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A King And A Queen

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A King and a Queen
****** Capo 5 *********
Intro
          CEm7add6       Am     Am7/G       F       G       F  G  
e|----0----0----------0----0-------1-----3-----1-----3-------------|
B|----1----1----------1----1-------1-----3-----1-----3-------------|
G|----0----0----------2----0-------2-----0-----2-----0------------o|
D|----2----0----------2----2-------3-----0-----3-----0------------o|
A|--3-3--2-2--------0-0----x-------3-----2-----3-----2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3-------1-----3-----1-----3-------------|
   (3)  (2)             (3)
 	(So for ease, I'm only going to write Em7 instead of Em7add6)
	(Every time there is the C Em7 Am Am7/G progression, play
	it like the intro)
  If Cyou want to Em7see, and be Amseen, then be Am7/Gseen
  Your Fdress is dark Gred and
  your Copening Em7eyes, bright Amgreen, make a Am7/Gscene,
  but dont Flie on your Gbed, 
  laid Fout like you're Gdead,
  Because Amhoney you're murdering Gme...
  Be a Clittle sheep Em7learning, who'll Amshear, and who'll Am7/Gfeed,
  The hands Fcome and they Gleave,
  Be hands Cholding a Hknife, be a Ambeing, on two Am7/Gfeet,
  With his Fheart tremble-Gin'
  butcheriFn' for a Gking,
  He Ambelieves in though he's never Gseen...  la da da da
  Be the Fprincess in that stone Emtower,
  AmCrying for that Ghandsome butchers Amplight,
  And as Gsome princess might she still Fcalls him a Gknight
  but the Cbest thing for Em7you, would be Amqueen, so be Am7/Gqueen,
  you're Fall that I Gneed,
  Though I Cknow that it Em7never can Ambe, I'd be Am7/Gpleased,
  To Fpost your Gdecrees,
  to FFall at your Gknees,
  to Amname all you streets and to Fsit down and Gweep 
  and you're Amcarried back through them and Fset down to Gsleep   
  And to Amlie by you side for Fsublime Gcentruies
  till we Amcrumble to Gdust, when were Fcrushed by a Gsingle sun 
  Cbeam.Em7  Am  Am7/G  
  (repeat intro till you feel like stopping and then end it on a C)

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A King And A Queen

by Okkervil River

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7/G

Em7

A King and a Queen

****** Capo 5 *********

Intro

C Am Am7/G F G F G

Em7add6

e|----0----0----------0----0-------1-----3-----1-----3-------------|

B|----1----1----------1----1-------1-----3-----1-----3-------------|

G|----0----0----------2----0-------2-----0-----2-----0------------o|

D|----2----0----------2----2-------3-----0-----3-----0------------o|

A|--3-3--2-2--------0-0----x-------3-----2-----3-----2-------------|

E|-----------------------3-3-------1-----3-----1-----3-------------|

(3) (2) (3)

(So for ease, I'm only going to write Em7 instead of Em7add6)

(Every time there is the C Em7 Am Am7/G progression, play

it like the intro)

C Em7 Am Am7/G

If you want to see, and be seen, then be seen

F G

Your dress is dark red and

C Em7 Am Am7/G

your opening eyes, bright green, make a scene,

F G

but dont lie on your bed,

F G

laid out like you're dead,

Am G

Because honey you're murdering me...

C Em7 Am Am7/G

Be a little sheep learning, who'll shear, and who'll feed,

F G

The hands come and they leave,

C H Am Am7/G

Be hands holding a knife, be a being, on two feet,

F G

With his heart tremble-in'

F G

butcherin' for a king,

Am G

He believes in though he's never seen... la da da da

F Em

Be the princess in that stone tower,

Am G Am

Crying for that handsome butchers plight,

G F G

And as some princess might she still calls him a knight

C Em7 Am Am7/G

but the best thing for you, would be queen, so be queen,

F G

you're all that I need,

C Em7 Am Am7/G

Though I know that it never can be, I'd be pleased,

F G

To post your decrees,

F G

to Fall at your knees,

Am F G

to name all you streets and to sit down and weep

Am F G

and you're carried back through them and set down to sleep

Am F G

And to lie by you side for sublime centruies

Am G F G

till we crumble to dust, when were crushed by a single sun

C Em7 Am Am7/G

beam.

(repeat intro till you feel like stopping and then end it on a C)

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