Matisyahu – King Without A Crown Cover, Chords, and Lyrics

Baritone ukulele cover of King Without A Crown by Matisyahu from the album, Live at Stubb’s

Chords and Lyrics:

[Intro]
 
Em  D  A  Bm  x2
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
       G                          Bm
You're all that I have and you're all that I need
A
Each and every day I pray to get to know you please
          G                        Bm
I want to be close to you, yes I'm so hungry
            Em
You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty
        G                             Bm
Without you there's no me, you're the air that I breathe
    A
Sometimes the world is dark and I just can't see
            G                                           Bm
With these, demons surround all around to bring me down to negativity
      Em
But I believe, yes I believe, I said I believe
     G                                          Bm
I'll stand on my own two feet, won't be brought down on one knee
  A
I fight with all of my might and get these demons to flee
         G                     Bm
Hashem's rays fire blaze burn bright and I believe
         Em
Hashem's rays fire blaze burn bright and I believe
       G                        Bm
Out of darkness comes light, twilight unto the heights
      A
Crown Heights burnin' up all through till twilight
     G                          Bm
Said thank you to my God, now I finally got it right
         Em
And I'll fight with all of my heart, and all o' my soul, and all o' my might
 
 
[Chorus]
 
          Em                            D
What's this feelin', my love will rip a hole in the ceilin'
  A                           Bm
I give myself to you from the essence of my being
      Em                 D
And I    sing to my god, songs of love and healin'
      A                  Bm
I want   Moshiach now, time we start revealing
          Em                            D
What's this feeling, my love will rip a hole in the ceilin'
  A                           Bm
I give myself to you from the essence of my bein'
       Em                 D
And I    sing to my god, songs of love and healin'
      A                  Bm
I want   Moshiach now
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
G                             Bm
Strippin' away the layers and reveal your soul
       A
Got to give yourself up and then you become whole
         G                         Bm
You're a slave to yourself and you don't even know
            Em
You want to live the fast life but your brain moves slow
          G                    Bm
If you're tryin' to stay high, bound to stay low
         A
You want God but you can't deflate your ego
           G                          Bm
If you're already there, then there's nowhere to go
        Em
If your cup's already full then it's bound to overflow
          G                              Bm
If you're drowning in the waters and you can't stay afloat
        A
Ask Hashem for mercy, and he'll throw you a rope
       G                                     Bm
You're looking for help from God, you say he couldn't be found
          Em
Searching up to the sky and looking beneath the ground
       G                           Bm
Like a King without his crown, you keep fallin' down
    A
You really want to live but can't get rid of your frown
         G                                Bm
Tried to reach unto the heights and wound bound down on the ground
      Em
Given up your pride and the you heard a sound
       G                          Bm
Out of night comes day and out of day comes light
     A
Nullified to the One like sunlight in a ray,
       G                       Bm
Makin' room for his love and a fire gone blaze
     Em
Make room for his love and a fire gone blaze
 
 
[Chorus]
 
          Em                            D
What's this feelin', my love will rip a hole in the ceiling
  A                           Bm
I give myself to you from the essence of my being
      Em                 D
And I    sing to my god, songs of love and healin'
      A                  Bm
I want   Moshiach now, time we start revealing
          Em                            D
What's this feeling, my love will rip a hole in the ceiling
  A                           Bm
I give myself to you from the essence of my being
       Em                 D
And I    sing to my god, songs of love and healing
      A                  Bm
I want   Moshiach now
 
 
[Solo]
 
Em  D  A  Bm  x4
 
 
[Verse 3]
      Em                       D
See I lift up my eyes where my help come from
      A                       Bm
And I seen it circling around from the mountain
   Em                        D
Thunder, you feel it in your chest
                    A                   Bm
You keep my mind at ease and my soul at rest, you're not vexed
      Em                       D
See I lift up my eyes where my help come from
      A                       Bm
And I seen it circling around from the mountain
   Em                        D
Thunder, you feel it in your chest
                    A                   Bm
You keep my mind at ease and my soul at rest, you're not vexed
 
 
[Outro]
 
Em D A Bm x4

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Email Sent on March 16th, 2021:

SL: Probably one of the best live performances

I got some pretty nice responses for my last cover of Digital Love:

“Pretty cool, i didn’t think it was possible doing a good daft punk cover with such a simple setup”

“Oh yeah! This is great. More of this kind of thing!”

“My favorite daft punk song! You killed it man!”

Which is cool cause it’s one of those songs that I tried to practice over the years, but couldn’t really find a way to ‘translate’ it well with a ukulele.

But this next song…

It’s really hard to hold a candle to.

More on that in a sec…

Often times, you hear bands live…

And, it’s just not the same as their studio recording.

Sometimes, it’s way, way worse.

(I’m looking at you, Weezer, Sublime, and 90% of singers and bands on SNL)

But it sort of shows their ‘true’ talent.

For example, I might listen to a song or album and think, “Damn, this is an impossible level of perfection.”

Then I listen to a live version and think “Oh shit, that’s what they sound like live? I could do that”

Granted, I probably can’t, but I least I feel I could…

Though some artists are truly amazing live:

Chance the Rapper, Rex Orange County, No Doubt

But this band produced a live album that was leagues ahead of their studio album.

It’s insane how good it is.

Do yourself a favor and listen to the album, “Matisyahu: Live at Stubb’s” for a near religious experience.

Here’s a link to the song I’m about to cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsFpUW48Tnc

The first thing you’ll notice is this guy who looks like Weird Al from “Amish Paradise”

For those who haven’t heard of Matisyahu, he was (not anymore) a Hasidic Jewish singer who performed an amalgam of rock/hiphop/raggae/beatboxing tied with orthodox jewish themes.

Something truly unique, and just damn good.

Even though I’m nowhere near his level, it’s still a great song I wanted to play.

So here’s your priority-access first look at my new cover of Matisyahu’s “King Without A Crown”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqLjOGR_VKE

Drop by with a like or comment.

No flash photography please.

You know I shun fancy things like electricity (fool)

Cheers,

Dylanyahu

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