O baixo é composto por apenas algumas frases que se repetem ao longo da música. O momento em que cada frase aparece pela primeira vez está indicado entre parênteses. Tempo (+) e contratempo (-) estão indicados numa das cordas que não é usada. /%/ = Repetição do compasso anterior. (frase 1) G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A:2-------2-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------| E:---5-------5----|----------------|----------------|----------------| (intro 1x) (frase 2) G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A:2-------2-------|------/%/-------|----------------|----------------| E:---5-------5----|----------------|3--5----3--5----|2--2----3--3----| (estrofe 1) There’s a little black spot on the sun today. It’s the same old thing as yesterday. There’s a black hat caught in the high tree top. There’s a flag pole rag and the wind won’t stop. (frase 3) G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| D:---2------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A:5---------------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------| E:--------2--3----|----------------|----------------|----------------| (refrão) I have stood here before inside the pouring rain with the world turning circles running ‘round my brain.I guess I’m always hoping that you’ll end this reign, but it’s my destiny to be the king of pain. (frase 4) G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A:22222--2---22---|------/%/-------|----------------|----------------| E:-----5-------55-|----------------|333335-33-3-355-|222222-3-3333-3-| (repete estrofe 1 - That’s my soul up there) (frase 5) G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A:5------------25-|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------| E:---2---3---35---|----------------|----------------|----------------| (repete refrão) I have stood here before inside the pouring rain with the world turning circles running ‘round my brain. I guess I’m always hoping that you’ll end this reign, but it’s my destiny to be the king of pain. (frase 4) (estrofe 2) 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 springtime's ebb, That's my soul up there. There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web, That's my soul up there (frase 5) (repete refrão) (frase 6) G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E:5--3---5---53-3-|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------| (ponte) There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread (frase 4) (solo de guitarra) (pausa - 4 compassos) (frase 4) (estrofe 3) 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 (silêncio) It's the same old thing as yesterday (silêncio) (frase 5) (repete refrão) King of pain, King of pain, King of pain I allways be king of pain, I allways be king of pain I allways be king of pain, I allways be king of pain I allways be king of pain, I allways be king of pain
King Of Pain
The Police
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