[Intro]
(Bm A)  x8
[Strophe]
          Bm           A           Bm    A  Bm A Bm A 
There's a little black spot on the sun today 
         G        A        G     A   Bm A Bm A 
It's the same old thing as yesterday
          Bm        A             Bm        A  Bm A Bm A 
There's a black hat caught in the high tree top
          G        A           G          A   Bm A Bm A 
There's a flagpole rag and the wind won't stop
[Refrain]
       D            G               D       G 
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
         D             G                D        G 
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain.
        D          G                  D        G 
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D       G            D       G 
but it's my destiny to be the king of pain.
[Strophe]
          Bm           A           Bm    A 
There's a little black spot on the sun today   
 F#m       A       G 
(that's my soul up there)        
         G        A        G     A 
It's the same old thing as yesterday
 F#m       A       G 
(that's my soul up there)
          Bm        A           Bm        A 
There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
 F#m       A       G 
(that's my soul up there)
          G        A           G          A 
There's a flagpole rag and the wind won't stop
 F#m       A       G 
(that's my soul up there)
[Refrain]
       D            G               D       G 
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
         D             G                D        G 
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain.
        D          G                  D        G 
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D       G            D       G 
but it's my destiny to be the king of pain.
[Strophe]
          Bm            A            Bm         A 
There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall
 F#m       A       G 
(that's my soul up there)
          G           A           G     A 
There's a dead salmon frozen in a water fall
 F#m       A       G 
(that's my soul up there)
          Bm         A            Bm           A 
There's a blue whale beached by a springtide's ebb
 F#m       A       G 
(that's my soul up there)
          G         A            G        A 
There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web
 F#m       A       G 
(that's my soul up there)
[Refrain]
       D            G               D       G 
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
         D             G                D        G 
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain.
        D          G                  D        G 
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D       G            D       G 
but it's my destiny to be the king of pain.
[Pont]
          A         G               D         A 
There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
                    G             D         A 
There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt;
                   G             D      A 
There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
                   G            Bm       A 
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread.
[Solo]
solo
[Strophe]
          Bm      A         Bm         A 
There's a red fox torn by a huntsmen's pack
 F#m       A       G 
(that's my soul up there)
          G            A           G      A 
There's a black winged gull with a broken back
 F#m       A       G 
(that's my soul up there)
          Bm           A           Bm    A 
There's a little black spot on the sun today   
         G        A        G     A 
It's the same old thing as yesterday
[Refrain]
       D            G               D       G 
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
         D             G                D        G 
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain.
        D          G                  D        G 
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D       G            D       G 
but it's my destiny to be the king of pain.
[Outro]
        D   G 
King of pain
        D   G 
King of pain
        D   G 
King of pain
       G 
I will always be..
       G 
I will always be..
       G 
I will always be..
        D   G 
King of pain . . . .