Verso 

 Gm                Dm 
Moonbeams and twilight 
  F           Em         Dm 
Sit by the fireside and glow 
 Gm               Dm 
Casting grand shadows 
  F        Em         Dm 
All on the meadows below 

Verso 

 Gm                 Dm 
But the old king is quiet 
 Bb              C            Dm 
Looks into the fire, I think he knows 
 Gm                   Dm 
That his bubble has burst 
 Bb           C              Dm 
And what's worse is now it shows 

Pre-refrão 

 F                   C 
His old world is changing 
   Dm            C     Bb 
But he don't notice at all 
 F                   C 
His kingdom is crumbling 
   Dm            C     Bb    C 
But he can't see it and so, oh 


[Refrão]

 Gm           Am        Dm 
Some kings just don't care 
 Gm           Am        Dm 
Happy just to stare and stare 
 Gm             Am 
And bad things will happen 
 Gm           Am        Dm 
That cause old castles to fall 

( Gm  Dm  F  Em  Dm ) 
( Gm  Dm  F  Em  Dm ) 

Verso 

 Gm               Dm 
He could have done something 
   F       Em       Dm 
Inspired a tired old Earth 
 Gm                     Dm 
Done something good, done something right 
  F              Em                 Dm 
With which the people could unite and grow 

Pre-refrão 

 F                   C 
For their old world is changing 
   Dm            C     Bb 
But they don't notice at all 
   F                   C 
Their kingdoms are crumbling 
   Dm            C     Bb    C 
But they can't see it and so, oh 


[Refrão]

 Gm           Am        Dm 
Some kings just can't say no 
 Gm           Am                   Dm 
They'll take till there's nothing to grow 
 Gm             Am 
And bad things will happen 
 Gm             Am         Dm 
That cause old castles to fall 
 Gm             Am 
For its roots are rotten 
 Gm             Am 
Its old walls and all 
 Gm                Am 
And bad things will happen 
 Gm             Am 
That cause old castles 
 Gm             Am 
Cause old castles 
 Gm             Am    Dm    Gm  C  D 
Cause old castles to fall          Oh