O baixo é composto por apenas algumas frases que se repetem ao longo da música.
O momento em que cada frase aparece pela primeira vez está indicado entre
parênteses. Tempo (+) e contratempo (-) estão indicados numa das cordas que não
é usada.
/%/ = Repetição do compasso anterior.

(frase 1)

G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A:2-------2-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|
E:---5-------5----|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(intro 1x)

(frase 2)

G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A:2-------2-------|------/%/-------|----------------|----------------|
E:---5-------5----|----------------|3--5----3--5----|2--2----3--3----|

(estrofe 1)
There’s a little black spot on the sun today.
It’s the same old thing as yesterday.
There’s a black hat caught in the high tree top.
There’s a flag pole rag and the wind won’t stop.

(frase 3)
G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|
D:---2------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A:5---------------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|
E:--------2--3----|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(refrão)
I have stood here before inside 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.

(frase 4)
G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A:22222--2---22---|------/%/-------|----------------|----------------|
E:-----5-------55-|----------------|333335-33-3-355-|222222-3-3333-3-|

(repete estrofe 1 - That’s my soul up there)

(frase 5)
G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A:5------------25-|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|
E:---2---3---35---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(repete refrão)
I have stood here before inside 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.

(frase 4)

(estrofe 2)
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.
There's a blue whale beached by a springtime's ebb, That's my soul up there.
There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web, That's my soul up there

(frase 5)

(repete refrão)

(frase 6)
G:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E:5--3---5---53-3-|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|------/%/-------|

(ponte)
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

(frase 4)

(solo de guitarra)
(pausa - 4 compassos)

(frase 4)

(estrofe 3)
There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack, That's my soul up there.
There's a black-winged gull with a broken back, That's my soul up there.
There's a little black spot on the sun today (silêncio)
It's the same old thing as yesterday (silêncio)

(frase 5)

(repete refrão)
King of pain, King of pain, King of pain
I allways be king of pain, I allways be king of pain
I allways be king of pain, I allways be king of pain
I allways be king of pain, I allways be king of pain