Lucinda Williams

King Of Hearts

Lucinda Williams


Tom: G

Em                  C
Can you relieve me, baby
D                         Am
Take your heart from your sleeve
C                 G
And put it on the line
C                        G
Put it right here beside mine

Em                   C
I can't seem to read you 
D           Am
most of the time
C                     G
Don't you know that I need you
C                G
Will you ever be mine

C         D
Love is a gamble
G         G/F#      Em
I knew it from the start
C                      D
Who ever's holding the cards
G                  G/F#     Em 
please deal me the King of Hearts
C                  D       G
Please deal me the King of Hearts

G  O (Optional) Em C D Am C G C G

Verse/Chorus 2:

Em                C
If you came to my door
D                    Am
And you asked me for more 
C              G
I'd lay down beside you
C           G
I'd never deny you

Em                   C
And if I had lots of silver
D                Am 
I'd give some to you
C                    G
And if I had lots of gold
C                     G 
I'd make a rich man of you

C             D
Every time I see you
G                G/F#   Em
I want to fall in love again
C               D
I would like to free you
G                 G/F#     G
but you won't even let me in
C              D      G
You won't even let me in

Verse/Chorus 1:

Em                  C
Can you relieve me, baby
D                         Am
Take your heart from your sleeve
C                 G
And put it on the line
C                        G
Put it right here beside mine

Em                   C
I can't seem to read you 
D           Am
most of the time
C                     G
Don't you know that I need you
C                G
Will you ever be mine

C         D
Love is a gamble
G         G/F#      Em
I knew it from the start
C                     D
Whoever's holding the cards
G                  G/F#     Em 
please deal me the King of Hearts
C                  D       G
Please deal me the King of Hearts