The Police - King Of Pain: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "King Of Pain" 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.

           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

Chorus:
         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.

There's a little black spot on the sun today
(That's my soul up there)
It's the same old thing as yesterday
(That's my soul up there)
There's a black hat caught in a high treetop
(That's my soul up there)
There's a flag pole rag and the wind won't stop
(That's my soul up there)

Chorus

There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall
(That's my soul up there)
There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall
(That's my soul up there)
There's a blue whale beached by a spring tide's ebb
(That's my soul up there)
There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web
(That's my soul up there)

Chorus

           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.

There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack
(That's my soul up there)
There's a black-winged gull with a broken back
(That's my soul up there)
There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday

Chorus

King of pain, king of pain
King of pain, I'll always be
King of pain, I'll always be
King of pain, I'll always be
King of pain, I'll always be
King of pain, I'll always be
King of pain, I'll always be
King of pain, I'll always be
King of pain


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 Of Pain" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "King Of Pain" by The Police.