Blue October - King: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "King" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Cm           A#
Follow your heart
Gm           G#
Follow your feet, your soul
Cm            A#                 Gm G#
Follow your dreams wherever they go

Cm              A#
And never slow down
Gm          G#
And find someone to share it within
A#
And then never let them go

Chorus:
D#                        A#                G#
Hold me close, closer than ever before, ooh ah
                 D#
Love me like you won't let go
                 D#                  A#       G#
With all that I know, with all that I am, ooh ah
                 D#
Love me like you won't let go

We light up the dark
You light up my streets with gold
Follow your dreams wherever they go

And never slow down
And find someone to share it within
And then never let them go

Chorus

D#
When you strip away everything
           Gm
You in my arms, I feel like a king
Fm
Holding you close
                   D#
I love you like I won't let go

And when you take away everything
Just you in my arms, I feel like a king
When I am holding you close
I love you like I won't let go

Chorus:
Hold me close, closer than ever before, ooh ah
Just love me like you won't let go
With all that I know, with all that I am, ooh ah
Love me like you won't let go


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "King" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "King" by Blue October.

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