Kasabian - Ill Ray (The King): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Ill Ray (The King)" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Ill Ray (The King) Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Kasabian

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Ill Ray (The King)" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Fm                            G#
Wow, you're telling me about this
      A#             Fm
I'll tell you about that
                          A#        D#      Fm
Stop talking shit you'll walk into another trap
                       G#
When all the time you know
A#           Fm    A#          Fm    A#          Fm
You know my name, you know my name, you know my name
             G#          A#         Fm
Just settle down you're losing the plot
               G#          D#            Fm
It took you a lifetime to get where you got
            G#         A#        Fm
If I had it all I'd be dead in a week
   A#       Fm         A#         Fm
If I had my way I'd be king for a day

Wow!
What's your band called mate? What,
what's your band called mate?
I'm sorry, oh I'm sorry, but it's far too late
Trying to start a war
I heard it all before
Now go fetch me a milkshake, don't forget the straw

Fm
Now I don't have the time to listen to this
Fm
I don't know by now that the point you have missed
Fm
Look what you've got
Fm
It's love that it's not
Fm                   A#
Don't care what they say,
                                  Fm
be king for a day, be king for a day

Chorus:
Cm          G#     A#         Fm
We got the night, we got the world
Cm        G#       A#          Fm
Into the future I give you my word
Cm         G#  A#       Fm     Cm       Fm   Cm
Open your eyes into the light, into the light

Wow!
You smell of hotel soap, trying to tell your joke
Over and over just blowing smoke
Industry standard time after time
The higher the mountain, the higher I climb

What is the point in trying to pretend?
In single file we queue till the end
Look what you've got
It's love that it's not
Don't care what they say,
be king for a day, be king for a day
Take all you fuckers and blow you away

Chorus

Cm        G#              Fm
Free from love, free from life
           G#               Cm
Free from you, I'm untouchable
           G#              Fm
Free from pain, free from ego
         G#             Cm
Free to rave I am rising
Cm
I'm rising up, I'm rising up,
I'm rising up, I'm rising

Wow!
You're telling me about this,
I tell you about about that
Stop talking shit you walk into another trap
When all the time you know
You know my name, you know my name, you know my name
Be king for a day, be king for a day

Chorus

Cm         Fm Cm G# A# Fm Cm G#
King for a day
A#         Fm Cm G# A# Fm Cm Fm Cm
King for a day


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

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 "Ill Ray (The King)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Ill Ray (The King)" by Kasabian.