Key: D
Introduction: Dm Dm/C Bb7M Am A7
Dm7 G C/G- G
No man's a jester playing Shakespeare
F G G4
Round your throne room floor
Gm7
While the juggler's act is danced upon
A7(4) A Dm7 G/D
The crown that you once wore
Dm7 G C/G- G
And sooner or later
F G G4
Everybody's kingdom must end
Gm7
And I'm so afraid your courtiers
A7(4) A Dm7
Cannot be called best friends
G
Caesar's had your troubles
Dm C Dm C
Widows had to cry
G
While mercenaries in cloisters sing
E7/G# A4 A7
And the king must die
Dm7 G C/G- G
Some men are better staying sailors
F G G4
Take my word and go
Gm7
But tell the ostler that his name was
A7(4) A Dm7 G/D
The very first they chose
Dm7 G C/G- G
And if my hands are stained forever
F G G4
And the altar should refuse me
Gm7
Would you let me in, would you let me in, would you let me in
A7(4) A Dm7
Should I cry sanctuary
G
Caesar's had your troubles
Dm C Dm C
Widows had to cry
G
While mercenaries in cloisters sing
E7/G# A4 A7
And the king must die
Dm7 G C/G- G
No man's a jester playing Shakespeare
F G G4
Round your throne room floor
Gm7
While the juggler's act is danced upon
A7(4) A Dm7
The crown that you once wore
G/D Dm7 Am
The king must die
G/D Dm7 Am
The king must die
G/D Dm7 Am
The king must die
G/D Dm7 Dm
The king is dead
Bb Am D
Long live the king