Red Queen

Am7 C Em

[Verse 1]

   Am7    C                               Em
I said I don't mind, but you've touched a nerve
     Am7                  C                      Em
The way you frame it, well, I got all I deserved
Am7             C                         Em
Transgress imitation, machination, tears
Am7             C                       Em
That bring a little rust to slow the gears

[Instrumental]

Am7 C Em

[Verse 2]

Am7             C                  Em
Breathe deep and comfort the disturbed
Am7             C                         Em
Allies cause you both disrupt the herd
Am7             C                          Em
In the cave you fear what would you find?
Am7        C                            Em
Begin to think and soon you're undermined

[Pre-Chorus 1]

G                D       Am7
We played our hands together
G                  D            Am7
You lose me in your blood chemistry
G       D       Am7
Too rare to water down now
C                                 D
So we'd better try to match her speed

[Chorus]

C                       B                           Em
Toast to the red queen and all she has seen
     Am7
Is it time to drink at your table?
C                    B          Em
We can only wait and watch for so long

C                       B                               Em
Toast to our red queen, all those who have been
  Am7
Sidelined, a lifetime's conviction unstable
C                 B                     Em
Where you fall is not where you belong

[Verse 3]

Am7     C               Em
Unify behind false enemies
Am7         C           Em
Arms race in hive mentalities
Am7         C                           Em
Down other lines we would have been the same
Am7             C                          Em
More than the ice that wears this mask of flame

[Pre-Chorus 2]

G               D    Am7
Stay and reflect about them
G                       D               Am7
Beauty fades but still my charm deceives
G                       D         Am7
This night is shared and so we use each other
C               D
Cause misery, loves company

[Chorus]

C                       B                           Em
Toast to the red queen and all she has seen
     Am7
Is it time to drink at your table?
C                    B          Em
We can only wait and watch for so long

C                       B                               Em
Toast to our red queen, all those who have been

  Am7
Sidelined, a lifetime's conviction unstable
C                 B                     Em
Where you fall is not where you belong

[Bridge]

    D                   Am7
And so it goes again
   Em                   D
A wasted day to vie for my affection
                      Am7
You're just another one
        Em            D
You gravitate to my defection
                   Em
Soon you'll come undone
       D
Spiny bottle blacks and blondes
Am7                   C                         B
Can't fake a smile so they draw it on

[Outro]

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