The Backsliders - If I Were King

      Backsliders - If I was King

[Verse 1]
G        C                  G
If I was king and ruled the world
C        Am                 G
If I was king and ruled the world
C                 D
If I was king and ruled the world
    G            Em
I'd order you to be my girl
   C     D           G
If I was king of the world

[Verse 2]
G        C          G 
Girl I'd even marry you
C      Am                  G
Little girl I'd even marry you
C             D
Girl I'd even marry you
    G             Em   
I'd get a job and keep it too
   C     D           G
If I was king of the world

[Solo] 

[Chorus]
Em   D         C                G    F#/G
I remember you used to smile at me
Em             D       C                 D          
But I've been thinking just how sweet my life would be

[Verse 3]
G        C                  G
If I was king and ruled the world
C        Am                 G
If I was king and ruled the world
C                 D
If I was king and ruled the world
G               Em   
I'd build you a castle of iron and pearl
   C     D           G
If I was king of the world

[Solo]

[Chorus]
Em   D         C                G    F#/G
I remember you used to smile at me
Em             D       C                 D          
But I've been thinking just how sweet my life would be

[Verse 4]
G        C                  G
If I was king and ruled the world
C        Am                 G
If I was king and ruled the world
C                 D
If I was king and ruled the world
    G            Em
I'd order you to be my girl
   C     D           G
If I was king of the world