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The Queen Is Dead chords by
The Smiths
The Smiths

1986Alternative
Intro 1

F
G

I don't bless them
F#m
F
D

Farewell...
Verse 1
A

to this land's cheerless marshes

Hemmed in like a boar between arches

Her very Lowness with a head in a sling

I'm truly sorry -
C
D

but it sounds like a wonderful thing
A
A

Verse 2
A

I said Charles, don't you ever crave

To appear on the front of the Daily Mail
C
D

Dressed in your Mother's bridal veil?
Interlude 1
F
G
F#m
F
D

Oh...
Verse 3
A

And so, I checked all the registered

historical facts

And I was shocked into shame to discover

How I'm the eighteenth pale descendant
C
D

Of some old queen or other
Verse 4
A

Oh, has the world changed,

or have I changed?

Oh has the world changed,

or have I changed?

Some nine year old tough who peddles drugs

I swear to God
C
D

I swear: I never even knew what drugs were
Interlude 2
F
G
F#m
F
D

Oh...
Verse 5
A

So, I broke into the palace

With a sponge and a rusty spanner

She said: "Eh, I know you,

and you cannot sing"

I said: "That's nothing -
C
D

you should hear me play piano"
Verse 6
A

We can go for a walk

where it's quiet and dry

And talk about precious things

But when you're tied to your Mother's apron
C
D

No-one talks about
Interlude 3
F
G
F#m
F
D

(castration) Oh...
Verse 7
A

We can go for a walk

where it's quiet and dry

And talk about precious things

Like love and law and poverty
C
D

Oh, these are the things that kill me
Verse 8
A

We can go for a walk

where it's quiet and dry

And talk about precious things

But the rain that flattens my hair...
C
D

Oh, these are the things that kill me
Chorus 1
F
G

All their lies
F#m
F
D

about make-up and long hair, are still there
A
A

Verse 9
A

Past the pub who saps your body

And the church who'll snatch your money
C

The Queen is dead, boys
D

And it's so lonely on a limb
A
A

Verse 10
A

Past the pub that wrecks your body

And the church, all they want is your money
C

The Queen is dead, boys
D

And it's so lonely on a limb
Interlude 4
F
G
F#m
F
D

Bridge 1
A
A
A
A

A
A
C

Life is very long,
D

when you're lonely
A
A
A
A

A
A
C

Life is very long,
D

when you're lonely
A
A
A
A

A
A
C

Life is very long,
D

when you're lonely
A
A
A
A

A
A
C

Life is very long,
D

when you're lonely
Outro 1
A
A
A
A

A
A
C
D

A
A
A
A

A
A
C
D

[Repeat and fade]

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  • F#m

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  • D

  • A

  • C

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