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Scandal

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[intro]
Eeh dah eeh dah
EmOoooh, Esus2ooooh, Esus4ooooh, Emoooh, Coooh
Esus4 Em Esus2 Esus4 Em D D/C C Csus2 D/C C
[chorus 1]
ScEmandal - nDow you've left me all the woCrld's gonna know
Hey scEmandal, tDhey're gonna turn our lives Cinto a freak show
[verse 1]
They'll see the C/Gheart-aGche, they'll see our lDsus4ove brDeak
They'll hear me C/GpleadinGg, we'll say for Dsus4God's saDkes
OvCer and oDver and oGver aB7gainB  
[chorus 2]
ScEmandal - nDow you've left me there's no heaCling the woundsD7  
Hey scEmandal, Dand all the world can mCake us out to be fools
[verse 2]
Here come the C/Gbad nGews, open the Dsus4floodgDates (oooh oooh)
They'll leave us bC/GleedCing, we say you cDsus4heapskDates (Oooh oooh)
OvCer and oDver and oGver agBain
[bridge 1]
So let them know when they sC/Gtare, it's just a prGivate affair
They'll have us huCng in the air and tell me Gwhat do they care
It's Bbonly a Bbmaj7life to be tF/Awisted and DbroD7ken
They'll see the heEmart-ache, they'll see our loDve break - CyeahD  
They'll hear me plEmeading, I'll say for DGod's sakes
OCver and over and over and over again - yeah
[guitar solo]
G D G D C D Em A G7
{final chorus]
SEmcandal, scEmandal
SEmcandal, scEmandal
YEmes you're brDeaking my heCart again
SEmcandal - yes it'll aDll and all haCppen again
[bridge 2]
TCoday the heGadlines, tomorrow Dsus4hard tDimes
And nFo-one ever really knows the trC/Euth from the lies
Cm/EbAnd in the end the G/Dstory deeper must hide (oooh)
A/C#Deeper and deeper and deepeCr insidDe
EmScandal, scEmandal
EmScandal, Emscandal
{end}

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Scandal

by Queen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus2

Esus4

D/C

Csus2

C/G

Dsus4

Bbmaj7

F/A

C/E

Cm/Eb

G/D

A/C#

[intro]

Eeh dah eeh dah

Em Esus2 Esus4 Em C

Ooooh, ooooh, ooooh, oooh, oooh

Esus4 Em Esus2 Esus4 Em D D/C C Csus2 D/C C

[chorus 1]

Em D C

Scandal - now you've left me all the world's gonna know

Em D C

Hey scandal, they're gonna turn our lives into a freak show

[verse 1]

C/G G Dsus4 D

They'll see the heart-ache, they'll see our love break

C/G G Dsus4 D

They'll hear me pleading, we'll say for God's sakes

C D G B7 B

Over and over and over again

[chorus 2]

Em D C D7

Scandal - now you've left me there's no healing the wounds

Em D C

Hey scandal, and all the world can make us out to be fools

[verse 2]

C/G G Dsus4 D

Here come the bad news, open the floodgates (oooh oooh)

C/G C Dsus4 D

They'll leave us bleeding, we say you cheapskates (Oooh oooh)

C D G B

Over and over and over again

[bridge 1]

C/G G

So let them know when they stare, it's just a private affair

C G

They'll have us hung in the air and tell me what do they care

Bb Bbmaj7 F/A D D7

It's only a life to be twisted and broken

Em D C D

They'll see the heart-ache, they'll see our love break - yeah

Em D

They'll hear me pleading, I'll say for God's sakes

Over and over and over and over again - yeah

[guitar solo]

G D G D C D Em A G7

{final chorus]

Em Em

Scandal, scandal

Em Em

Scandal, scandal

Em D C

Yes you're breaking my heart again

Em D C

Scandal - yes it'll all and all happen again

[bridge 2]

C G Dsus4 D

Today the headlines, tomorrow hard times

F C/E

And no-one ever really knows the truth from the lies

Cm/Eb G/D

And in the end the story deeper must hide (oooh)

A/C# C D

Deeper and deeper and deeper inside

Em Em

Scandal, scandal

Em Em

Scandal, scandal

{end}

About Scandal Chords by Queen

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What key is "Scandal" in?

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