The Stranglers
Raoul and the Kings Of Spain

Song : 
B
Intro:
E

         E                E/F#      C             
When the seventh son of the seventh son 
            D
comes along and breaks the chain
   E    E/F#     C                    D       
Raoul Raoul Raoul and the kings of Spain 
             E              E/F#    C
making it plain making it sane to turn
                   D     E     E/F#    C 
this loss into a gain Raoul Raoul Raoul 
                    D
and the kings of Spain
 
B   A   G
 
Chorus :
E/F#                                G  
Did you know your father was an island 
A                                      B
did you know you’re mother was the sea
C#                         E   B    
Can we ever hope to seek asylum 
                               B    Bm   B
from the bounds of faith and family
 
            E                  E/F#         C             
When the seventh son of the seventh son 
            D
comes along and breaks the chain
   E    E/F#     C                    D       
Raoul Raoul Raoul and the kings of Spain 
             E              E/F#    C
making it plain making it sane to turn
                   D     E     E/F#    C 
this loss into a gain Raoul Raoul Raoul 
                    D
and the kings of Spain
   E    E/F#     C                     D
Raoul Raoul Raoul and the kings of Spain
 
B   A   G
 
Chorus :
E/F#                                   G  
Did you know all mothers come from heaven 
A                                  B
did you know all father’s come from
 C#                                A  
hell that is why we’re at sixes and sevens 
B                                  Bm
that is why their marriage isn’t well
 
Outro :
E                      E/F#           
The kings of Spain the kings of Spain 
      C      D
the kings of Spain