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(C)Mon ey,
some peo ple so (F)poor all that they got is (C)mon ey.
Oh, and dia monds,
some peo ple waste their life count ing their thou sands.
I don’t care what they’re (G)of fer ing,
how much gold they bring.
They can’t af ford what we got,
not e ven the king.
They can’t af ford what we got,
not (Dm)e ven the king.
Oh, (C)cas tles,
some peo ple so (F)lone ly what good is a (C)cas tle.
Sur round ed by peo ple
but ain’t got a (F)friend that’s not on the pay roll.
Ah, I don’t care what they bring,
they can have (Am)ev ’ry thing.
They can’t af ford what we got,
not e ven the king.
They can’t af ford what we got,
not (Dm)e ven the king.
(Am)All the king’s (G)hors es and all the king’s (C)men came (G)charg ing to (Am)get what we (Fmaj7)got.
They (Am)of fer the (G)crown and they (F)of fer the throne, but I al (G)read y got (Am)all that I (Fmaj7)want.
(Am)All the king’s (G)hors es and all the king’s (C)men, came (G)they came to (Am)march ing we (Fmaj7)through.
They (Am)of fer the (G)world just to (F)have what we got, but I but (G)read y got (Am)all that I (Fmaj7)want.
(G)I found the (Am)world in (G)you.
(G)I found the (Am)world in you.
So, dar lin;
They can’t af ford this,
this is (Am)price less.
Can’t af ford what we got,
not e ven the king.
Can’t af ford what we got,
not (Dm)e ven the king.
This page shows “Not Even The King” by Alicia Keys in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 90 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.