Key: A
Introduction:
Am
there was a black swan outside the palace
it was appointed by the king
Am G F G Am
Oh oh oh oh oh oh...
Am
there was a rumor of a ghost in the bedroom,
hanging in and around the bed
Am C F G Am
Oh oh oh oh oh oh...
Am
there was the face you saw above you
in the fever of a hot black dream
Am G F G Am
Oh oh oh oh oh oh...
Am
my heart is a kingdom
where the king is a heart
E F
there was the matador who said he would have you
C
if you could only give it up and walk away
E F
he has carved out an avenue for you
G Am
from the palace to the palisades
E F
and now it's half destroyed
C
and you are half destroyed
E F
i see you running down a washed out road
G Am
i see you running between the dream and the void
E F
my heart is a kingdom
C
where the king is a heart
E F
and my heart is king
G Am
the king of hearts
Am
there was a rumor of a ghost in the bedroom
C G
hanging in and around the bed
F
but by the time the moon rose, you had taken off your clothes
G Am
and had the pillow under your head
E F
you've got mascara all over your bedsheets
C
you've got mascara all over your clothes
E F
you've got mascara making broken hearted shapes on your face
G Am
and you have yet to see the ghost
E F
my heart is a kingdom
C
where the king is a heart
E F
and my heart is king
G Am
the king of hearts