I have come to cut you down
      Am              F
And to leave your body dead
Em             C
You do not mean so much to me
        Am              F
Nor that crown upon your head

[Chorus]
C                       Bb
You are just the same as me
C                     Bb
You are only flesh and blood
Em                   F   G      Am
And the time has come for you to die

[Instrumental]
Am  Em  Am  Em  C  Em  C  Em  Fmaj7  Fm

[Verse 3]
Em                C
And now you plead, please spare my life
        Am             F
You know I'm the chosen one
Em             C
I don't believe what you've decreed
          Am              F
And I must do what must be done

[Chorus]
C                      Bb
You say you're the only king
C                            Bb
But your words just fall like rain
Em                   F   G      Am     Em
And the time has come for you to die