Intro:
   D C C B7sus4 B D
   C C
   B7sus4 B

Verse 1:
    Em
The rusted chains of prison moons

Are shattered by the sun

I walk a road, horizons change

The tournament's begun
    Am           Fmaj7 
The purple piper plays  his tune
    Am6              Fmaj7 
The choir softly sing
     Em
Three  lullabies in an ancient tongue

Chorus:
                             D   C C B7sus4 B D C C
For the court of the crimson king

B7sus4 B

Verse 2:
    Em
The keeper of the city keys

Put shutters on the dreams

I wait outside the pilgrim's door

With insufficient schemes
    Am                     Fmaj7 
The black queen chants the funeral march
    Am6                          Fmaj7 
The cracked brass bells will ring
  Em
To  summon back the fire witch

Chorus:
                            D   C C B7sus4 B D C C B7sus4 B
To the court of the crimson king

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:
    Em
The gardener plants an evergreen

Whilst trampling on a flower

I chase the wind of a prism ship

To taste the sweet and sour
    Am              Fmaj7 
The pattern juggler lifts  his hand
    Am6            Fmaj7 
The orchestra begin
  Em
As  slowly turns the grinding wheel

Chorus:
                            D   C C B7sus4 B D C C
In the court of the crimson king
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          Em                  Cmaj7    
                  On a soft  gray mornings widows cry
    Em6                Cmaj7    
The wise   men share a joke     
  Em               Cmaj7    
I run   to grasp divining signs
   Em6         Cmaj7    
To satisfy the hoax     
    Am            Fmaj7 
The yellow jester does   not play
    Am6                     Fmaj7 
But gently pulls the strings
   Em                  Cmaj7    
And      smiles as the puppets dance

Chorus:
       Em6                   D   C C B7sus4 B D C C B7sus4 B D C C B7sus4 B Emaj7    
In the court  of the crimson king

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