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QUEEN OF HEARTS
Juice Newton
[The G's with asterisks (G*)
have some quick Gsus4's in them.]
[Intro]
A G D D
A D G G
G A D D
G A D D
D D
[Verse]
D D D D D
Midnight, and I'm a-waiting
D D D
on the twelve-oh-five
D D G*
Hoping it'll take me
D D/E - D/F# G* G* G*
just a little farther down the line
D D D D D
Moonlight, you're just a heartache
D D D
in disguise; Won't you
D D
keep my heart from breaking if
D D/E - D/F# G* G* G* G*
it's only for a very short time
[Chorus]
A G D D
Playing with the queen of hearts,
A D G G
knowing it ain't really smart
G A D D
The joker ain't the only fool
G A D D
who'll do anything for you
A G D D
Laying out another lie,
A D G G
thinking 'bout a life of crime
G A D D
That's what I'll have to do
G A D D D D
to keep me away from you
[Verse]
D
Honey, you know it makes you mad
D
Why is everybody telling everybody
G
what you have done
D
Baby, I know it makes you sad
D
But when they're handing out the heartaches
G
you know you got to have you some
[Chorus]
A G D
Playing with the queen of hearts,
A D G
knowing it ain't really smart
G A D
The joker ain't the only fool
G A D
who'll do anything for you
A G D
Laying out another lie,
A D G
thinking 'bout a life of crime
G A D
Cause that's what I'll have to do
G A D
to keep me away from you
[Guitar Solo]
(key of E; next verse goes back to key of D)
B A E E
B E A A
A B E E
A B E E
A B E E
[Verse]
D
Lovers, I know you've had a few
D
But hide your heart beneath the covers
G
and tell 'em they're the only one
D
And others, they know just
D
what I'm going through
D
And it's a-hard to be a lover when you say
G
you're only in it for fun
[Pre-Chorus]
A G D
Playing with the queen of hearts,
A D G
knowing it ain't really smart
G A D
The joker ain't the only fool
G A D
who'll do anything for you
[Chorus]
(back to key of E, like guitar solo)
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
Playing with the queen of hearts,
N.C. N.C. N.C. A
and knowing it ain't really smart
A B E E
The joker ain't the only fool
A B E E
who'll do anything for you
B A E E
Laying out another lie,
B E A A
thinking 'bout a life of crime
A B E E
Cause that's what I'll have to do
A B E E
to keep me away from you
[Outro]
B A E E
[guitar riff]
B A E E
Playing with the queen of hearts
[repeat and fade]