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                                        Royals (cover) - Bruce Springsteen
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Tabbed by: AnimalChiko
E-mail:[email protected]
Capo 5th fret
Double Drop D Tuning: D-A-D-G-B-D
Chords used in song:
D2:           000230
Cadd9:        030030
 G6/E(G6):    020030
guitar to keep the beat while holding down the selected chord. 
For example, if it stands G6 PT-3, you're going to thump on the bridge 
of the guitar three times while holding down the G6 chord.
Intro (with harp): 
 D2-  D2-  D2-  Cadd9-  G6x4
VERSE:
I've never seen a D2diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings       Cadd9in the movies 
D2And I'm not proude of my address    
In this torned up town, in this torned up town
PRE-CHORUS:
D2And every song's like goold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Cadd9I don't care, G6baby I don't care
Everybody's like D2cristal, maybach, diamonds on your time piece
         Cadd9                                   G6PT-3
I don't care, I'm not caught up in your love affair
CHORUS:
And I'll never be royal        D2Don't run in our blood
Cadd9That kind just ain't for us, we crave a G6different kind of love 
Let me be your D2ruler,      You can call me King B
                          Cadd9  G6(         Quit playing        )    
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule          In my fantasy
Instrumental (with harp):
 D2-  D2-  D2-  Cadd9-  G6  
 D2-  D2-  Cadd9  
VERSE:
(Cadd9)        D2  
My friends and I we cracked the code 
We count our dollars on the train       to Cadd9the party
And everyone who D2knows us knows
PRE-CHORUS:
D2And every fucking song's like goold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the 
Cadd9I don't care, G6I drive a cadillac in my dreams
And Everybody's like D2cristal, maybach, diamonds on your time piece
         Cadd9                                   G6PT-3
I don't care, I'm not caught up in your love affair
CHORUS:
And I'll never be royal        D2Don't run in our blood
Cadd9That kind just ain't for us, we crave a G6different kind of love 
Let me be your D2ruler,      You can call me King B
                          Cadd9  G6(         Quit playing        )    
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule          And we'll live that fantasy
Instrumental (with harp)
 D2-  D2-  D2-  Cadd9- G6  
 D2-  D2-  D2- Cadd9  
VERSE:
Cadd9        (      Quit Playing      )  Cadd9
           (   Quit Playing   )  Cadd9 - G6
CHORUS:
I'll never be royal        D2Don't run in our blood
 Cadd9PT-2                               G6PT-2
That kind just ain't for us, we crave a different kind of love 
                D2PT-4                             
Let me be your ruler,      You can call me King B
               Cadd9PT-2        G6PT-2                 D2PT-2        
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule        In my fantasy
(Start strumming D2 again)
CHORUS:
And I'll never be royal        D2Don't run in our blood
Cadd9That kind just ain't for us, we crave a G6different kind of love 
Let me be your D2ruler,      You can call me King B
              Cadd99           G6 (         Quit playing        )    
OUTRO: (Only Palm Thumping):
 D2PT-3     Cadd9PT-1    G6PT-1 x3
End the last PT on D2

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Royals

by Bruce Springsteen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G6/E

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Royals (cover) - Bruce Springsteen

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Tabbed by: AnimalChiko

E-mail:[email protected]

Capo 5th fret

Double Drop D Tuning: D-A-D-G-B-D

Chords used in song:

: 000230

Cadd9

: 030030

G6/E G6

(): 020030

guitar to keep the beat while holding down the selected chord.

For example, if it stands G6 PT-3, you're going to thump on the bridge

of the guitar three times while holding down the G6 chord.

Intro (with harp):

D2 D2 D2 Cadd9 G6

- - - - x4

VERSE:

I've never seen a diamond in the flesh

Cadd9

I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies

And I'm not proude of my address

In this torned up town, in this torned up town

PRE-CHORUS:

And every song's like goold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom

Cadd9 G6

I don't care, baby I don't care

Everybody's like cristal, maybach, diamonds on your time piece

Cadd9 G6

PT-3

I don't care, I'm not caught up in your love affair

CHORUS:

And I'll never be royal Don't run in our blood

Cadd9 G6

That kind just ain't for us, we crave a different kind of love

Let me be your ruler, You can call me King B

Cadd9 G6

( Quit playing )

And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule In my fantasy

Instrumental (with harp):

D2 D2 D2 Cadd9 G6

- - - -

D2 D2 Cadd9

- -

VERSE:

Cadd9 D2

()

My friends and I we cracked the code

Cadd9

We count our dollars on the train to the party

And everyone who knows us knows

PRE-CHORUS:

And every fucking song's like goold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the

Cadd9 G6

I don't care, I drive a cadillac in my dreams

And Everybody's like cristal, maybach, diamonds on your time piece

Cadd9 G6

PT-3

I don't care, I'm not caught up in your love affair

CHORUS:

And I'll never be royal Don't run in our blood

Cadd9 G6

That kind just ain't for us, we crave a different kind of love

Let me be your ruler, You can call me King B

Cadd9 G6

( Quit playing )

And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule And we'll live that fantasy

Instrumental (with harp)

D2 D2 D2 Cadd9 G6

- - - -

D2 D2 D2 Cadd9

- - -

VERSE:

Cadd9 ( Quit Playing ) Cadd9

( Quit Playing ) Cadd9 - G6

CHORUS:

I'll never be royal Don't run in our blood

Cadd9 G6

PT-2 PT-2

That kind just ain't for us, we crave a different kind of love

PT-4

Let me be your ruler, You can call me King B

Cadd9 G6 D2

PT-2 PT-2 PT-2

And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule In my fantasy

(Start strumming D2 again)

CHORUS:

And I'll never be royal Don't run in our blood

Cadd9 G6

That kind just ain't for us, we crave a different kind of love

Let me be your ruler, You can call me King B

Cadd99 G6 ( Quit playing )

OUTRO: (Only Palm Thumping):

D2 Cadd9 G6

PT-3 PT-1 PT-1 x3

End the last PT on D2

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