Ned Miller, From A Jack To A King Tabs

FROM A JACK TO A KING (Ned Miller)
performed by NED MILLER (1963)
transcribed by Mark Albert markalbert@pipeline.com

tune guitar down one-half step (6 = Eb, etc) SEE NOTE BELOW

CHORD CHART
VERSE 1, 3 and 4:
|(E) |E |E |B |B |B |B |E |

VERSE 2:
|(E) |E |E |B |B |B |B |E A |E7 |

BRIDGE:
|A |A |E |E |F# |F# |B |B |

SOLO:
|B |B |E A |E7 |


VERSE 1
(E)              E
>From a jack to a king
                     B
>From loneliness to a wedding ring

I played an ace and I won a queen
                          E
And walked away with your heart


VERSE 2
(E)              E
>From a jack to a king
                             B
With no regret I stacked the cards last night

And lady luck played her hand just right
                         E    A    E7
To make me king of your heart


BRIDGE
           A                                   E
For just a little while I thought that I might lose the game
             F#                             B
Then just in time I saw the twinkle in your eye


VERSE 3
(E)              E
>From a jack to a king
                     B
>From loneliness to a wedding ring

I played an ace and I won a queen
                         E
You made me king of your heart


SOLO (triple eighths)
            ____          ______________      ______________
      |\   |    |        |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
      |    |    |        |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
|----12---12---12---|---12---11---11---11---11---------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------14---14---14------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|

   ___________     ___     _____           ___      ________
  |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |  |    |    |   |    |  |  |  |
  |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |  |    |    |   |    |  |  |  |
|----------------------------------|--------------------11-14-|-12-|
|-14--12--12--12--12---------------|----------12-----12-------|----|
|---------------------13--14-13-11-|------13------14----------|----|
|---------------------------\/-----|-14-----------------------|----|
|----------------------------P-----|--------------------------|----|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|----|


BRIDGE
           A                                   E
For just a little while I thought that I might lose the game
             F#                             B
Then just in time I saw the twinkle in your eye


VERSE 4
(E)              E
>From a jack to a king
                     B
>From loneliness to a wedding ring

I played an ace and I won a queen
                         E
You made me king of your heart

                    *     *     *     *     *


NOTE
An alternative to tuning down is to put a capo on the first fret.

No capo     capo 1
E           D
F#          E
A           G
B           A