FROM A JACK TO A KING (Ned Miller)
performed by NED MILLER (1963)
transcribed by Mark Albert markalbert@pipeline.com
tune guitar down one-half step (6 = Eb, etc) SEE NOTE BELOW
CHORD CHART
VERSE 1, 3 and 4:
(EEBBBBE
VERSE 2:
(EEBBBBEAE7
BRIDGE:
AAEEFFBB
SOLO:
BBEAE7
VERSE 1
(E) E
>From a jack to a king
B
>From loneliness to a wedding ring
I played an ace and I won a queen
E
And walked away with your heart
VERSE 2
(E) E
>From a jack to a king
B
With no regret I stacked the cards last night
And lady luck played her hand just right
EE7
To make me king of your heart
BRIDGE
AE
For just a little while I thought that I might lose the game
F#B
Then just in time I saw the twinkle in your eye
VERSE 3
(E) E
>From a jack to a king
B
>From loneliness to a wedding ring
I played an ace and I won a queen
E
You made me king of your heart
SOLO (triple eighths)
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----12---12---12--- ---12---11---11---11---11---------------------
------------------- ----------------------------14---14---14------
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___________ ___ _____ ___ ________
---------------------------------- --------------------11-14- -12-
-14--12--12--12--12--------------- ----------12-----12------- ----
---------------------13--14-13-11- ------13------14---------- ----
---------------------------\/----- -14----------------------- ----
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BRIDGE
AE
For just a little while I thought that I might lose the game
F#B
Then just in time I saw the twinkle in your eye
VERSE 4
(E) E
>From a jack to a king
B
>From loneliness to a wedding ring
I played an ace and I won a queen
E
You made me king of your heart
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NOTE
An alternative to tuning down is to put a capo on the first fret.
No capo capo 1
EDFEAGBA