Tone: [C]
Intro:
[F] [C] [G]
Verse 1: Maisie Peters, Julia Michaels, Both:
[F] Gave my cloudless s[C]sky for your c[G]crooked scraper
[F] I put in everything[C]everything, I called in [G]every favour
[F] But give a man one sword[C]sword, he thinks that [G]he's a saviour
[F] Watch him ride around[C]around, xxxxxxx w[G]weird behaviour
Chorus: maisie peters, julia michaels, both:
[F] Guess I walked so you could [C]run all the [G]way from me
[F]'Cause once you got what you [C]want, you [G]didn't want me
[F] I put gold on your [C]head, should've put [G]wax paper
[F] Did you get off going to bed[C]bed with the k[G]kingmaker?
Interlude:
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G]
Verse 2: Both, Maisie Peters, Julia Michaels:
[F] Let you in my hom[C]home, let you [G]in my pictures
[F] I was your pedesta[C]pedestal and all I [G]got was splinters
[F] Should've seen it [C]in the way you [G]hate your sister
[F] You love a strong woman[C]woman, until it [G]makes you bitter
Chorus: both, maisie peters, julia michaels:
[F] Guess I walked so you could [C]run, all the [G]way from me
[F] Now you say you're self-[C]self-made, guess your [G]memory's fuzzy
[F] I put a crown on your [C]head, should've put a [G]wax paper
[F] Did you get off going to [C]bed with the kingmaker?
Post-chorus: maisie peters & julia michaels:
[F]Oh[C]Oh, [G]kingmaker
[F]Oh[C]Oh, [G]kingmaker
[F]Oh[C]Oh, [G]kingmaker
[F]Oh[C]Oh, [G]kingmaker
Verse 3: Maisie Peters, Julia Michaels, Both:
[F] I can't say that I saw [C]five, but I saw s[G]star potential
[F] Another sweet, sweet [C]boy that I took [G]out the kennel
[F] Back when his ego and his [C]bark were [G]mostly gentle
[F] Left me in pieces[C]pieces for me to reas[G]reassemble
Chorus: maisie peters & julia michaels:
[F] Guess I walked so they could [C]run all the [G]way from me
[F] But they don't have big enough [C]guts for [G]all that glory
[F] They'll take my crown, head out [C]west, and forget [G]their creator
[F] Then they'll come back, they always [C]do, to the kingmaker
Outro: maisie peters & julia michaels, maisie peters:
[F]Oh[C]Oh, [G]kingmaker
[F]Oh[C]Oh, [G]kingmaker
[F]Oh[C]Oh, [G]kingmaker
[F]Oh[C]Oh, [G]kingmaker
[F]Oh[C]Oh (You [Am]double cross, you s[G]star chaser)
[F]Oh[C]Oh (You [Am]little boy, you [G]word breaker)
[F]Oh[C]Oh (Now [Am]look at you, the [G]big player)
[F]Oh[C]Oh (And [Am]look at me, the [G]kingmaker)