Lirik dan Chord Lagu King of Comedy dari R.E.M

Dirilis pada 1994, lagu ini ditulis oleh semua anggota band, yaitu Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills dan Michael Stipe.

“King of Comedy” menjadi bagian dari album kesembilan mereka yang bertajuk Monster. Album tersebut sukses mencapai peringkat pertama tangga lagu Billboard saat debut perilisannya.

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “King of Comedy” dari R.E.M:

D
Make your money with a suit and tie
A
Make your money with a shrewd denial
C                                                     G
Make your money expert advice,
G   A   
If you can wing it

D
Make your money with a power ply
A
Make your money with a buyout bribe
C               G G      A
Make it lie      as long as you mean it

Chorus:
Gm         C                       G
I'm not King of Comedy
Gm                    C                     G
Grease the pig, give a squeeze (squeeze me)

D
Make your money with exploitation
A
Make it holy illumination
C                                              G
Say a prayer at every station
G                      A
Don't forget to ask for mercy

D
Make your money with a pretty face
A
Make it easy with product placement
C                                                   G
Make it charged with controversy
G                          A
I'm straight, I'm queer, I'm bi

Gm         C                      G
I'm not king of comedy,
Gm               C               G
I'm not your magazine,
Gm               C             G
I'm not your television

{Bridge:} G5 Slide (8x)

D
Make your money, make it rich
A
make it young and make it quick
C                                                              G
Make your money on the jukebox, baby,
G      A
it's pick up sticks

D
Make your enemies make your moves
A
Make your critics fumble through
C                                                           G
Make it smart and make it schmooze
G            A
Make it look easy

Gm        C                       G
I'm not king of comedy,
Gm               C             G
I'm not your magazine,
Gm               C              G
I'm not your television
Gm               C                     G
I'm not your movie screen
Gm            C          G
I'm not commodity (all together now)

{Following chords are picked:}
Gm              C            G
I'm not commodity
Gm              C            G
I'm not commodity
Gm              C            G
I'm not commodity
Gm              C            G
I'm not commodity