Taking The Queen chords by Dickinson Bruce

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🤘 Intro:

Em C
Em C


🤘 Verse:

Em                              C
Who stole your heartbeat in the night?
   Em                        C
The acolytes fearful in the flickering light
Em                    C
They hold a mirror to catch the breath from your mouth
    Em                            C             Em
But your breath was stolen by the wind from the south

🤘 Verse 2:

Em                       C
Another winter's tale is done
Em                     C
Your immortal lover is gone
    Em
The chalice stolen from her hand
C
Eternal life at her command
    Em                      C
Now all that she rules must see


🤘 Chorus:

    Em      G         A             F#
The howling shriek of death in your eyes
    Em          G       A     G  F# D    Em
The whole court and the beast enter your room
    G         A       F#
The gold will turn to rust
     Em     G       A   G F# D    Em
Your empire follows you into your tomb
    G          A       F#
The wraiths of night caress
    Em      G      A     G  F#  D   Em
And whisper softly now, 'We are the dead'
     G          A     F#
They bear your life away
     Em       G         A
They tear your heart in two
        G F#  D   B
They've taken the queen

🤘 Bridge:

        C                     F
To some better place, so they think
                   Em
As the flame burns low

🤘 Interlude:

 B C F  B

🤘 Solo:

Em G Am C D
Em G Am C D
Em G Am C D
Em G Am C D


🤘 Bridge 2:

B                   C
Now the flame burns higher
       F                      Em
And it purifies the love that died
    B                      C
And scared rats closed in alive
            F                  B
Back to the earth, sealing the tomb


🤘 Chorus 2:

    Em        G                A       F#
Our skeletons rise through the veil of blood
    Em         G            A
Who summons us now from our graves?
 G  F#  D   Em         G         A             F#
'We are the dead', the shriek of death in your eyes
    Em          G             G  F#  D   Em
The whole court and the beast enter your room
    G          A       F#
The wraiths of night caress
    Em      G      A     G  F#  D   Em
And whisper softly now, 'We are the dead'
     G         A     F#
They bear your life away
     Em        G        A
They tear your heart in two
        G F#  G   F
They've taken the queen