The Smiths - The queen is dead

Farewell ^Ato this land's cheerless marches hemmed in like a boar between arches her very Lowness with her head in a sling I'm truly sorry but it soun^Cds like a wonderful th^Ding ^AI say Charles don't you ever crave to appear on the front of the Daily Mail ^Cdressed in your Mother's b^Dridal veil? ^{F G F#m F}

And so I ^Achecked all the registered historical facts and I was shocked into shame to discover how I'm the 18th pale descendent of some old^C queen or ot^Dher Oh h^Aas the world changed, or have I changed? oh has the world changed, or have I changed? some nine year old tough who peddles drugs I swear to God, I swear I n^Cever even knew what drugs wer^De ^{F G F#m F} So I ^Abroke into the Palace with a sponge and a rusty spanner she said: "Eh, I know you, and you cannot sing" I said: "that's nothing - you sho^Culd hear me^D play piano" We ca^An go for a walk where it's quiet and dry and talk about precious things but when you are tied to your mother's apron no-one ta^Clks about castr^Dation ^{F G F#m F} We ^Acan go for a walk where it's quiet and dry and talk about precious things like love and law and poverty t^Chese are the things tha^Dt kill me

Passed the p^Aub that saps your body and the church who'll snatch your money the Queen is ^Cdead, boys and it's so ^Dlonely on a limb

^ALife is very long^C, when you're l^Donely life is very long, when you're lonely life is very long, when you're lonely life is very long, when you're lonely