[Refrain] D Bm A G One, two, princes kneel before you (That's what I said, now) D Bm A G Princes, princes who adore you (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G One has diamonds in his pockets (and that's some bread, now) D Bm A G This one, said he wants to buy you rockets (Ain't in his head, now)
[Instrumental] D Bm A G Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh D Bm A G Dib bubba dib dadip dip dadip dadima dima dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba
[Verse 1] D Bm A G This one, he got a princely racket (That's what I said, now) D Bm A G Got some big seal upon his jacket (Ain't in his head, now) D Bm A G You marry him, your father will condone you (How 'bout that, now) D Bm A G You marry me, your father will disown you (He'll eat his hat now)
[Pre-Chorus] G D Marry him or marry me I'm the one that loves you baby can't you see? G I ain't got no future or a family tree A But I know what a prince and lover ought to be, A I know what a prince and lover ought to be...
[Chorus] D Bm A G Said if you want to call me baby (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you like to tell me maybe (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G If you wanna buy me flowers (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you like to talk for hours (Just go ahead, now)
[Instrumental] D Bm A G D Bm A G G D G A A A
[Refrain] D Bm A G Said one, two, princes kneel before you (That's what I said, now) D Bm A G Princes, princes who adore you (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G One has diamonds in his pockets (and that's some bread, now) D Bm A G This one, who wants to buy you rockets (Ain't in his head, now)
[Pre-Chorus] G D Marry him or marry me I'm the one that loves you baby can't you see? G I ain't got no future or a family tree A But I know what a prince and lover ought to be, A I know what a prince and lover ought to be...
[Chorus] D N.C. Said if you want to call me baby (Just go ahead, now) N.C. And if you like to tell me maybe (Just go ahead, now) N.C. And if you wanna buy me flowers (Just go ahead, now) N.C. And if you like to talk for hours (Just go ahead, now)
D Bm A G Said if you want to call me baby (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you like to tell me maybe (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you like to buy me flowers (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you like to talk for hours (Just go ahead, now)
D Bm A G if you want to call me baby (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you'd like to tell me maybe (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you want to buy me flowers (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you'd like to talk for hours (Just go ahead, now)
[Outro] D Bm A G woah-ooh-woah baby (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G ohhhh just, just, go ahead now D Bm A G ohhh your majesty (just go ahead now) D Bm A G c'mon forget the king and marry me (and just go ahead now) D Bm A G c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, just go ahead now D Bm A G yeah, yeah yeah just go ahead now D Bm A G yeah if you want to buy me flowers, just go ahead now...
[Intro - Capo 2 - BPM 125 - 'Deh' starts off beat prior to first 1 - remember to play G 3x0003 as B is important to melody] [Chug chords with Vocals - bass drum on all 4] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo BxSB - x B S x - B B S x
(sing C to G for C chords, then B to G twice for G and Em chords, then A to G for D chord) [C][G][Em][D] (x2)
[Verse 1 - Drums B-B- ---- ---- ---- Guitar X-X- X-xx xxX- X---] [C] I was left [G] to my own de [Em] i i i i ces [D] [C] Many days [G] fell away with [Em] nothing to [D] show
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum on all 4] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Deh deh in background - Full drums - bass drum on all beats] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? (stop)
[Verse 2 - No drums - Chugging guitar] [C] We were caught [G] up and lost in [Em] all of our [D] vices (light drums in BxSlap xxSlap) [C] In your pose [G] as the duh uh ust [Em] settles a [D] round us
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this?
[Deh etc section - Full drums] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo [C][G][Em][D] (stop)
[Bridge - No drums - Quiet] [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins? (big harmonies come in) [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins?
[Pre-Chorus - Just bass drum and funky strumming] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D / drum fill to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? If you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? (stop drums)
[Outro - No drums - Deh ... deh do ... ded doo] [C][G][Em][D] (x2) [Tempo check - 19/11/23 - 120 - actual 125 - OK - prefer slower everytime]
