Kings And Queens Of The Underground chords by Billy Idol

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate


Intro:

   Flute
e||----12-------------------------------------||
B||-------12----10--12-10-12------------------||
G||*---------12--------------12----------9---*||
D||*----------------------------12-11-12-----*||
A||-------------------------------------------||
E||-------------------------------------------||

   Guitar
e||-------------------5-----------------------||
B||----5----------3s5-------------------------||
G||*-----4s2----2-----------4----------------*||
D||*---------5----------5s7---5--------------*||
A||-----------------------------5-4-5(/7)7----||
E||-------------------------------------------||

Chords during intro

| Esus2 |  A  |  G  |  A  |
| Esus2 |  A  |  G  |  A  |


Verse:

Esus2         D            C
Born in a time that wasn't made to last
   Esus2            D        C
In nineteenseventyseven - it went fast
       Esus2          D        C
Johnny told us to rise, not to give a shit
    Esus2         D              C
And then "Kiss me deadly" and we had a hit
     Esus2        D            C
Last night in the Roxy we made love on the floor
        Esus2     D            C
We shot up in the bathroom and said we were bored


Chorus:

   G                            D
If you are here tonight and you hear these sounds
       Am                            C    D
We are still Kings and Queens of the underground
        G                          D
I don't mean to be profound but if I'm still around
       Am                            C    D       Esus2....
We are still Kings and Queens of the underground, Oh yeah


Interlude 1:

   Flute (?)
e||----12-------------------------------------||
B||-------12----10--12-10-12------------------||
G||*---------12--------------12----------9---*||
D||*----------------------------12-11-12-----*||
A||-------------------------------------------||
E||-------------------------------------------||


   Guitar
e||-------------------5-----------------------||
B||----5----------3s5-------------------------||
G||*-----4s2----2-----------4----------------*||
D||*---------5----------5s7---5--------------*||
A||-----------------------------5-4-5(s7)7----||
E||-------------------------------------------||


Chords during interlude 1
 (Oh yeah)
| ..... |  A  |  G  |  A  |
| Esus2 |  A  |  G  |  A  |


Verse:


Esus2         Dsus2           C
nineteeneightyfour and "Rebel Yell" had the floor
Esus2            Dsus2 C
And all they said was "more more more"
       Esus2           Dsus2  C
Well I touched you with  my  "Eyes Without A Face"
       Esus2            D       C
I was "Hot in the City" - Yes I thought I was ace
    D                             G
But I didn't know then when I was in your front room
   C    D           Esus2
On MTV, baby, I was high as the moon


Chorus:

   G                            D
If you are here tonight and you hear these sounds
       Am                            C    D
We are still Kings and Queens of the underground
        G                          D
I don't mean to be profound but if I'm still around
       Am                            C    D
We are still Kings and Queens of the underground


Bridge:

Em    F#    G      A
Oooh, Oooh, Golden years
Em    F#    G      A
Oooh, Oooh, Golden years
Em    F#    G      A
Oooh, Oooh, Golden years
Em    F#    G      A
Oooh, Oooh, Golden years


Interlude 2:

e||----12-------------------------------------||
B||-------12----10--12-10-12------------------||
G||*---------12--------------12----------9---*||
D||*---------------------------12-11-12------*||
A||-------------------------------------------||
E||-------------------------------------------||


Chords during interlude 2

| Esus2 |  A  |  G  |  A  |
| Esus2 |  A  |  G  |  A  |


Verse:

Esus2       D          C
Sold all my vinyl – It went up my arm
      Esus2               D         C
And I thought Rock 'n Roll couldn't do me no harm
        Esus2          D         C
Now I'm rolling a joint, and I'm dressed in black
      Esus2           D            C
If we lose the music, baby, we can never go back


Chorus:

   G                            D
If you are here tonight and you hear these sounds
       Am                            C    D
We are still Kings and Queens of the underground
        G                          D
I don't mean to be profound but if I'm still around
       Am                            C    D
We are still Kings and Queens of the underground


Verse:

       G                  D
Jonesy said, "Bill, don't be profound
           Am                  C    D
If you are still a king of the underground"
       G                     D
If you hear my voice and you dig these rebel sounds
Am                            C    D
Still Kings and Queens of the Underground


Chorus:

G                    D
Here tonight I wanna dig these sounds
    Am                  C    D
I'm still a king of the underground
       G             D
If you hear my voice dig these rebel sounds
       Am                            C     D     Esus2....
We are still Kings and Queens of the un....der...ground


End / Interlude 3:

e||----12-------------------------------------||
B||-------12----10--12-10-12------------------||
G||*---------12--------------12----------9---*||
D||*---------------------------12-11-12------*||
A||-------------------------------------------||
E||-------------------------------------------||


Chords during interlude 3
 (ground)
| ..... |  A  |  G  |  A  |
| Esus2 |  A  |  G  |  A  |


Esus2  Fsus2  G      A
Oooh,  Oooh,  Golden years
Esus2  Fsus2  G      A
Oooh,  Oooh,  Golden years