O baixo é composto por apenas algumas frases que se repetem ao longo da música.
O momento em que cada frase aparece pela primeira vez está indicado entre
parênteses. Tempo (+) e contratempo (-) estão indicados numa das cordas que não
é usada.
/%/ = Repetição do compasso anterior.
(frase 1)
G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A:2-------2-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|
E:---5-------5----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(intro 1x)
(frase 2)
G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A:2-------2-------|------/%/-------|----------------|----------------|
E:---5-------5----|----------------|3--5----3--5----|2--2----3--3----|
(estrofe 1)
Theres a little black spot on the sun today.
Its the same old thing as yesterday.
Theres a black hat caught in the high tree top.
Theres a flag pole rag and the wind wont stop.
(frase 3)
G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|
D:---2------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A:5---------------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|
E:--------2--3----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(refrão)
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
with the world turning circles running round my brain.
I guess Im always hoping that youll end this reign,
but its my destiny to be the king of pain.
(frase 4)
G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A:22222--2---22---|------/%/-------|----------------|----------------|
E:-----5-------55-|----------------|333335-33-3-355-|222222-3-3333-3-|
(repete estrofe 1 - Thats my soul up there)
(frase 5)
G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A:5------------25-|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|
E:---2---3---35---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(repete refrão)
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
with the world turning circles running round my brain.
I guess Im always hoping that youll end this reign,
but its my destiny to be the king of pain.
(frase 4)
(estrofe 2)
There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall, That's my soul up there.
There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall, That's my soul up there.
There's a blue whale beached by a springtime's ebb, That's my soul up there.
There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web, That's my soul up there
(frase 5)
(repete refrão)
(frase 6)
G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E:5--3---5---53-3-|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|
(ponte)
There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt
There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread
(frase 4)
(solo de guitarra)
(pausa - 4 compassos)
(frase 4)
(estrofe 3)
There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack, That's my soul up there.
There's a black-winged gull with a broken back, That's my soul up there.
There's a little black spot on the sun today (silêncio)
It's the same old thing as yesterday (silêncio)
(frase 5)
(repete refrão)
King of pain, King of pain, King of pain
I allways be king of pain, I allways be king of pain
I allways be king of pain, I allways be king of pain
I allways be king of pain, I allways be king of pain
