• Song:

    Long Live The Queen

  • Artist:

    Frank Turner

  • Album:

    Love Ire & Song

You need to listen to the song for chord rhythms reeeeeally.

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Continue the muted strum technique in the verses.

         A (x02220@1)    
I was sipping on a Whiskey when I got the call
    F#mYeah (244222@1)my friend Lex was lying in the hospital
       BmShe'd (x24432@1)been pretty sick for about half a year
         EBut (022100@1)it seems liked this time the end was drawing near

      ASo (x02220@1)dropped my plans and jumped the next London train
   F#mI (244222@1)found her laid up and in a lot of pain
     BmHer (x24432@1)eyes met mine and then I understood
            E (022100@1)                     E7That (020130@1)the weather forecast wasn't looking too good
      ASo (x02220@1)I sat and spun her stories for a little while
  F#m
Tried to raise her mood and tried to raise a smile
           Bm (x24432@1)                          BmBut (x24432@1)she silenced all my rambling with a shake of her head
          E (022100@1)                     E7Drew (020130@1)me close and listen this is what she said now

   A (x02220@1)           F#m"You'll (244222@1)live to dance another day, 
          Bm (x24432@1)                 E (022100@1)          E7it's (020130@1)just now you'll have to dance, for the two of us,
    A (x02220@1)        F#m (244222@1)   
so stop looking so damn depressed 
     Bmand (x24432@1)sing with all your heart 
           Ethat (022100@1)the Queen is dead"

          AYeah (x02220@1)she told me she was sick of all the hospital food
        F#mAnd (244222@1)of doctors, distant relatives, draining her blood
     BmShe (x24432@1)said "I know I'm dying, but I'm not finished just yet, 
       E (022100@1)                        E7I (020130@1)am dying for a drink and for a cigarette"
        ASo (x02220@1)we hatched a plan to book ourselves a cheap hotel
        F#mIn (244222@1)the centre of the City and to raise some Hell
       Bm (x24432@1)                      Bm (x24432@1)               E (022100@1)They waste to all the clubs and then when everyone else is long asleep
    E7We (020130@1)know we're good and done

   A (x02220@1)           F#m"You'll (244222@1)live to dance another day, 
          Bm (x24432@1)                 E (022100@1)          E7it's (020130@1)just now you'll have to dance, for the two of us,
    A (x02220@1)        F#m (244222@1)   
so stop looking so damn depressed 
     Bmand (x24432@1)sing with all your heart 
           E (022100@1)     Bmthat (x24432@1)the Queen is dead"
E (022100@1)                            Bm (x24432@1)   And South London's not the same anymore
E (022100@1)             Bm (x24432@1) 
   The Queen is dead,    
E (022100@1)                     Bm (x24432@1)                      E (022100@1)  and the last of the great has finally gone to bed

             AWell (x02220@1)I was working on some words when Sarah called me up
              F#mShe (244222@1)said that Lex had gone asleep and wasn't waking up
    BmAnd (x24432@1)even though I knew that there was nothing to be done
        E (022100@1)                                   E7I (020130@1)felt bad for not being there and now, well, she was gone
      ASo (x02220@1)I tried to think what Lex would want me to do
    F#mAt (244222@1)times like this when I was feeling blue
       BmSo (x24432@1)I gathered up some friends to spread the sad sad news
                      E (022100@1)         E7And (020130@1)we headed to the City for a drink or two

And we sang

A (x02220@1)             F#m (244222@1)  "We live to dance another day, 
          Bm (x24432@1)            E (022100@1)  E7it's (020130@1)just now we have to dance for one more of us, 
A (x02220@1)               F#m (244222@1)  so stop looking so damn depressed, 
     Bmand (x24432@1)sing with all our hearts, 
 E (022100@1)            F#long (244322@1)live the Queen"

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