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Queen And The Soldier

by Suzanne Vega

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Verse. The Amsoldier came Amknocking upoFn the queen's dFoor

He said, "Cadd9I am not fiGghting for Cadd9you anymoGre"

And the Amqueen knew she'd Amseen his face Fsomeplace before

And sClowly she lGet him inCadd9side

Chorus. He said, "AmI've watched your Ampalace up heFre on the hiFll

And I've Cadd9wondered who's the wGoman for Cadd9whom we all kG**l

But I am Amleaving toAmmorrow, and you can dFo what you wilFl

Only fCirst I am aGsking you Cadd9why"

Verse. DoFwn the lFong narrC9ow hall he was lC9ed

D7sus4Into her D7sus4room with her D7tapestries Dmred

And Amshe never Amonce took the crFown from her hFead

She asCked him tGhere to sit Cadd9down

Chorus. He said, "I sAmee you nAmow and you are Fso very yoFung

But I've sCadd9een more battles lGost than Cadd9I have battles wGon

And I've Amgot this intuAmition says it's aFll for your fFun

And Cnow will Gyou tell me wCadd9hy?"

Verse. Well the yAmoung queen, she fAmixed him with an arrFogant eye F

She said, "You wCadd9on't understanGd, and you mCadd9ay as well not tGry"

But her fAmace was a chiAmld's, and he tFhought she would cFry

But she cClosed herself Gup like a Cadd9fan

Chorus. And she Fsaid, "I have sFwallowed a sC9ecret burning thC9read

It D7sus4cuts me insD7sus4ide and oD7ften I've bDmled"

And he lAmaid his hand tAmhen on the tFop of her hFead

And hCe bowed her doGwn to the grCadd9ound

Bridge. FOoooFooooC9oooooH C9 D7sus4 D7 Dm

Am]OoooooooAmoooooooHF F Cadd9 G[Cadd9.

Verse. "Tell me Amhow hungry are yAmou, how wFeak you must fFeel

As you are Cadd9living here alGone and you are nCadd9ever revealGed

But I Amwon't march agAmain on yoFur battlefiFeld"

And he tCook her to the wGindow to sCadd9ee

And the sAmun it was gAmold, though the Fsky it was gFrey

And Cadd9she wanted mGore than she Cadd9ever could sGay

But she Amknew how it Amfrightened her and Fshe turned awFay

And would Cnot look at Ghis face Cadd9again

Chorus. He said, "FI want to Flive as C9an honest C9man

To D7sus4get all I desD7sus4erve and to gD7ive all I cDman

Am An F F

And to love a young woman whom I don't understand

Your hCighness, your waGys are very stCadd9range"

Verse. But the crAmown, it had falAmlen, and she thFought she would brFeak

And she sCadd9tood there ashGamed of the Cadd9way her heart acGhed

And she tAmook him to the dAmoorstep and she asFked him to wFait

She would oCnly be a mGoment insCadd9ide

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AmOut in the Amdistance her orFder was hFeard

And the solCdier was kiGlled still waitCing for her woGrd

And while the Amqueen went on Amstrangling in the solFitude she prFeferred

The battlCe Gcontinued on C G

F]OoooFooooC9oooooooC9oh D7sus4 D7 Dm. [AmOoooooooAmooooooooFoh F Cadd9 G Cadd9

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