Apr272023

Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) – King Of A Land Chords on Piano, Ukulele

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[Intro]
G C F Am G C F
Am

[Verse 1]
G          C         F    Am
If I was a king of a land
G              C
I’d free every woman
      F  Am
 and man
G            C  F Am G F
I’d let them go
    A        Dm
I’d set them free,
    Bb    A   Dm
 to serve You

[Verse 2]
G               C
If I knew every fish
        F   Am
 in the sea
G         C
And every bird in
        F  Am
the tree
G              C
I’d hear their call
 F Am G  F
    A         Dm
I’d hear them speak
       Bb
Your name

[Interlude]
A  Dm  G  C  F
Am G C  F  Am  G  C

[Verse 3]
G            C
If I ran the schools
            F  Am
of this world
G               C
I’d teach every boy
        F Am
and girl
G            C
I’d let them learn
     F    Am  G  F
 the truth
    A        Dm
I’d let them know
      Bb A Dm
 Your glory

[Verse 4]
G        C
If I had stairs to
       F  Am
 the sky
G            C
I’d raise my voice
             F  Am
 up there high
G        C
I’d want the world
    F Am G F
 to hear
     A       Dm
Your perfect words
     Bb    A  Dm
and thank You

[Interlude]
G  C  F  Am
G  C  F  Am

[Verse 5]
G          C
If I had a mountain
    F    Am
of gold
G          C
I’d try to feed
       F        Am
every poor soul
G             C
And give them hope
  F Am G  F
again
    A        Dm
And let them taste
      Bb A Dm
Your bounty

[Verse 6]
G                C
If I could reach every
  F     Am
 dream
G             C
I still would search
       F    Am
 the unseen
G         C  F  Am  G  F
To find a way
     A        Dm
That leads us to Your
  Bb A Dm
 mercy

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[Verse 7]
G          C         F    Am
If I was a king of a land
G        C                 F Am
I’d free every woman and man
G            C  F Am G  F
I’d let them go
    A        Dm
I’d set them free
    Bb    A Dm G
 to serve You

[Outro]
C F Am G C F Am G
C F Am G C F Am G
C  F  Am  G  C  F  Am  G
C  F  Am  G C F Am G
C F Am G C F Am G C

How to play King Of A Land: key, chords and progression

These are King Of A Land chords by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

King Of A Land by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) is built around F major (one flat: B♭), with 7 chords in all: G, C, F, Am, A, Dm and Bb.

Most of the song cycles through G – C – F – Am (II – V – I – iii in F major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – doh – mi. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: F and Bb are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.