Song: I Could Be A King
Artist: The Dunwells
Album: Blind Sighted Faith
Tabbed by: Patrick Gamache
This is a fairly easy song to play, so I decided to tab it out. I put in
some extra stuff that makes it sound a little bit cooler (to mimic the
second guitar and occasionally the banjo and the bass) if you are playing by
yourself. The only difficult part about this song is the timing on the chord
changes, but that comes with a little bit of practice. If you don't know
some of the chords, here they are the way I play them:
D |xx0232|
G |320033|
A |x02220|
Dsus4 |xx0233|
Dsus2 |xx0230|
G5 |355xxx|
F5 |133xxx|
Based on a recently released video, there is another way that The Dunwells
play this song. I think it sounds a little bit better, but it requires a
capo. Also, it becomes much harder do the fills with the Dsus chords. Use
your best judgement.
Guitar 2 Guitar 1
CAPO 2 NO CAPO
G/C |332010| = D |xx0232|
Fmaj7 |x33210| = G |320033|
Gmaj7 |x55432| = A |x02220|
N/A Dsus4 |xx0233|
N/A Dsus2 |xx0230|
see bottom* G5 |355xxx|
see bottom* F5 |133xxx|
One final note: sometimes when Joe is playing the Fmaj7 chord, he will do
this nifty little fill:
e|-0-0-0-|
B|-1-1-1-|
G|-2p0h2-|
D|-3-3-3-|
A|-3-3-3-|
E|-------|
Use it at your leisure if you're playing with a capo. Without further ado,
here's the actual song.
INTRO
D
Well down your tools and play the game
G
of an ordinary fairy tale - at least in there you cannot fail.
D
Get back to basics and play the child's way.
G
At least in there you cannot get hurt - no rules and regulations there.
CHORUS
D
Cause I could be a king
G
I could be anything I want
D
I could be a poem
G
I could be some writing on the wall
A G
I could be a super hero - staring down the barrel of a gun
A G
I could be a piece of artwork fading into the sun
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_dunwells/i_could_be_a_king_crd_ver_2.html ]
VERSE
D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Will you please down your tools
and play the game
Dsus4 G
Of an ordinary fairy tale - at least in there you cannot fail
D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
It's a shame I know but I have to go
Dsus4 G
I've had something planned for weeks and weeks
A G
This situation's changed you see.
CHORUS
D
I could be a king
G
I could be anything I want
D
I could be a poem
G
I could be some writing on the wall
A G
I could be a super hero - staring down the barrel of a gun
A G
I could be a piece of artwork fading into the sun. Yes I could be a king!
D
Oh, oh oh, oh.
D Dsus4 D Dsus2 G
Oh - oh - oh oh - oh, oh, oh oh, oh. Oh, I could be a king.
D
Oh, oh oh, oh.
D Dsus4 D Dsus2 G
Oh - oh - oh oh - oh, oh, oh oh, oh. Yes I could be a king.
D
Oh, oh oh, oh.
D Dsus4 D Dsus2 G
Oh - oh - oh oh - oh, oh, oh oh, oh. Oh, I could be a king.
D
Oh, oh oh, oh.
D Dsus4 D Dsus2 G
Oh - oh - oh oh - oh, oh, oh oh, oh.
A G
I could be a super hero - staring down the barrel of a gun
A G
I could be a piece of artwork fading into the sun.
+pause+
D
Oh, oh oh, oh.
D Dsus4 D Dsus2 G
Oh - oh - oh oh - oh, oh, oh oh, oh.
x4
ENDING
G5 G5 G5 - F5 F5 F5
*For CAPO 2 guitar*
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-12-12-12---10-10-10-|
D|-12-12-12---10-10-10-|
A|-10-10-10---8--8--8--|
E|---------------------|
*Frets here are NOT relative to capo.
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That's it! Hope you all enjoy, and please rate it if you liked it.
