'Killer Queen' chords guide

Words and music by Freddie Mercury

Transcribed from Queen Greatest Hits Piano/Vocal/Guitar book

          Cm               Bb
She keeps Moet and Chandon in her pretty cabinet,

Cm                             Bb             Eb
"Let them eat cake," she says, just like Mary Antoinette.

           Bb/D       Eb7/Db       Ab/C
A built in remedy for Kruschev and Kennedy,

    Abm/Cb      Eb/Bb      Bb11
And any time an invitation you can decline.

G7         Cm          Bb7            Eb
Caviar and cigarettes, well versed in etiquette,

    D7          Gm     F7      Bb     Dm/A
Extraordinarily nice.  She's a Killer Queen,

Gm         Dm        Gm              A7    Dm
Gunpowder, gelatine, dynamite with a laser beam,

G7                      C    Bb
Guaranteed to blow your mind, anytime, ooh.

A7          Dm               G7         Cm       C Bb
Recommended at the price, insatiable an appetite,


Wanna try?


F Bb/F | F7 Bb/F | F Bb | F7 Bb/F


     Cm                     Bb
To avoid complications, she never kept the same address,

Cm                  Bb                Eb
In conversation she spoke just like a baroness.

               Bb/D        Eb7/Db         Ab/C
Met a man from China, went down to Geisha Minah,

Abm/Cb          Eb/Bb             Bb11
Then again incidentally if you're that way inclined.

             G7             Cm
Perfume came naturally from Paris,

    Bb7               Eb
For cars she couldn't care less,

D7                 G7    F7      Bb     Dm/A
Fastidious and precise.  She's a Killer Queen,

Gm          Dm        Gm              A7    Dm
Gun powder, gelatine, dynamite with a laser beam,

G7                      C   Bb
Guaranteed to blow your mind, anytime, ooh.


A Dm | A Dm | G7 Cm | G7 Cm | Eb/F | % | F E/F F |

Cm | Bb | Cm | Bb | Eb Bb/D | Eb7/Db Ab/C | Abm/Cb Eb/Bb |

Bb7 | Eb/Bb | Bb7


          G7            Cm          G7           Cm
Drop of a hat, she's as willing as, playful as a pussycat,

     Bb          Eb
Then momentarily out of action,

Bb          Eb             D7         Gm    F
Temporarily out of gas; to absolutely drive you

Bb  F Bbm          F                       Bb     Dm/A
Wild, wild. (She's out to get you) She's a Killer Queen,

Gm         Dm        Gm              A7    Dm
Gunpowder, gelatine, dynamite with a laser beam,

G7                      C   Bb
Guaranteed to blow your mind, anytime, ooh.

A7          D7            G7            Cm       C Bb
Recommended at the price, insatiable an appetite,


What a drag!


F Bb/F | F7 Bb/F | F Bb | F7 Bb/F | Eb to fade...
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Last update: 03/21/2007