Killer Queen
Words and music by Freddie Mercury
Transcribed from "Queen Greatest Hits Piano/Vocal/Guitar book" by Ben Walker - 21/4/96
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...