I Must be King
(Appears on Beantown Gems, Jonathan Goes Country, A Plea for Tenderness, Best of Jonathan Richman / I Must Be King and Rockin' & Romance)
Unknown versions - Beantown Gems
Jonathan Goes Country Version - Chords
G# Bb
G# Bb
D# G#
Well I easy laugh, and I easy cry
D# Bb G#
Well I'm soft inside, and she's partly why
D# G#
I used to yearn, but now I sing
D# Bb G#
and since she's my queen,
D#
Well that makes me king
G# Bb
And she and I are like brother and sister,
G# Bb
I get to be her companion.
G# Bb
And learn her secrets,
G# Bb
well they put us side by side to live
D# G#
well these days of joy, I stand and laugh
D# Bb G#
I still get grateful just thinking of how she's my other half
D# G#
and since we're like birdies, well this must be spring
D# Bb G#
And since she's my queen,
D#
well that makes me king
G# Bb
And she and I are like brother and sister,
G# Bb
I get to be her companion.
G# Bb
And share her secrets,
G# Bb
They put us side by side to live
D# G#
These days of joy, I shake my head
D# Bb G#
Well I stand there grateful just watchin her stayin there layin there in bed
D# G#
Since we're like music, well it must be swing
D# Bb G#
And since she's my queen,
D# Bb G#
Since she's my queen, since she's the one
D#
Well then I must be king
Jonathan Goes Country Version - Chordpro
[G#][Bb]
[G#][Bb]
Well I easy [D#] laugh, and I easy [G#] cry
Well I'm soft in[D#]side, and she's partly [Bb] why [G#]
I used to [D#] yearn, but now I [G#] sing
and since she's my [D#] queen, [Bb][G#]
Well that makes me king [D#]
And [G#] she and I are like [Bb] brother and sister,
[G#] I get to be her com[Bb]panion.
[G#] And learn her [Bb] secrets,
[G#] well they put us side by side to [Bb] live
well these days of [D#] joy, I stand and [G#] laugh
I still get [D#] grateful just thinking of how [Bb] she's my other [G#] half
and since we're like [D#] birdies, well this must be [G#] spring
And since she's my [D#] queen, [Bb][G#]
well that makes me king [D#]
And [G#] she and I are like [Bb] brother and sister,
[G#] I get to be her com[Bb]panion.
[G#] And share her [Bb] secrets,
[G#] They put us side by side to [Bb] live
These days of [D#] joy, I shake my [G#] head
Well I stand there [D#] grateful just watchin her [Bb] stayin there layin there in [G#] bed
Since we're like [D#] music, well it must be [G#] swing
And since she's my [D#] queen, [Bb][G#]
Since she's my [D#] queen, since she's [Bb] the [G#] one
Well then I must be [D#] king
Jonathan Goes Country Version - Chords (capo 1)
G A
G A
D G
Well I easy laugh, and I easy cry
D A G
Well I'm soft inside, and she's partly why
D G
I used to yearn, but now I sing
D A G
and since she's my queen,
D
Well that makes me king
G A
And she and I are like brother and sister,
G A
I get to be her companion.
G A
And learn her secrets,
G A
well they put us side by side to live
D G
well these days of joy, I stand and laugh
D A G
I still get grateful just thinking of how she's my other half
D G
and since we're like birdies, well this must be spring
D A G
And since she's my queen,
D
well that makes me king
G A
And she and I are like brother and sister,
G A
I get to be her companion.
G A
And share her secrets,
G A
They put us side by side to live
D G
These days of joy, I shake my head
D A G
Well I stand there grateful just watchin her stayin there layin there in bed
D G
Since we're like music, well it must be swing
D A G
And since she's my queen,
D A G
Since she's my queen, since she's the one
D
Well then I must be king
Jonathan Goes Country Version - Chordpro (capo 1)
[G][A]
[G][A]
Well I easy [D] laugh, and I easy [G] cry
Well I'm soft in[D]side, and she's partly [A] why [G]
I used to [D] yearn, but now I [G] sing
and since she's my [D] queen, [A][G]
Well that makes me king [D]
And [G] she and I are like [A] brother and sister,
[G] I get to be her com[A]panion.
[G] And learn her [A] secrets,
[G] well they put us side by side to [A] live
well these days of [D] joy, I stand and [G] laugh
I still get [D] grateful just thinking of how [A] she's my other [G] half
and since we're like [D] birdies, well this must be [G] spring
And since she's my [D] queen, [A][G]
well that makes me king [D]
And [G] she and I are like [A] brother and sister,
[G] I get to be her com[A]panion.
[G] And share her [A] secrets,
[G] They put us side by side to [A] live
These days of [D] joy, I shake my [G] head
Well I stand there [D] grateful just watchin her [A] stayin there layin there in [G] bed
Since we're like [D] music, well it must be [G] swing
And since she's my [D] queen, [A][G]
Since she's my [D] queen, since she's [A] the [G] one
Well then I must be [D] king
Jonathan Goes Country Version - Lyrics
Well I easy laugh, and I easy cry
Well I'm soft inside, and she's partly why
I used to yearn, but now I sing
and since she's my queen,
Well that makes me king
And she and I are like brother and sister,
I get to be her companion.
And learn her secrets,
well they put us side by side to live
well these days of joy, I stand and laugh
I still get grateful just thinking of how she's my other half
and since we're like birdies, well this must be spring
And since she's my queen,
well that makes me king
And she and I are like brother and sister,
I get to be her companion.
And share her secrets,
They put us side by side to live
These days of joy, I shake my head
Well I stand there grateful just watchin her stayin there layin there in bed
Since we're like music, well it must be swing
And since she's my queen,
Since she's my queen, since she's the one
Well then I must be king
Rockin' & Romance Version - Chords
D# G#
I easy laugh, I easy cry
D# Bb G#
I soft inside, she partly why
D# G#
I used to yearn, and now I sing
D# Bb G#
Since she's my queen,
D#
well that makes me king
G# Bb
And she and I are like brother and sister,
G# Bb
I get to be her companion
G# Bb
And share her secrets,
G# Bb
They put us side by side to live
To live
D# G#
These days of joy, I stand and weep
D# Bb G#
cause I'm so grateful to watch her smile when she's asleep
D# G#
Since we're like birdies, oh this must be spring
D# Bb G#
And since she's my queen,
D#
Well I must be king
G# Bb
And she and I are like brother and sister,
G# Bb
I get to be her companion
G# Bb
And share her secrets,
G# Bb
They put us side by side to live
To live.
D# G#
These days of joy, I stand and weep
D# Bb G#
I sometimes get grateful when I watch her smile when she's asleep
D# G#
Since we're like birdies, well this must be spring
D# Bb G#
And since she's my queen, Since she's my queen
D# Bb G#
Since she's my queen, since she's the one
D#
I must be, well I must be king.
Rockin' & Romance Version - Chordpro
I easy [D#] laugh, I easy [G#] cry
I soft in[D#]side, she partly [Bb] why [G#]
I used to [D#] yearn, and now I [G#] sing
Since she's my [D#] queen, [Bb][G#]
well that makes me king [D#]
[G#] And she and I are like [Bb] brother and sister,
[G#] I get to be her com[Bb]panion
[G#] And share her [Bb] secrets,
[G#] They put us side by side to [Bb] live
To live
These days of [D#] joy, I stand and [G#] weep
cause I'm so [D#] grateful to watch her [Bb] smile when she's a[G#]sleep
Since we're like [D#] birdies, oh this must be [G#] spring
And since she's my [D#] queen, [Bb][G#]
Well I must be king [D#]
[G#] And she and I are like [Bb] brother and sister,
[G#] I get to be her com[Bb]panion
[G#] And share her [Bb] secrets,
[G#] They put us side by side to [Bb] live
To live.
These days of [D#] joy, I stand and [G#] weep
I sometimes get [D#] grateful when I watch her [Bb] smile when she's a[G#]sleep
Since we're like [D#] birdies, well this must be [G#] spring
And since she's my [D#] queen, Since she's [Bb] my [G#] queen
Since she's my [D#] queen, since she's [Bb] the [G#] one
I must be, well I must be [D#] king.
Rockin' & Romance Version - Chords (capo 1)
D G
I easy laugh, I easy cry
D A G
I soft inside, she partly why
D G
I used to yearn, and now I sing
D A G
Since she's my queen,
D
well that makes me king
G A
And she and I are like brother and sister,
G A
I get to be her companion
G A
And share her secrets,
G A
They put us side by side to live
To live
D G
These days of joy, I stand and weep
D A G
cause I'm so grateful to watch her smile when she's asleep
D G
Since we're like birdies, oh this must be spring
D A G
And since she's my queen,
D
Well I must be king
G A
And she and I are like brother and sister,
G A
I get to be her companion
G A
And share her secrets,
G A
They put us side by side to live
To live.
D G
These days of joy, I stand and weep
D A G
I sometimes get grateful when I watch her smile when she's asleep
D G
Since we're like birdies, well this must be spring
D A G
And since she's my queen, Since she's my queen
D A G
Since she's my queen, since she's the one
D
I must be, well I must be king.
Rockin' & Romance Version - Chordpro (capo 1)
I easy [D] laugh, I easy [G] cry
I soft in[D]side, she partly [A] why [G]
I used to [D] yearn, and now I [G] sing
Since she's my [D] queen, [A][G]
well that makes me king [D]
[G] And she and I are like [A] brother and sister,
[G] I get to be her com[A]panion
[G] And share her [A] secrets,
[G] They put us side by side to [A] live
To live
These days of [D] joy, I stand and [G] weep
cause I'm so [D] grateful to watch her [A] smile when she's a[G]sleep
Since we're like [D] birdies, oh this must be [G] spring
And since she's my [D] queen, [A][G]
Well I must be king [D]
[G] And she and I are like [A] brother and sister,
[G] I get to be her com[A]panion
[G] And share her [A] secrets,
[G] They put us side by side to [A] live
To live.
These days of [D] joy, I stand and [G] weep
I sometimes get [D] grateful when I watch her [A] smile when she's a[G]sleep
Since we're like [D] birdies, well this must be [G] spring
And since she's my [D] queen, Since she's [A] my [G] queen
Since she's my [D] queen, since she's [A] the [G] one
I must be, well I must be [D] king.
Rockin' & Romance Version - Lyrics
I easy laugh, I easy cry
I soft inside, she partly why
I used to yearn, and now I sing
Since she's my queen,
well that makes me king
And she and I are like brother and sister,
I get to be her companion
And share her secrets,
They put us side by side to live
To live
These days of joy, I stand and weep
cause I'm so grateful to watch her smile when she's asleep
Since we're like birdies, oh this must be spring
And since she's my queen,
Well I must be king
And she and I are like brother and sister,
I get to be her companion
And share her secrets,
They put us side by side to live
To live.
These days of joy, I stand and weep
I sometimes get grateful when I watch her smile when she's asleep
Since we're like birdies, well this must be spring
And since she's my queen, Since she's my queen
Since she's my queen, since she's the one
I must be, well I must be king.