Lagu ini menjadi singel kedua dari album kedua mereka, On, yang dirilis pada 18 September 1995.
On merupakan album tersukses Echobelly secara komersial dan sempat menduduki peringkat ke-4 UK Albums Chart.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “King Of The Kerb” dari Echobelly.
Verse 1
C# B F#
Sugar smile savvy the king of the kerb
C# B F#
Got a temper in the style of a bomb
Got his friends in his pocket
And safe behind bars
All the local boys know what he's done
Refrain
F#
He turns it on
F#
He turns it on
F#
He turns it on
Chorus
B D#m E
Some boys are doing it for themselves
E D#m E F#
There's somebody out there doing it for you
B D#m E
Safe white you're paying out for your health
E F#
They're the kings of the kerb
E F#
And everybody knows what their worth
Verse 2 Same as verse 1
Refrain
Bridge
C#m D#m C#m
Safe from harm and safe from greed
D#m C#m D#m
A little protection is all that you need
C#m F#
Safe from harm and safe from greed
F#
You're just a racket machine
Chorus
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