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Tom Petty - It’s Good To Be King Chords

Chord reference Em, Am, D, A, G, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em] [Am] [D] [Em] [Em] [Am] [D] [Em] It’s good to be [Em]king, if just for a [Am]while To be there in [D]velvet, yeah to give them a [Em]smile It’s good to get [Em]high and never come [Am]down It’s good to be [D]king of your own little [Em]town

Yeah the [A]world would swing oh if [D]I were [G]king [C] [G] [D]Can I help it if, I [C] [G] [Em]still [A]dream time to time

It’s good to be [Em]king and have your own [Am]way Get a feeling of [D]peace at the end of the [Em]day And when your bulldog [Em]barks and your canary [Am]sings You’re out there with [D]winners, it’s good to be [Em]king

Yeah, [A]I’ll be king when [D]dogs get [G]wings [C] [G] [D]Can I help it if, [C] [G] [Em]I still dream time to time

It’s good to be [Em]king and have your own [Am]world It helps to make [D]friends, it’s good to meet [Em]girls A sweet little [Em]queen, who can’t run [Am]away It’s good to be [D]king, whatever it [Em]pays (no riff)

[C] [G] [D]Excuse me if I [C] [G] [D]have some place in my mind [C] [G] [Em]Where I go [A]time to time

[Em] [Am] [D] [Em] [Em] [Am] [D] [Em]

Artist Tom Petty
Album Wildflowers
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1994
Key Em

How to Play It's Good To Be King on Guitar?

Tom Petty - It's Good To Be King can be played in the key of Em using the Em, Am, D, A, G, C chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play It's Good To Be King with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.