The King of Hearts (1991)
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Em C
1. There was trouble in the
air just a subtle hint of danger,
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and a
woman dressed in black out lookin' for a stranger.
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C
Well, she took me to her room
where she offered me a wager,
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she
promised me the moon, so I took a chance.
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Yes, I played the King of Hearts, put my cards
out on the table,
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I thought the odds were in my
favour.
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D G
But she laid the Ace of Spades and I wound up where I started,
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the King of Hearts no more, but
the King of the Broken-hearted !
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Em C
2. She cut the deck once more
by the light of thirteen candles,
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she
said, ”The winner takes it all, is that too much for you to handle?”
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So I
wandered through my playing cards and tried to understand her,
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I was looking for a face, it
was right there in my hand.
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