Cooksferry Queen — Richard Thompson
Chords and lyrics for Cooksferry Queen by Richard Thompson (key of D).
Verse 1
Use a muted drone on the D string.
Verse 1
Well [D]there's a house in an alley
In the [D]squats and low-rise
Of a [A]town with no future
But that's [Bm]where my future [G]lies
It's a [D]secret, but no secret
It's a [D]rule, but no rule
Where you [A]find the darkest avenue
There you'll [Bm]find the brightest [G]jewel
Verse 2
Now my [D]name it is Mulvaney
And I'm [D]known quite famously
People [A]speak my name in whispers
What [Bm]higher praise can there [G]be?
But I'd [D]trade my fine mohair
For [D]tied-dyes and faded jeans
If she [A]wanted me some other way
She's my [Bm]Cooksferry [G]Queen
Verse 3
She gave me [D]one pill to get bigger
She gave me [D]one pill to get small
I saw [D]snakes dancing all around her feet
And [D]Dead men coming throught the wall
Well I'm the [Bm]prince of this [D]parish
I've been [Bm]ruthless and I've been [D]mean
But she [Bm]blew my mind as she [D]opened my eyes
She's my [Bm]Cooksferry [G]Queen
Solo
[D][D][D]Yeah[D]
[D] [D] [D] [D]
Verse 4
Well she's [D]got every rare [D]perfection[D][D]
All her [D]looks beyond compare[D][D][D]
She's got [A]dresses that seem to float in the wind
[D]Pre-Raphaelite curls in her [D][D]hair[D]
She [D]could get the lame to [D]walking[D][D]
She [D]could get the blind to [D]see[D][D]
She could [D]make wine out of Thames river [D][D]water[D]
She could [Bm]make a believer out of [G]me
Outro
Yes I'd [D]trade it all [D]tomorrow[D][D]
All the [D]wicked things I've [D][D]been[D]
She's my [D]bright jewel of the [D][D]alley[D]
She's my [Bm]Cooksferry [G]Queen
Yes I'd [D]trade it all [D]tomorrow[D][D]
All the [D]wicked things I've [D]been[D][D]
She's my [A]bright jewel of the alley
She's my [Bm]Cooksferry [G]Queen
Ending
[D] [D] [D] [D]
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