From: MyGuitarTabs.com
name: Niko Chigoja

artist: Alanis Morissette

SongTitle: King Of Pain

Tabs: 'King Of Pain'
 by Alanis Morissette
  can be fond on album 'Alanis Unplugged [live]' (1999)
   tabed by Niko Chigoja (niko@InfoSky.net)

Here are the lyrics:

(verse)
 There's a little black spot on the sun today
 It's the same old thing as yesterday

(verse)
 There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
 There's a flag pole rag and the wind won't stop

(ref.)
   I have stood here before in the pouring rain
   With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
   I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
   But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

(verse)
 There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall
 (That's my soul up there)
 There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall
 (That's my soul up there)

(verse)
 There's a blue whale beached by a springtide's ebb
 (That's my soul up there)
 There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web
 (That's my soul up there)

(ref.)
   I have stood here before in the pouring rain
   With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
   I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
   But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

(preref.)
 There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
 There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt
 There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
 There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread

(verse)
 There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack
 There's a black winged gull with a broken back

(verse)
 There's a little black spot on the sun today
 It's the same old thing as yesterday

(ref.)
   I have stood here before in the pouring rain
   With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
   I guess I always thought you could end this reign
   But it's my destiny to be the king of pain......

   I'll always be king of pain..............

List of chords:

   eadghe    eadghe                eadghe
Dm 557765 or 000231
C  337773 or 032013
Bb 113331
A6 002222 or 002224
E  022100
B  224442           better play as 2443xx
A  577655 or 002220 better play as 5776xx
F# 244322
A5 x022xx
B5 x244xx

(standard tuning, just tune the guitar by the song)

Intro:

     Dm        C
e|---------------3------|
h|-------6--------5-----|
g|-------7---------5----|
d|--\7-7-------5--------| x 4
a|--\5--------3---------|
e|----------------------|

or you can play the same with open chords if it's easier for you,
just listen to the song for the picks:

     Dm        C
e|-----1--------3-------|
h|-----3----------2-----|
g|---2--------0-----0---|
d|--0-------------------| 4x
a|----------3-----------|
e|----------------------|

The song structure goes (i think):

Intro  4 x Dm C

Verse  4 x Dm C
      Bb C Bb A6 (the same picking as for Dm C)
       4 x Dm C
      Bb C Bb A6

Ref.   4 x E F# A B

Verse  4 x Dm C
      Bb C Bb A6
       4 x Dm C
      Bb C Bb A6

Ref.   4 x E F# A B

PreRef.4 x E F# A B
       
       4 x Dm C
      Bb C Bb A6

Verse  4 x Dm C
      Bb C Bb A6
       4 x Dm C
      Bb C Bb A6

Ref.   4 x E F# A B

That A6 somthing goes like (i'm not sure about it, i think i didn't get 
it right
so if anyone finds better e-mail me!):

    A6               B5 A5
e|-----3----2--------------|
h|------2----2---2----4-2--|
g|---2---2----2---2---4-2--|
d|--2--------------2-------|
a|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|

This is a great song!!!!!!!!
If you have any comments or corrections please e-mail me 
(niko@InfoSky.net).