Press Enter to see all

In the Court of the Crimson King

Em King Crimson Em Vote rhythm
≣≣
Tone: [Em]
Intro:
[D] [C] [C] [B7sus4] [B] [D] [C] [C]
[B7sus4] [B]
Verse 1:
The [Em]rusted chains of prison moons
 
Are shattered by the sun
 
I walk a road, horizons change
 
The tournament's begun
The [Am]purple piper [Fmaj7]plays his tune
The [Am6]choir softly sing[Fmaj7]sing
Three[Em]Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
 
Chorus:
For the court of the crimson [D]king[C]king [C] [B7sus4] [B] [D] [C] [C]
 
[B7sus4] [B]
Verse 2:
The [Em]keeper of the city keys
 
Put shutters on the dreams
 
I wait outside the pilgrim's door
 
With insufficient schemes
The [Am]black queen chants the [Fmaj7]funeral march
The [Am6]cracked brass bells will ring[Fmaj7]ring
To[Em]To summon back the fire witch
 
Chorus:
To the court of the crimson
[D]king[C]king [C] [B7sus4] [B] [D] [C] [C] [B7sus4] [B]
 
Intrelude:
[D] [C] [C] [D] [C] [C] [D] [C] [C] [D] [C] [C]
[B]
Chorus:
[D] [C] [C] [B7sus4] [B] [D] [C] [C]
[B7sus4] [B]
Verse 3:
The [Em]gardener plants an evergreen
 
Whilst trampling on a flower
 
I chase the wind of a prism ship
 
To taste the sweet and sour
The [Am]pattern juggler [Fmaj7]lifts his hand
The [Am6]orchestra begin[Fmaj7]begin
As[Em]As slowly turns the grinding wheel
 
Chorus:
In the court of the crimson [D]king[C]king [C] [B7sus4] [B] [D] [C] [C]
[B7sus4] [B]
Solo:
[D] [C] [C] [D] [C] [C] [D] [C] [C] [D] [C] [C]
[D] [C] [C] [D] [C] [C] [D] [C] [C] [D] [C] [C]
[D] [C] [C] [B] [Em] [Cmaj7]
Verse 4:
[Em6] [Cmaj7] On a [Em]soft gray mornings [Cmaj7]widows cry
The [Em6]wise men share a [Cmaj7]joke
I [Em]run to grasp di[Cmaj7]divining signs
To [Em6]satisfy the [Cmaj7]hoax
The [Am]yellow jester [Fmaj7]does not play
But [Am6]gently pulls the strings[Fmaj7]strings
And[Em]And smiles as the [Cmaj7]puppets dance
 
Chorus:
In the [Em6]court of the crimson [D]king[C]king [C] [B7sus4] [B]
[D] [C] [C] [B7sus4] [B] [D] [C] [C] [B7sus4] [B] [Emaj7]
 
Outro 2:
[E] [D] [Db] [E] [D] [Db] [E] [D]
[Db]
Outro 3:
[E] [D] [D] [Dbsus4] [Db] [E] [D] [D] [Dbsus4] [Db] [E] [D] [D]
[Dbsus4] [Db] [E] [D] [D] [Dbsus4] [Db] [E] [D] [D] [Dbsus4] [Db] [E]
[D] [D] [Dbsus4] [Db]
Chords (click to close)

Other versions (1)

Create new version
Am Am6 B B7sus4 C Cmaj7 D Db Dbsus4 E Em Em6 Emaj7 Fmaj7 0

Guitar Tabs (0)

Upload your Tab

This song has no tabs yet

👋

This chords is contributed by Tobi. If you like Chords Easy and would like to contribute, you can also create a new song/chords HERE. See your chords appearing on the Chords Easy main page and help other guitar players.
Please write comments if you find anything incorrect, or you want to share more information about the song above.
Add to
Share
Print
Moderate
Updated:
Updated 2026-04- 5
Views: 16 Poster: Tobi (Tobi approved)
Author: King Crimson Genre: US-UK Favorite: 0
Comments
Chords is too complex? Use this checkbox to simplify the chords (click to close)

Có lỗi xảy ra

Mã lỗi:

Trang web hiện gặp sự cố, vui lòng gửi nội dung bên trên về địa chỉ facebook của chúng tôi

Gửi tin nhắn cho Hợp Âm Chuẩn