The Courtesy of Kings chords by John Mellencamp
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Intro 1
(D major) (A major) (B minor) (A major) (G major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 1
I (D major) knew
this colorful woman (B minor) once
(G major) She drank and had a
roving (D major) eye
In the morning she was always (B minor) mournful
(G major) She'd cry and apolo (D major) gize
(G major) But she'd always repeat her (D major) self
Find (G major) comfort with a stranger and sing (A major)
She nev (D major) er took (A major) much no (B minor) tice
In the (G major) courtesy (A major) of (D major) king
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Interlude 1
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(D major) (A major) (B minor) (A major) (G major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 2
She had (D major) pictures of Cuban artist (B minor) s
And (G major) paintings from Rotterdam
(D major) Promises (B minor) that she made
She (G major) never could stay true to them (D major)
(G major) She said she loved me so deeply
(D major) Then she'd spit (G major) in my face
and scream (A major) (F sharp minor) (A major)
And she never (D major) (A major) took much no (B minor) tice
In the (G major) courtesy (A major) of (D major) kings
Interlude 2
(D major) (A major) (B minor) (A major) (G major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 3
She had (D major) the face of an an (B minor) gel
And a smile (G major) no one could deny (D major)
But the heart of a dev (B minor) il
(G major) Beat deep down in her inside (D major)
(G major) She spoke of judgment and for (D major) giveness
Her (G major) other lovers didn't
mean a thing (A major) (F sharp minor) (A major)
She nev (D major) er (A major) took much no (B minor) tice
In the (G major) courtesy (A major) of (D major) kings
We (A major)
Verse 4
(B minor) (G major) (D major) (B minor) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(A major) (D major) (A major) (B minor)
(A major) (G major) (A major) (D major) parted in the middle of nowhere
(B minor) I haven't (G major) seen her since (D major) then
She always kept my mind busy (B minor)
(G major) She made her lies seem like a (D major) hymn
(G major) Sometimes I wonder if I'd see (D major) her
(G major) If I would still recog (A major) nize
(D major) Or just re (A major) member her
as (B minor) a dream
And respect (D major) her for (A major) the love
she (B minor) used to bring
If (D major) I could (A major) show her (B minor)
(G major) The courtesy (A major) of kings
(D major) (A major) (B minor) (A major) (G major) (A major)
The Courtesy of Kings
John Mellencamp
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