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