The Courtesy of Kings chords by
John Mellencamp

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I knew
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this colorful woman once
G G 
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She drank and had a
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roving eye
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In the morning she was always mournful
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D D 
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She'd cry and apologize
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D D 
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But she'd always repeat herself
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Find comfort with a stranger and sing
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Bm Bm 2
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She never took much notice
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D D 
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In the courtesy of king

Interlude 1

Verse 2
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Bm Bm 2
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She had pictures of Cuban artists
G G 
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And paintings from Rotterdam
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Bm Bm 2
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Promises that she made
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D D 
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She never could stay true to them
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She said she loved me so deeply
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G G 
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Then she'd spit in my face
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F#m F#m 2
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A A 
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and scream
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A A 
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Bm Bm 2
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And she never took much notice
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A A 
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D D 
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In the courtesy of kings

Interlude 2

Verse 3
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She had the face of an angel
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D D 
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And a smile no one could deny
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But the heart of a devil
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D D 
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Beat deep down in her inside
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D D 
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She spoke of judgment and forgiveness
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Her other lovers didn't
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F#m F#m 2
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A A 
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mean a thing
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A A 
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Bm Bm 2
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She never took much notice
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D D 
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In the courtesy of kings
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We

Verse 4
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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A A 
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G G 
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D D 
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parted in the middle of nowhere
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G G 
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D D 
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I haven't seen her since then
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She always kept my mind busy
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D D 
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She made her lies seem like a hymn
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D D 
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Sometimes I wonder if I'd see her
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If I would still recognize
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A A 
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Or just remember her
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as a dream
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A A 
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And respect her for the love
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she used to bring
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A A 
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Bm Bm 2
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If I  could show her
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The courtesy of kings
D D 
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A A 
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