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Catherine The Great
The Divine Comedy
Capo 2
 Fadd9xx3213
 Csus4x32011
   C/Bx22010
   Dm7xx0211
  D/F#2xx232
   F/Cx33211
 Fsus4xx3311
     Fxx3211
  G7/Bx20001
Bbsus4x13341
   Em7022030
[Intro]
Fadd9  F     Csus4   C
Fadd9  F     G7      G
[Verse 1]
CLet's talk of C/BCatherine the AmGreat
Let's talk of Dm7love and the F/Cpower of the G7/Bstate
She was a Em7crazy sponCtaneous Ggirl
DEveryone Em7paid D/F#homage to C/Gher
[Verse 2]
G7/BCatherine the CGreat
There were C/Bfew brainiAmer
Just ask the Dm7king of LiF/CthuaniG7/Ba
She could Em7dictate what went Con anyGwhere
DShe had great Em7hair
And a D/F#powerful C/Ggait
G7Catherine the GreFadd9atF  Csus4  C  
Catherine the GreFadd9atF  G7  G  
[Verse 3]
CShe could C/Bconverse with the Ambest
She knew Dm7Voltaire, DideF/Crot, and the G7/Brest
She might have Em7conquered a Cthird of the Gworld
But Dinside she Em7was a D/F#sensitive Cgirl
[Verse 4]
G7/BCatherine the CGreat
With her C/Bmilitary migAmht
She could deDm7feat anyF/Cone that she G7/Bliked
And she looked Em7so bloody Cgood on a Ghorse
DThey couldn't Em7wait
For D/F#her to iGnvade
Catherine the Dsus4Great
[Solo 1]
Dsus4  D     Csus4  C
Bbsus4 Bb    Asus4  A
[Middle 8]
Fadd9Yekaterina AFlekseyevna
Csus4Yekaterina AClekseyevna
Fadd9Yekaterina AFlekseyevna
G7Yekaterina AGlekseyeCvna
[Solo 2]
C/B  Am  Dm7  F/C  G7/B  Em7  C  G  D  Em7  D/F#  C  G7/B
[Verse 5]
CLet's talk of C/BCatherine the AmGreat
Let's talk of Dm7love and the F/Cpower of the G7/Bstate
If I could Em7touch but the Chem of her Gdress
DTell her a Em7joke
D/F#Bake her a C/Gcake
G7Catherine the CGreat

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Catherine The Great

by The Divine Comedy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fadd9

Csus4

C/B

Dm7

D/F#

F/C

Fsus4

G7/B

Em7

C/G

Dsus4

Bbsus4

Asus4

Catherine The Great

The Divine Comedy

Capo 2

Fadd9

xx3213

Csus4

x32011

C/B

x22010

Dm7

xx0211

D/F#

2xx232

F/C

x33211

Fsus4

xx3311

xx3211

G7/B

x20001

Bbsus4x13341

Em7

022030

[Intro]

Fadd9 F Csus4 C

Fadd9 F G7 G

[Verse 1]

C C/B Am

Let's talk of Catherine the Great

Dm7 F/C G7/B

Let's talk of love and the power of the state

Em7 C G

She was a crazy spontaneous girl

D Em7 D/F# C/G

Everyone paid homage to her

[Verse 2]

G7/B C

Catherine the Great

C/B Am

There were few brainier

Dm7 F/C G7/B

Just ask the king of Lithuania

Em7 C G

She could dictate what went on anywhere

D Em7

She had great hair

D/F# C/G

And a powerful gait

G7 Fadd9 F Csus4 C

Catherine the Great

Fadd9 F G7 G

Catherine the Great

[Verse 3]

C C/B Am

She could converse with the best

Dm7 F/C G7/B

She knew Voltaire, Diderot, and the rest

Em7 C G

She might have conquered a third of the world

D Em7 D/F# C

But inside she was a sensitive girl

[Verse 4]

G7/B C

Catherine the Great

C/B Am

With her military might

Dm7 F/C G7/B

She could defeat anyone that she liked

Em7 C G

And she looked so bloody good on a horse

D Em7

They couldn't wait

D/F# G

For her to invade

Dsus4

Catherine the Great

[Solo 1]

Dsus4 D Csus4 C

Bbsus4 Bb Asus4 A

[Middle 8]

Fadd9 F

Yekaterina Alekseyevna

Csus4 C

Yekaterina Alekseyevna

Fadd9 F

Yekaterina Alekseyevna

G7 G C

Yekaterina Alekseyevna

[Solo 2]

C/B Am Dm7 F/C G7/B Em7 C G D Em7 D/F# C G7/B

[Verse 5]

C C/B Am

Let's talk of Catherine the Great

Dm7 F/C G7/B

Let's talk of love and the power of the state

Em7 C G

If I could touch but the hem of her dress

D Em7

Tell her a joke

D/F# C/G

Bake her a cake

G7 C

Catherine the Great

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