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[Intro]
E7       D7       A   D7   E7
[Verse 1]
 AN.C.                          G   AN.C.           G  
  Gonna tell you a story   about Chuck and Diane,
 AN.C.                        G   AN.C.                G  
  Couple British kids from the palace at Buckingham.
 AN.C.                          G   AN.C.          G  
  Chuckie wants to grow up   and be a polo star,
And Aride his little A/C#horsies all A7around the backyard, oh yeah!
[Chorus 1]
  D    FYou know they really paid their Adues!F#  
I said, "Bm7Hey, lawdy mama,
 E7N.C.                            A   D7  E7  
   They got them Buckingham blues!"
[Verse 2]
 AN.C.                          G   AN.C.              G  
  Now Chuckie goes hunting   and leaves Diane alone,
 AN.C.                           G   AN.C.                       G  
  So she fixes her hair   and she talks on the princess phone.
 AN.C.                                         G   AN.C.                G  
  Chuckie's still tryin' to figure out what his job's supposed to be
And DiAane's the fashion A/C#leader of the A7aristocracy!
[Chorus 2]
I said, "DHey, Lady Di,   FTell me where'd you get them Ashoes, F#ahhh,
Well, Bm7hey nonny nonny,
       E7N.C.                             A   D7  E7  
Looks like you got them Buckingham blues!"
[Verse 3]
     AN.C.                            G   AN.C.              G  
Aw, bein' heir to the throne, well, it must be awful hard,
 AN.C.                         G   AN.C.             C  
  Gotta pose for pictures   out on the front yard.
 DN.C.                 C   DN.C                      C  
  And Lady Di, well she must have it pretty rough,
Gotta Ahang around the A/C#house all day makin' A7babies and stuff!
[Bridge]
Bm7On another game of croE7quet, then they're off on a ACaribE/Fbean F#cruise!
Well, Bm7hey bop-a-re-bop
      E7N.C.                          A  D7  
They really got them Buckingham blues!
Ah, tell the E7truth, now, tell the truth, wow!
[Solo]
A     A     A    A
D7    D7    A    A
D7    D7    D7   D7
A     A     F#   F#
Bm7   Bm7   E7   E7
A     D7    E7   E7
[Verse 4]
 AN.C.                                     G   AN.C.         G  
  They don't serve no Twinkies   with their afternoon tea,
 AN.C.                      G   AN.C.         G  
  Never had a dinner made by Chef Boyardee.
 AN.C.                         G   AN.C.               G  
  Bein' in the spotlight   is a hard life to choose,
DiAane drops half a A/C#pound it's on the A7six o'clock news, oh yeah!
[Chorus 3]
  D    FThose kids have really paid their Adues!
F#Oh, what a Bm7royal pain it is,
When you E7got them Buckingham Ablues!D7  E7  A7  

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Buckingham Blues

by "Weird Al" Yankovic

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

Bm7

E/F

[Intro]

E7 D7 A D7 E7

[Verse 1]

A G A G

N.C. N.C.

Gonna tell you a story about Chuck and Diane,

A G A G

N.C. N.C.

Couple British kids from the palace at Buckingham.

A G A G

N.C. N.C.

Chuckie wants to grow up and be a polo star,

A A/C# A7

And ride his little horsies all around the backyard, oh yeah!

[Chorus 1]

D F A F#

You know they really paid their dues!

Bm7

I said, "Hey, lawdy mama,

E7 A D7 E7

N.C.

They got them Buckingham blues!"

[Verse 2]

A G A G

N.C. N.C.

Now Chuckie goes hunting and leaves Diane alone,

A G A G

N.C. N.C.

So she fixes her hair and she talks on the princess phone.

A G A G

N.C. N.C.

Chuckie's still tryin' to figure out what his job's supposed to be

A A/C# A7

And Diane's the fashion leader of the aristocracy!

[Chorus 2]

D F A F#

I said, "Hey, Lady Di, Tell me where'd you get them shoes, ahhh,

Bm7

Well, hey nonny nonny,

E7 A D7 E7

N.C.

Looks like you got them Buckingham blues!"

[Verse 3]

A G A G

N.C. N.C.

Aw, bein' heir to the throne, well, it must be awful hard,

A G A C

N.C. N.C.

Gotta pose for pictures out on the front yard.

D C D C

N.C. N.C

And Lady Di, well she must have it pretty rough,

A A/C# A7

Gotta hang around the house all day makin' babies and stuff!

[Bridge]

Bm7 E7 A E/F F#

On another game of croquet, then they're off on a Caribbean cruise!

Bm7

Well, hey bop-a-re-bop

E7 A D7

N.C.

They really got them Buckingham blues!

Ah, tell the truth, now, tell the truth, wow!

[Solo]

A A A A

D7 D7 A A

D7 D7 D7 D7

A A F# F#

Bm7 Bm7 E7 E7

A D7 E7 E7

[Verse 4]

A G A G

N.C. N.C.

They don't serve no Twinkies with their afternoon tea,

A G A G

N.C. N.C.

Never had a dinner made by Chef Boyardee.

A G A G

N.C. N.C.

Bein' in the spotlight is a hard life to choose,

A A/C# A7

Diane drops half a pound it's on the six o'clock news, oh yeah!

[Chorus 3]

D F A

Those kids have really paid their dues!

F# Bm7

Oh, what a royal pain it is,

E7 A D7 E7 A7

When you got them Buckingham blues!

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