The Queen Is Dead Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[F]I don[G]'t bless them
[F#m]Farewell..[F].[D]

[Verse 1]
to [A]this land's cheerless marshes
Hemmed in like a boar between arches
Her very Lowness with a head in a sling
I'm truly sorry -
but it [C]sounds like a wonderful [D]thing
[A][A]

[Verse 2]
I said [A]Charles, don't you ever crave
To appear on the front of the Daily Mail
[C]Dressed in your Mother's [D]bridal veil?

[Interlude 1]
[F]Oh.[G]..[F#m][F][D]

[Verse 3]
And so, I [A]checked all the registered
historical facts
And I was shocked into shame to discover
How I'm the eighteenth pale descendant
Of [C]some old queen or oth[D]er

[Verse 4]
Oh, [A]has the world changed,
or have I changed?
Oh has the world changed,
or have I changed?
Some nine year old tough who peddles drugs
I swear to God
I swear: I [C]never even knew what [D]drugs were

[Interlude 2]
[F]Oh.[G]..[F#m][F][D]

[Verse 5]
So, I [A]broke into the palace
With a sponge and a rusty spanner
She said: "Eh, I know you,
and you cannot sing"
I said: "That's nothing -
you should [C]hear me play pian[D]o"

[Verse 6]
We can [A]go for a walk
where it's quiet and dry
And talk about precious things
But when you're tied to your Mother's apron
[C]No-one talks [D]about

[Interlude 3]
(castra[F]tion) [G]Oh...[F#m][F][D]

[Verse 7]
We can [A]go for a walk
where it's quiet and dry
And talk about precious things
Like love and law and poverty
Oh, [C]these are the things that [D]kill me

[Verse 8]
We can [A]go for a walk
where it's quiet and dry
And talk about precious things
But the rain that flattens my hair...
Oh, [C]these are the things that [D]kill me

[Chorus 1]
[F]All their lie[G]s
about make-up and [F#m]long hair, are s[F]till t[D]here
[A][A]

[Verse 9]
Past the [A]pub who saps your body
And the church who'll snatch your money
The Queen is [C]dead, boys
And it's [D]so lonely on a limb
[A][A]

[Verse 10]
Past the [A]pub that wrecks your body
And the church, all they want is your money
The Queen is [C]dead, boys
And it's [D]so lonely on a limb

[Interlude 4]
[F][G][F#m][F][D]

[Bridge 1]
[A][A][A][A]
[A]Lif[A]e is very lon[C]g,
when you're [D]lonely
[A][A][A][A]
[A]Lif[A]e is very lon[C]g,
when you're [D]lonely
[A][A][A][A]
[A]Lif[A]e is very lon[C]g,
when you're [D]lonely
[A][A][A][A]
[A]Lif[A]e is very lon[C]g,
when you're [D]lonely

[Outro 1]
[A][A][A][A]
[A][A][C][D]
[A][A][A][A]
[A][A][C][D]
[Repeat and fade]