Cooksferry Queen Chords by Richard Thompson

_ _ Well, [F] there's a house _ in an alley _ in the _ squats and low rise
of a [C] town
with no future
But [D] that's where my [Bb] future lies
[F] It's a secret, but no secret
_ It's a rule
but no rule
_ Where you [C] find the darkest avenue
_ [D] You'll find the [Bbm] brightest [F] jewel
_ Now _ _ my [Bb] name
[F] It is Mulvaney
And I'm known quite famously
_ [C] People speak my name in whispers
[D] What high praise [Bb] can that be?
_ But I [F] trade my fine mohair
for tight dyes and faded jeans
[C] She wants to be some other way
She's [D] my cook's [F] fairy [Bb] queen
_ She [F] gave me one pill to get big
She gave me one pill to get small
_ I saw snakes dancing all around
_ I saw dead men coming to the wall
Well, [Dm] I'm the prince [F] of this parish
I've been [Dm] ruthless and [F] I've been mean
_ [Dm] She blew my mind [F] and she opened my eyes
[Dm] She's my _ cook's [Bb] fairy queen
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_ [Bb] she's got [G] every right of perfection
_ All her looks beyond compare
_ She's got [C] dresses that seem to float in the wind
[D] Three raffle-like [Am] curls in [Bb] her hair
She's got the [F] _ lanes to walk
[Bb] _ [F] She's got the blinds to see
[Bb] _ She's [F] got me wide out of Thames River water
[Bb] She's [D] got me [Dm] cuddly around [Bb]
me
Yes, [F] I trade it all tomorrow
I don't care things I've been
She's [C] my bride's jewel of the alley
She's [Bb] my cook's fairy queen
_ [F] Yes, I trade it all tomorrow
_ I don't care things I've been
_ [C] She's my bride's jewel of the alley
She's [D] my cook's fairy [Bb] _
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