Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - There Is a Kingdom: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "There Is a Kingdom" 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 There Is a Kingdom Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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 "There Is a Kingdom" smoothly on your guitar.

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

C            Fm                     C
Just like a bird that sings up the sun
      Fm           D#
In a dawn so very dark
            G#
Such is my faith for you
D#          G#
Such is my faith
C                   Fm                     C
And all the world’s darkness can’t swallow up
           Fm
A single spark
D#          G#
Such is my love for you
D#          G#
Such is my love

Chorus:
C#          G#                  C#
There is a kingdom, there is a king
                G#                    C#
And he lives without, and he lives within
            G#                  C#
There is a kingdom, there is a king
                G#                     C
And he lives without, and he lives within

The starry heavens above me
The moral law within
So the world appears
So the world appears
This day so sweet
It will never come again
So the world appears
Through this mist of tears

Chorus

C                    Fm
The starry heavens above me
C                Fm
The moral law within
D#              G#
So the world appears
D#                    G#
Through this mist of tears

Chorus:
There is a kingdom, there is a king
And he lives without, and he lives within
There is a kingdom, there is a king
There is a king, and he is everything


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

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 "There Is a Kingdom" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "There Is a Kingdom" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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