Verse 1:
E Abm
We argue in the kitchen about whether to have children
Dbm
About the world ending and the scale of my ambition
A Abm
And how much is art really worth
Gbm
The very thing you're best at is the thing that hurts the most
E
But you need your rotten heart
Abm
Your dazzling pain like diamond rings
Dbm
You need to go to war to find material to sing
A Abm B
I am no mother, I am no bride, I am King
Chorus:
A B
I need my golden crown of sorrow, my bloody sword to swing
Dbm Abm
My empty halls to echo with grand self-mythology
A B Gbm
I am no mother, I am no bride, I am King
A B E
I am no mother, I am no bride, I am King
Verse 2:
Abm
But a woman is a changeling, always shifting shape
Dbm
Just when you think you have it figured out, something new begins to take
A Abm
What strangе claws are these, scratching at my skin
Gbm
I nеver knew my killer would be coming from within
E Abm Dbm
I am no mother, I am no bride, I am King
E Abm B
I am no mother, I am no bride, I am King
Chorus:
A B
I need my golden crown of sorrow, my bloody sword to swing
Dbm Abm
My empty halls to echo with grand self-mythology
A B Gbm
I am no mother, I am no bride, I am King
A B Gbm
I am no mother, I am no bride, I am King
A B Dbm
I am no mother, I am no bride, I am King
A B E
I am no mother, I am no bride, I am King
Bridge:
E Abm Dbm
Ooh
A E Gbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh,
E Abm Dbm
Ooh, ooh
A E Gbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh
E Abm Dbm A E Gbm
E Abm Dbm A E Gbm B
Outro:
E Abm
And I was never as good as I always thought I was
Dbm
But I knew how to dress it up
A Abm
I was never satisfied, it never let me go
Gbm B E
Just dragged me by my hair and back on with the show
Outro: Abm Dbm A Abm Gbm E
