Bonnie "Prince" Billy – Queens Of Sorrow (Guitar)

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As recorded by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (From the 2023 Album KEEPING SECRETS WILL DESTROY YOU) [Intro] C [Verse 1]
C                                                Dm
We are the queens of sorrow and we are what we rehearse

   G7                                             C
We clean our conscience daily for our evils to disperse

                                                          Am
And our dresses don't have pockets and our hands carry no purse

   F                G7                 C
We know that with possession comes the curse
[Verse 2]
C                                                  Dm
We aren't afraid of losing and we aren't afraid of dying

    G7                                                C
Our shoes do not have laces so we don't waste time in tying

                                                  Am
And if we aren't incredible, it's not for want of trying

       F            G               C
You'll only hear us giggling, never crying
[Chorus]
       F         G
We are queens of sorrow

         C
Wear our crown, be our friend

          F    G             C
Know that no tomorrow is the end

       F      G
On and on you echo

       C                 Am
To the farthest, wildest wall

         Dm        G                C
Yes, the light and dark surround us all
[Interlude] C D G C Am F G C [Verse 3]
C                                             Dm
Why then queens of sorrow and not monarchs of joy?

    G7                                     C
Why celebrate the sadness of every man and boy?

                                               F
Here we'll tell you privately the methods we employ

   F              G              C
We vaccinate with hardship and destroy
[Verse 4]
C                                                 Dm
Destroy the thought that sadness is a stultifying force

G                                             C
Or that fear or madness could be a qualifying horse

                                                            Am
In the race for true fulfillment in life's wild and winding course

  F              G           C
A light in every corner we endorse
[Chorus]
       F         G
We are queens of sorrow

         C
Wear our crown, be our friend

          F    G             C
Know that no tomorrow is the end

       F      G
On and on you echo

       C                 Am
To the farthest, wildest wall

         G7                         C
Yes, the light and dark surround us all
[Outro] C Dm7 G C