The Band - To Kingdom Come: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "To Kingdom Come" 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.

 B
Forefather pointed to kingdom come
F#
Sadly told his only son
A
Just be careful what you do
             F#m      E
It all comes back on you

False witness spread the news
Somebody's gonna lose
Either she or me or you
Nothing we can do

    A        F#m    E
So don't you say a word
    A        F#m       E
Or repeat a thing you heard
 A         G#m     C#m
Time will tell you well
        F#m    A    B
If the truth truly fell

Chorus:
A           E
Tarred and feathered, yeah,
A             E
Thistled and thorned
A      E        A        E
One or the other he kindly warned
A            E
Now you look out the window,
       A          E
Tell me what do you see?
A           E               A         E
I see a golden calf pointing back at me

I been sitting in here for so darn long
Waitin' for the end to come along
Holy roaster on the brink
Take a choice, swim or sink

False witness, cast an evil eye
Said I cannot tell a lie
Haints and saints don't bother me
I'm not alone you see

So don't you say a word
Or reveal a thing you've learned
Time will tell you well
If you truly, truly fell

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

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 "To Kingdom Come" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "To Kingdom Come" by The Band.

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