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Royals by Lorde
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Based off Youtube Cover :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lxzfgqyv4w&list=PLPGYMNievkTBx0P-8K2nhnNQGKVApaeoj&index=48
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0XwfLnw2Li9b9k2ieW5BDg
BUT IN WRITING!!!
MAKE SURE TO RATE THE TAB AND FOLLOW THE YOUTUBER CHANNEL IF YOU FIND IT HELPFUL!! ENJOY <3
Tuning:Standard Tuning
No capo
Tuning:Standard
Verses:
e|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|----------0--0----------|-------------0--0-------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--------3--3--0-|-0--0--0--0--------3--3--0--0-----0-------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------------3-----3--2-|
I've never seen a diamond in the flesh | I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
e|---------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------0----|----------0----------|
D|-------------0--0----------|-0--0--0-----4-|-0--0--0-----4--2--0-|
A|-0--0--0--0--------3--3--0-|---------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
And I'm not proud of my address | In a torn-up town | no postcode envy
e|------------------2--2--5--5--5--5--2--2-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------2--2-------------------------|
D|-0--4--2--0------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
e|------------------2--2--5--5--5--5--2--2-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------2--2-------------------------|
D|-0--4--2--0------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,
e|------------------------------------|
B|-1--0--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0-------|
G|-0-----0-----------------------2--0-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
e|----0--2--0--------2--2--5--5--5--5--2--2-|
B|-3----------------------------------------|
G|-------------2--2-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece.
e|-------2--2--5--5--5--5--2--2-|
B|------------------------------|
G|-2--2-------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-1--0--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0----------|
G|-0-----0--0--0--0-----------------2--0-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair.
Chorus:
e|----------0--2--5--2--(17)--(14)-|-2--2--2--2--2--3--5-|
B|-3--3--3-------------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------|
And we'll never be royals (royals) | It don't run in our blood,
e|----3--2--0-----0-----0-|----2--0----------------|
B|-3--------1--3--1--3--1-|-3--------3--3--3--1--3-|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
That kind of luxe just ain't for us | We crave a different kind of buzz.
e|----------0--2--5--2--(17)--(14)-|-2--2--2--2--2--3--5-|
B|-3--3--3-------------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------|
Let me be your ruler (ruler) | You can call me queen Bee
e|----3--2--0-----0-----0-|----2--0-------------------|
B|-3--------1--3--1--3--1-|-3--------3--3--3--1--3----|
G|------------------------|-------------------------2-|
D|------------------------|-------------------------0-|
A|------------------------|-------------------------0-|
E|------------------------|---------------------------|
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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