Temple Of The King – Ritchie Blackmore

Intro: [Am] / [F] / [G] / [Am]  
[Am] / [G] /[Dm] -[F] / [Am]  
. 
[C] One [G] day in the year of the fox 
[Dm] Came [Am] a time remembered well 
[F] When the strong young man 
[G] Of the rising sun heard the 
[Am] Tolling of the great black bell 
(bass) 
[C] One [G] day in the year of the fox when the 
[EAm] Bell began to ring, it meant the 
[F] Time [G] had come for the one to go to the 
[Am] Temple of the King 
[Dm] There in the middle of the circle, he stands 
[Am] Searching, Seeking, 
[G] With just one touch of his trembling hand 
[Am] The answer will be found 
[Dm] Daylight waits for the oldman's scream 
[Am] Heaven, help me, 
[GDm] Just like a rush of thousand wings 
[E] It shines upon the world 
[F] And [GAm] the day has just begun 
. 
Instru: [Am] / [F] / [G] / [Am]  
[Am] / [G] /[Dm] -[F] / [Am]  
(bass) 
[C] One [G] day in the year of the fox 
[Dm] Came [Am] a time remembered well 
[F] When the strong young man 
[G] Of the rising sun heard the 
[Am] Tolling of the great black bell 
(bass) 
[C] One [G] day in the year of the fox when the 
[EAm] Bell began to ring, it meant the 
[F] Time [G] had come for the one to go to the 
[Am] Temple of the King 
[Dm] There in the middle of people he stands 
[Am] Seeking, feeling 
[G] Just one touch of the strong right hand 
[E] He's gone, to the 
[FGAm] Temple of the King 
. 
Instru: 
[Am] — – [F] — – [G] – – [Am] – – – 
– [Am] – – [G] – – [Dm] – [F] – – [E] – – – 
solo: 
[Am] – – – [F] – – [Am] – – [F] – – [Am] – – – 
– [G] – – [Dm] – — [E] – [Am] – – – [F] – – [Am] – – [F] — – 
– [Am] – — [G] – – [Dm] — – [E] – 
[Dm] Far from the circle of the edge of the world 
[Am] He's smoking, wandering 
[G] Thinking back of the stories he's told 
[Am] Before he's gonna see 
[Dm] There in the middle of the circle he lies 
[Am] Heaven, help me 
[G] All [Dm] could see by the shine in his eyes 
[E] The answer has been found 
[Dm] Back with the people in the circle he stands 
[Am] Seeing, feeling 
[G] With [Dm] just [E] one touch of the strong right hand they know 
[F] Of [GAm] the Temple and the King 
. 
instr: 
[Am] – – [F] – – [G] – – [Am] – – – – 
[Am] – – – [G] – [Dm] – – [F] – [Am] – – – 
arppegio: 
– [F] – – [E] – – [Am] – – –