The Royal Scam Chords

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) 🎸 Intro: Cm7 Gm11 Cm7 Gm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 🎸 Verse 1: Cm11 Fm7 Gm7 F And they wandered in from the city Ab/Eb Bbsus2 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Of Saint John without a dime Cm11 Fm7 Gm7 F Wearing coats that shined both red and green Ab/Eb Bbsus2 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Colors from their sunny island

🎸 Verse 2: Cm11 Fm7 Gm7 F From their boats of iron they looked upon Ab/Eb Bbsus2 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 The promised land where surely life was sweet Cm11 Fm7 Gm7 F On the rising tide to New York City Ab/Eb Bbsus2 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Did they ride into the street 🎸 Chorus 1: Cm11 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Ab/Eb See the glory (see the glory of) Ab6 Gm7 Gm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Of the roy - al scam 🎸 Verse 3: Cm11 Fm7 Gm7 F They are hounded down to the bottom Ab/Eb Bbsus2 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Of a bad town amid the ruins Cm11 Fm7 Gm7 F Where they learn to fear an angry race Ab/Eb Bbsus2 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Of fallen kings, their dark companions 🎸 Verse 4: Cm11 Fm7 Gm7 F While the memory of their southern sky Ab/Eb Bbsus2 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Was clouded by the savage winter Cm11 Fm7 Gm7 F Every patron saint hung on the wall Ab/Eb Bbsus2 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Shared the room with twenty sinners 🎸 Chorus 2: Cm11 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Ab/Eb See the glory (see the glory of) Ab6 Gm7 Gm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Of the roy - al scam 🎸 Interlude: C/D Gm7 Fmaj7 Em7 Bb/F Bb6 Gm7 E7b9 Am7 Am11 F7 F9 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 Cm7 Gm11 Cm7 Gm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 🎸 Verse 5: Cm11 Fm7 Gm7 F By the blackened wall he does it all Ab/Eb Bbsus2 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 He thinks he's died and gone to heaven Cm11 Fm7 Gm7 F Now the tale is told by the old man Ab/Eb Bbsus2 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Back home he reads the letter 🎸 Verse 6: Cm11 Fm7 Gm7 F How they are paid in gold just to babble Ab/Eb Bbsus2 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 In the back room all night and waste their time Cm11 Fm7 Gm7 F And they wandered in from the city Ab/Eb Bbsus2 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Of Saint John without a dime 🎸 Chorus 3: Cm11 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Ab/Eb See the glory (see the glory of) Ab6 Gm7 Gm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Of the roy - al scam Cm11 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Ab/Eb See the glory (see the glory of) Ab6 Gm7 Gm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Of the roy - al scam Cm11 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Ab/Eb See the glory (see the glory of) Ab6 Gm7 Gm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Of the roy - al scam 🎸 Outro: Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Ab/Eb Ab6 Gm7 Gm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11 Cm7 Cm11