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D
DAnd you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal
And you're rushing headlong out of control
And you think you're so strong
But there ain't no stopping,
No there's nothin' you can do about it
Nothin' you can do, No there's nothin' you can do about it
No there's nothin' you can, nothin' you can, nothin' you can do about it
                   G/D--D  
And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal
                   G/D--D  
And you're rushing headlong out of control
                     G--D  
And you think you're so strong
But there ain't no stopping no there's C5nothin' you can do about itG5  
YeahD  
Hey, he used to be a man with a stick in his hand
CHoop diddy diddy - G/BHoop diddy do
She D5used to be a woman with a hot dog stand
CHoop diddy diddy - G/BHoop diddy doA  
Now you've got soup in D/Athe laundry bag
ANow you've got strings, you're gonD/Ana lose your rag
You're gettin' in a fight
Then it G5ain't so groovy when you're F#5screaming in the night
                           A5   G5-  F5-- D5  
Let me out of this cheap `B' movie
G/D--D  
Headlong down the highway and you're rushing
G/D--D  
Headlong out of control
                     G/D--D  
And you think you're so strong
But there G5ain't no stopping and you can't Dstop rockin'
And there's F5nothin' you can, nothin' you can
G5Nothin' you can do about itD5  
When a red hot man meets a white hot lady
                  C   G/B-
Hoop diddy diddy - Hoop diddy do
   C5-   D  
Soon the fire starts a raging gets 'em more than half crazy
CHoop diddy diddy - G/BHoop diddy do
Oh, Anow they start freaking everyD/Away you turn
You Acan't start walking cause your D/Afeet got burned
It Aain't no time to figure G5wrong from right
Cause F#5reason's out the window
Better A5hold on tight - you're rushin' 
G/D--D  
Headlong
G/D--D  
Headlong, out of control
                       G--D  
Yeah, you think you're so strong
but there ain't no stopping and there's
nothin' you, nothin' you, nothin' you can do about it at all

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Headlong

by Queen

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G/D

G/B

D/A

F#5

And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal

And you're rushing headlong out of control

And you think you're so strong

But there ain't no stopping,

No there's nothin' you can do about it

Nothin' you can do, No there's nothin' you can do about it

No there's nothin' you can, nothin' you can, nothin' you can do about it

G/D D

And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal

G/D D

And you're rushing headlong out of control

G D

And you think you're so strong

C5 G5

But there ain't no stopping no there's nothin' you can do about it

Yeah

Hey, he used to be a man with a stick in his hand

C G/B

Hoop diddy diddy - Hoop diddy do

She used to be a woman with a hot dog stand

C G/B A

Hoop diddy diddy - Hoop diddy do

D/A

Now you've got soup in the laundry bag

A D/A

Now you've got strings, you're gonna lose your rag

You're gettin' in a fight

G5 F#5

Then it ain't so groovy when you're screaming in the night

A5 G5 F5 D5

- --

Let me out of this cheap `B' movie

G/D D

Headlong down the highway and you're rushing

G/D D

Headlong out of control

G/D D

And you think you're so strong

G5 D

But there ain't no stopping and you can't stop rockin'

And there's nothin' you can, nothin' you can

G5 D5

Nothin' you can do about it

When a red hot man meets a white hot lady

C G/B

Hoop diddy diddy - Hoop diddy do

C5 D

Soon the fire starts a raging gets 'em more than half crazy

C G/B

Hoop diddy diddy - Hoop diddy do

A D/A

Oh, now they start freaking everyway you turn

A D/A

You can't start walking cause your feet got burned

A G5

It ain't no time to figure wrong from right

F#5

Cause reason's out the window

Better hold on tight - you're rushin'

G/D D

Headlong

G/D D

Headlong, out of control

G D

Yeah, you think you're so strong

but there ain't no stopping and there's

nothin' you, nothin' you, nothin' you can do about it at all

About Headlong Chords by Queen

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What key is "Headlong" in?

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