Killer Queen

Words and music by Freddie Mercury

Transcribed by Shane McDonald : (shanemcd@shanemcdonald.org)

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Album Intro : 2 Bars of Finger Clicks

          Cm               Bb7
She keeps Moet and Chandon in her pretty cabinet,

Cm                             Bb7             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     
Extraordinarily nice.  

F7      Bb     Dm/A
She's a Killer Queen,

Gm    Gm/F Dm   Dm/F Gm              A7    Dm
Gunpowder, gelatine, dynamite with a laser beam,

G7                      C    Bb
Guaranteed to blow your mind, anytime, ooooh.

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                      Bb7
To avoid complications, she never kept the same address,

Cm                  Bb7               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    
Fastidious and precise.  

F7      Bb     Dm/A
She's a Killer Queen,

Gm    Gm/F Dm   Dm/F  Gm              A7    Dm
Gun powder, gelatine, dynamite with a laser beam,

G7                      C   Bb
Guaranteed to blow your mind, anytime, ooh.

Guitar Solo

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    Gm/F Dm   Dm/F 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  continue to fade...