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NOTE: All chords are placed pretty much right above the word they begin on.
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Standard Tuning
CAPO on fret 5 (chords are relative to capo)
CHORDS USED (All fingerstlye, no strumming):
eC--0--          Em--0--           Am--0--           F--1--
B--1--          --0--           --1--           --1--
G--0--          --0--           --2--           --2--
D--2--          --2--           --2--           --3--
A--3--          --2--           --0--           --0--
E--0--          --0--           --0--           --0--
[Intro]
 C   Em   Am   F(x2)
[Verse 1]
Me and My Cbest friend Jim started our Emown band
When I was Amfifteen living in FDeutschland.
Didn't Cmatter that we could Emhardly play
Came up with a Amcrazy name, called the band F"Queen UK"
I played the Cguitar, he played Emdrums
Our parents Amtold us one day we'd be Fbums
And everyCday we'd go over to his Emparents house
And in the Ambasement we'd play as Fhard and loud
As we could Cget it. It drove his Emmom mad
But it never Amseemed to bother his Fdrunk dad.
We wrote Cfive or six, Emsongs or so
We Amplayed them at the high school Ftalent show
We blew the Cshit up. The girls went Emcrazy. 
We looked so Amcool. They called us F'baby.'
And after Cthat man, we Emhad it made.
The Amnormal life was Flater-ade.
[Interlude]
C Em Am F
[Verse 2]
Well I moved to CAustin, he moved to EmLA after living in Seattle. 
I joined a Amfunk band, he got all into Fheavy metal. 
It was a Cwild time. I did a lot of Emblotter. 
It was like some Ambad episode of "FWelcome Back Kotter". 
I went out to CLA to Emvisit him.
But he was all Ammessed up playing in some Fshitty band.
Snorting Cheroin. He had like Emten tatoos. 
We smoked some Amserious kind, drank a Fton of booze. 
We joked Caround alot. We'd Emalways say
We've Amcome so far since the Fgood ol' days.
[Interlude]
C Em Am F
[Verse 3]
It was a Cblur but, I don't really reEmmember much.
Just glad to get the Amhell out, I never liked LFA too much. 
Austin was more Claid back, more like my Emkind of town. 
People Amkickin it, not so Ftightly wound. 
My bands kept Cbreaking up, like they Emalways do. 
I kept Amgetting by, and Fpulling through. 
I got a Cphone call from Jim one night in Emninety-eight
He didn't Amsound so good he said 'I Fneed a break'.
He said can CI come to stay for a Emweek or so.
I said 'That'd be Amcool. No Fproblem bro.'
But I never Cspoke to him Emagain after that.
I got a Amcall from this guy in Jim's band FAftermath.
He said that CJim had died sometime last Emweek or so.
In his Amapartment, some kind of Foverdose.
The police couldn't Cfind his folks, and maybe Emdid I know 
How to get a Amhold of them and I said I Fdid and so 
They called his Cparents up and it was Emshitty but,
I went to the Amfuneral and I was Fall fucked up.
And I felt Cresponsible in some Emweird ol' way.
But there was Amnothing I could do, there was Fnothing I could say.
[Interlude]
 C   Em   Am   F(x2)
[Verse 4]
That's the Cway it goes when Emfate is king.
You can't Amtell the world how to Fdo its thing.
You can just Chold on tight, let it take you Emfor a ride.
And Ammaybe you might make it to the Fother side.
Well in the Cend I guess, it doesn't Emmatter so.
I Amguess I'll tell you everyFthing I know now.

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Queen Uk

by Bob Schneider

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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NOTE: All chords are placed pretty much right above the word they begin on.

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Standard Tuning

CAPO on fret 5 (chords are relative to capo)

CHORDS USED (All fingerstlye, no strumming):

C Em Am F

e--0-- --0-- --0-- --1--

B--1-- --0-- --1-- --1--

G--0-- --0-- --2-- --2--

D--2-- --2-- --2-- --3--

A--3-- --2-- --0-- --0--

E--0-- --0-- --0-- --0--

[Intro]

C Em Am F

(x2)

[Verse 1]

C Em

Me and My best friend Jim started our own band

Am F

When I was fifteen living in Deutschland.

C Em

Didn't matter that we could hardly play

Am F

Came up with a crazy name, called the band "Queen UK"

C Em

I played the guitar, he played drums

Am F

Our parents told us one day we'd be bums

C Em

And everyday we'd go over to his parents house

Am F

And in the basement we'd play as hard and loud

C Em

As we could get it. It drove his mom mad

Am F

But it never seemed to bother his drunk dad.

C Em

We wrote five or six, songs or so

Am F

We played them at the high school talent show

C Em

We blew the shit up. The girls went crazy.

Am F

We looked so cool. They called us 'baby.'

C Em

And after that man, we had it made.

Am F

The normal life was later-ade.

[Interlude]

C Em Am F

[Verse 2]

C Em

Well I moved to Austin, he moved to LA after living in Seattle.

Am F

I joined a funk band, he got all into heavy metal.

C Em

It was a wild time. I did a lot of blotter.

Am F

It was like some bad episode of "Welcome Back Kotter".

C Em

I went out to LA to visit him.

Am F

But he was all messed up playing in some shitty band.

C Em

Snorting heroin. He had like ten tatoos.

Am F

We smoked some serious kind, drank a ton of booze.

C Em

We joked around alot. We'd always say

Am F

We've come so far since the good ol' days.

[Interlude]

C Em Am F

[Verse 3]

C Em

It was a blur but, I don't really remember much.

Am F

Just glad to get the hell out, I never liked LA too much.

C Em

Austin was more laid back, more like my kind of town.

Am F

People kickin it, not so tightly wound.

C Em

My bands kept breaking up, like they always do.

Am F

I kept getting by, and pulling through.

C Em

I got a phone call from Jim one night in ninety-eight

Am F

He didn't sound so good he said 'I need a break'.

C Em

He said can I come to stay for a week or so.

Am F

I said 'That'd be cool. No problem bro.'

C Em

But I never spoke to him again after that.

Am F

I got a call from this guy in Jim's band Aftermath.

C Em

He said that Jim had died sometime last week or so.

Am F

In his apartment, some kind of overdose.

C Em

The police couldn't find his folks, and maybe did I know

Am F

How to get a hold of them and I said I did and so

C Em

They called his parents up and it was shitty but,

Am F

I went to the funeral and I was all fucked up.

C Em

And I felt responsible in some weird ol' way.

Am F

But there was nothing I could do, there was nothing I could say.

[Interlude]

C Em Am F

(x2)

[Verse 4]

C Em

That's the way it goes when fate is king.

Am F

You can't tell the world how to do its thing.

C Em

You can just hold on tight, let it take you for a ride.

Am F

And maybe you might make it to the other side.

C Em

Well in the end I guess, it doesn't matter so.

Am F

I guess I'll tell you everything I know now.

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