Written by Marshall Crenshaw
Intro: F# D E (4x) F# D E F# D E Blues is king, a beautiful thing F# D E You just don't know whenever F# You're done by the one you love F# D E And the joke's on you F# D E If you don't know it's true F# D E If you lose your dreams F# You'll know what I'm thinking of E D7+ A7+ D7+ A7+ Yeah, blues is king, so let it ring D7+ A7+ G E Surrender do, to the sound so real and true D7+ A7+ D7+ A7+ And relax your mind, go on, you'll be fine D7+ A7+ G C7+ Surrender do, 'cause you'll never displace it Am7 Eb F G Eb G7+ So face it, blues is king F# D E F# D E As the sun descends, rain begins F# D E F# Everything in view is a dull shade of blue F# D E F# D E And the traffic sounds, the lights uptown F# D E F# Make a sad and uninviting scene to walk into E D7+ A7+ But the blue of the night D7+ A7+ Everything in daylight D7+ A7+ G E Don't even begin, to be as blue as the mood I'm in D7+ A7+ D7+ A7+ You go out alone, on their way home D7+ A7+ G C7+ I'm wandering on, remembering only Am7 Eb F G Eb G That I'm lonely and blues is king F# D E F# D E Blues is king, a beautiful thing F# D E You just don't know whenever F# You're torn by the one you love F# D E And the joke's on you F# D E If you don't know it's true F# D E If you lose your dreams F# You'll know what I'm thinking of E D7+ A7+ D7+ A7+ Yeah, blues is king, so let it ring D7+ A7+ G E Surrender do, to the sound so real and true D7+ A7+ D7+ A7+ Just relax your mind, go on, you'll be fine D7+ A7+ G C7+ Surrender do, 'cause you'll never displace it Am7 Eb F G Eb G Eb7+ F G So face it, blues is king