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  Thought I'd spend a short time putting this up, nice and easy to play, standard tuning and open 
  chords. I think the lyrics are correct (yes he definately IS singing 'the Rodneys are queuing up')
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  Intro:   A    E    D  A  
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  Verse 1:
  ADuch of the terrace Enever grew up, I Dhope she never Awill
  ABroken down TV Esits in the corner, Dpictures standing Astill, standing Estill
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  Verse 2:
  ADuch of the terrace Eknows all her heriDtage, says she's Henry's Akid
  AKnows all the histEory in the family, Dneeds a man, God forAbid,  God forEbid
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  Chorus:
  And it Dsounds like an empty Ahouse, standing Estill, and it's Dquieter than a Amouse, standing Estill
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  Verse 3:
  ADuch of the terrace Enever grew up, I Dhope she never Awill
  ASays she's an heiress, Esits in her terrace, Dsays she's got time to Akill, time to Ekill
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  Chorus:
  And the DRodney's are queuing Aup, God forEbid, and they Dall want to win the Acup, God forEbid
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  Instrumental:   A    E    D   AX2  E  
                                Duchess, Duchess, Duchess, Duchess, Duchess, Duchess
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  Chorus:  
  And the DRodney's are queuing Aup, God forEbid And the DRodney's are queuing Aup, God forEbid
  And the DRodney's are queuing Aup, God forEbid

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Duchess

by The Stranglers

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Thought I'd spend a short time putting this up, nice and easy to play, standard tuning and open

chords. I think the lyrics are correct (yes he definately IS singing 'the Rodneys are queuing up')

A E D A

Intro:

Verse 1:

A E D A

Duch of the terrace never grew up, I hope she never will

A E D A E

Broken down TV sits in the corner, pictures standing still, standing still

Verse 2:

A E D A

Duch of the terrace knows all her heritage, says she's Henry's kid

A E D A E

Knows all the history in the family, needs a man, God forbid, God forbid

Chorus:

D A E D A E

And it sounds like an empty house, standing still, and it's quieter than a mouse, standing still

Verse 3:

A E D A

Duch of the terrace never grew up, I hope she never will

A E D A E

Says she's an heiress, sits in her terrace, says she's got time to kill, time to kill

Chorus:

D A E D A E

And the Rodney's are queuing up, God forbid, and they all want to win the cup, God forbid

A E D A E

Instrumental: X2

Duchess, Duchess, Duchess, Duchess, Duchess, Duchess

Chorus:

D A E D A E

And the Rodney's are queuing up, God forbid And the Rodney's are queuing up, God forbid

D A E

And the Rodney's are queuing up, God forbid

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