Queen of cities chords by Elton John

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D
G
A
B
Bm
F#m
Em
F#sus4
F#
Bb
C

Verse 1
D 
G 
D 
G 
D 
A 
B 
 (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) El  (A major) Dor (B major) ado,
queen of cities
G 
Paradis (G major) e  so wisely hid
A 
Overshadows  (A major) Barcelona
D 
A 
Bm 
Aragon,  (D major) Castle,  (A major) Mad (B minor) rid
F#m 
Em 
 (F sharp minor) Where on Earth  (E minor) can match your riches
F#sus4 
F# 
Match your people  (F sharpsus4) fine and free  (F sharp major) 
Bm 
A 
Why return  (B minor) to old world values  (A major) 
G 
D 
This is how  (G major) the Earth should  (D major) be
A 
D 
 (A major)  (D major) 

Verse 2
A 
 (A major) 
D 
G 
D 
A 
Bm 
El Dor (D major) ado,  (G major)  (D major)  (A major) El Dor (B minor) ado,
A 
G 
D 
 (A major) El Dor (G major) ado, El Dorado  (D major) 
A 
D 
G 
A 
Bm 
 (A major) El Dor (D major) ado,  (G major)  (A major) El Dor (B minor) ado,
G 
Bb 
El Dor (G major) ado, El Dor (B flat major) ado

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Interlude 1

El Dor

Verse 3
B 
 (B major) ado,
queen of cities
G 
Overflowing  (G major) with excess
A 
D 
A 
Every turn  (A major) exotic,  (D major) lav (A major) ish
D 
A 
Bm 
Pres (D major) cious wonders num (A major) berless  (B minor) 
Em 
Lead me now  (E minor) into temptation
F#sus4 
F# 
Surely you  (F sharpsus4) would not deny  (F sharp major) 
Bm 
A 
One who's come  (B minor) so far to find  (A major) you
G 
D 
All your blessings  (G major) save good (D major) bye
A 
D 
 (A major)  (D major) 

Verse 4
A 
 (A major) 
D 
A 
Bm 
El Dor (D major) ado,  (A major) El Dor (B minor) ado,
G 
D 
El Dor (G major) ado, El Dorado  (D major) 
A 
D 
G 
A 
Bm 
 (A major) El Dor (D major) ado, (she could  (G major) be the death  (A major) of me) El Dor (B minor) ado,
A 
G 
Bb 
 (A major) El Dor (G major) ado, El Dor (B flat major) ado
C 
D 
 (C major)  (D major) 

Verse 5
D 
B 
 (D major) El Dor (B major) ado, golden prison
G 
Sheer perfec (G major) tion, sheer despair
A 
How can one  (A major) who knows
D 
A 
such  (D major) splend (A major) our
D 
A 
Feel the an (D major) swer lies  (A major) elsewhere
Bm 
Em 
 (B minor) All I know  (E minor) is I must leave her
F#sus4 
F# 
Or she'll  (F sharpsus4) be        the death of me  (F sharp major) 
Bm 
A 
Put my trust  (B minor) in poorer places  (A major) 
G 
D 
Let the queen  (G major) of cities  (D major) be
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 6
D 
A 
El Dor (D major) ado, (must leave  (A major) her) El
Bm 
A 
Dor (B minor) ado (queen of  (A major) cities)
G 
El Dorado,  (G major) 
D 
(sheer perfection) El Dor (D major) ado

Verse 7
A 
D 
G 
 (A major) El Dor (D major) ado, (or she'll  (G major) be
A 
Bm 
the death  (A major) of me) El  (B minor) Dorado
A 
G 
 (A major) El Dor (G major) ado,
Bb 
(queen of cities) El Dor (B flat major) ado
C 
 (C major) 

Verse 8
D 
 (D major) 
A 
Bm 
(Must leave  (A major) her) El Dorado,  (B minor) 
(queen of cities)
A 
G 
El  (A major) Dor (G major) ado,
D 
(sheer perfection) El Dor (D major) ado