The Queen Of The Silver Dollar:Dr. Hook And The
Medicine Show.
Album - Sloppy Seconds - #16 on Canadian RPM and
#41 on BB Hot 200 COLUMBIA Records in 1972.
INTRO:
A D A
She's the queen of the Silver Dollar, and she rules
D A
this smokey kingdom.
A D A B7
And her sceptre is a wine glass, and a bar-stool is
E
her throne.
A D A
And the jesters, they flock around her, and they fight
D A
to win her favour..
D A D A
to see which one will take the queen of the Silver
E A
Dollar home.
(INTERLUDE:) A E A..A D A..A D A..A E A
#1.
A D
She arrives in all her splendour every night at nine
o'clock.
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Her chariot is a cross-town bus that stops right down the
A
block.
A D
The old piano minstrel plays her song as she walks in..
E A
and the queen of the Silver Dollar..she's home again.
CHORUS:
A D A
She's the queen of the Silver Dollar, and she rules
D A
this smokey kingdom.
A D A B7
And her scepter is a wine glass, and a bar-stool is
E
her throne.
A D A
And the jesters, they flock around her, and they fight
D A
to win her favour..
D A D A
to see which one will take the queen of the Silver
E A
Dollar home.
#2.
A D
Her royal gown is a satin dress, that's stained and slightly
torn.
E E7
And her sparkling jewels are rhinestones, and her shoes are
A
scuffed and worn.
A D
From the many roads she's travelled and the wonderous sights
E A
she's seen..and I watch her and I pray..God save the queen.
CHORUS:
A D A
She's the queen of the Silver Dollar, and she rules .u
D A
this smokey kingdom.
A D A B7
And her scepter is a wine glass, and a bar-stool is
E
her throne.
A D A
And the jesters, they flock around her, and they fight
D A
to win her favour..
D A D A
to see which one will take the queen of the Silver
E A
Dollar home.
#3.
A D
The queen of the Silver Dollar is not as haughty as
she seems.
E E7 A
She was once an ordinary girl, with ordinary dreams.
A D
But I found her and I won her, and I brought her to this
E
world..yes, I'm the man who made a queen of a simple
A
country girl.
CHORUS:
A D A
She's the queen of the Silver Dollar, and she rules
D A
this smokey kingdom.
A D A B7
And her scepter is a wine glass, and a bar-stool is
E
her throne.
A D A
And the jesters, they flock around her, and they fight
D A
to win her favour..
D A D A
to see which one will take the queen of the Silver
E A
Dollar home.
OUTRO:
A D A
She's the queen of the Silver Dollar, and she rules .uthis
D A D A
smokey kingdom..and her scepter is a wine glass..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
