A                    F#m  E
It was a rainy night,      the night the king went down 
E                                            F#m
Everybody was crying, it seemed like sadness had surrounded the town 
A                             F#m E 
Me I went to the liquor store,     and I bought a bottle of wine and a bottle of gin 
E                                                 F#m
I played his records all night, drinking with a close, close friend 
     C#m                           F#m
Now some people say that it ain't right 
     Bm              A         F#m
And some people say nothing at all 
    C#m                     F#m
But even in the darkest of night 
        Bm               A      D
You can always hear the king's call 
        Bm               A      F#m
You can always hear the king's call 

It is the same pattern all along the song (additional lyrics below).

Well they put him away in Memphis 
Six feet beneath the clay 
Everybody was crying 
Everybody said it was a plain grey day 
Me I went to the liquor store 
And I bought another bottle of wine and another bottle of gin 
I played his records all night 
And I got drunk all over again 
Now some people say that it ain't right 
And some people say nothing at all 
But even in the darkest of night 
You could always hear the king's call 
You could always hear the king's call