East Coast Queen
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[Intro ]
C G C
[Verso 1]
C
On the east coast she's living...
G
Like a queen by a throne.
G7
And when I drive there...
G C
I drive to the places she goes.
F C F
The boys on the island, the men at the docks...
C G
Say "Give her my pleas, if she comes back to me
C
She'll get anything she wants".
[Verso 2]
C
She was my dear Mary...
G7
But I lost her in May.
G
She told me it hurt her,
C
To know the words she'd have to say.
F C F
Like "The world is so funny, and our love it ain't real...
C G
You got the passion in your head but it's not in this bed
C
It's just a way we can't feel".
[Verso 3]
C
Oh, but I can't stop thinking...
G
No, nothing ever slows down.
G7
If I didn't love her,
G C
Then why is she always around?
F C F
When I wake up in the morning, to when the lights go out...
C G
She's there in my head, I'm alone in my bed
C
She's off on the town.
[Verso 4]
C
When I got home this evening...
G
There was a note on my door.
G7
It read "You poor soul,
G C
You better not think of me anymore.
F C F
Well I know you been tracking, my each and every move...
C G
But baby we're done, there's no dance no song
C
I'm just a someone you knew".
[Verso 5]
C
Please help me, dear doctor...
G
Tell me what it is I can do.
G7
I want to live healthy,
G C
Is there something that I can use?
F C F
Well this happened before, and she was my nurse...
C G
She asked me my name, she helped with my pain
C
But now it is worse.
G
She asked me my name, she helped with my pain
F C
But now it is wor-se......
How to play East Coast Queen
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.