Frank Turner

Long Live The Queen(Chords)

Frank Turner

Key: A

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	        (intro)  A (abafado) A (abafado) A (abafado) A (abafado) 

         A 
I was sipping on a Whiskey when I got the call 
    F#m 
Yeah my friend Lex was lying in the hospital 
       Bm 
She'd been pretty sick for about half a year 
         E 
But it seems liked this time the end was drawing near 

      A 
So dropped my plans and jumped the next London train 
   F#m 
I found her laid up and in a lot of pain 
     Bm 
Her eyes met mine and then I understood 
            E                       E7 
That the weather forecast wasn't looking too good 
      A 
So I sat and spun her stories for a little while 
  F#m 
Tried to raise her mood and tried to raise a smile 
           Bm                            Bm 
But she silenced all my rambling with a shake of her head 
          E                       E7 
Drew me close and listen this is what she said now 
 
A F#m 'You'll live to dance another day, Bm E E7 it's just now you'll have to dance, for the two of us, A F#m so stop looking so damn depressed Bm and sing with all your heart E that the Queen is dead'
A Yeah she told me she was sick of all the hospital food F#m And of doctors, distant relatives, draining her blood Bm Bm She said 'I know I'm dying, but I'm not finished just yet, E E7 I am dying for a drink and for a cigarette' A So we hatched a plan to book ourselves a cheap hotel F#m In the centre of the City and to raise some Hell Bm E They waste to all the clubs and then when everyone else is long asleep E7 We know we're good and done
A F#m 'You'll live to dance another day, Bm E E7 it's just now you'll have to dance, for the two of us, A F#m so stop looking so damn depressed Bm and sing with all your heart E Bm that the Queen is dead'
(bridge) E Bm And South London's not the same anymore E Bm The Queen is dead, E Bm E and the last of the great has finally gone to bed (verso lento) A Well I was working on some words when Sarah called me up F#m She said that Lex had gone asleep and wasn't waking up Bm And even though I knew that there was nothing to be done E E7 I felt bad for not being there and now, well, she was gone A So I tried to think what Lex would want me to do F#m At times like this when I was feeling blue Bm So I gathered up some friends to spread the sad sad news E E7 And we headed to the City for a drink or two And we sang
A F#m 'We live to dance another day, Bm E E7 it's just now we have to dance for one more of us, A F#m so stop looking so damn depressed, Bm and sing with all our hearts, E F# long live the Queen'

Written by Frank Turner

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