Letter Notation : J.

Nelson, November, 2013

By Lorde

Royals
Bass Progression: D - C Chords: D (D-f#-a)

Key of : D G C (C-e-g) G (G-b-d) Dmin (D-f-a)

Right Hand (Melody) A A A A A! D D C C"A A A A! D D C C"A - G G A G F# A A A

I've nev-er seen a dia-mond in the flesh I cut my teeth on wed-ding rings in the mo - ov - ies And I'm not

(Pre-Chorus)

D D C C D C "A D D D ! G F # "D D ! G F # E D D D E F E D
my ad- dre - e - ess, In a torn - up town, no post-code e - n - vy But ev -ery so - ng's like

proud of

"(F "(F

-A) (F#-A) ! (A-D) (A-D) ! (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) "(A-D) (A-D)
teeth, grey goose, trip pin' in the bath room

gold

-A) (F#-A) ! (A-D) (A-D) ! (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) "(A-D) (A-D)
stains, ball gowns, trash in' the ho tel room,

Blood

! (C-G)
We

(B-G) (C-G) (C-G) (C-G) (C-G) (B-F#) (B-F#) (B-F#) - (B-F#) (A-E)
don't care, we're driv ing Cad il lacs in our

(G-D) - D D E F# E D "(F#-A) (F#-A) ! (A-D) (A-D) ! (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#)

dreams. But ev- ery-bo - dy's like Crys tal, May bach, dia monds on

(D-F#) "(A-D) (A-D)

your time piece.

"(F#-A) (F#-A) ! (A-D) (A-D) ! (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#)

Jet planes, is lands, ti gers on

(D-F#) "(A-D) (A-D)

a gold leash.

! (C-E) (B-D) (C-E) C C B B B B B A B

We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love af-fair.

(Chorus)

D D D E F ! A"F ! (A-D) "(F -A) F# F# F# F# F# G A F# G F# E And we'll nev-er be roy - als (roy als). It don't run in ou - r blood, That kind of luxe

EEDE
just ain't for us.

E F# E D - D D B D D D D E F#! A"F#! (A-D) "(F#-A)

We crave a dif - ferent kind of buzz. Let me be -ee your rul - er (rul er),

F# F# F# F# F# G A
You can call me que - en Bee

"(D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) (C-E) ! (E-G) (E-G) ! (G-C)

And ba by I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll

(2nd Verse)

(G-C) ! (C-E) (C-E) "D D F F F E D (A-D) (A-D) (A-D) ! (D-F#) (D-F#)

rule, I'll rule. Let me live that fan-ta -sy. My friends and I we've

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(C-E) (C-E) "(A-D) (A-D) (A-D) (A-D) ! (D-F#) (D-F#) (C-E) (C-E) "(A-D)cracked the code. We count our dol lars on the train

(G-C) (G-C) (A-D) (G-C) " (E-A) D D D F# F# G! B (A-F#) (G-E) (D-F#)

to the par ar ty. And ev -ery-one who knows us kno o o -

(Pre-Chorus)

(E-C) (D-A) D D D! G F D D D D! G F E D D D E F E D "(F#-A)

o ows. that we're fine with this, We did-n't come for mo - o ney But ev-ery so - ng's like gold

(F#-A) ! (A-D) (A-D) ! (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) "(A-D) (A-D) "(F#-A)
teeth, grey goose, trip pin' in the bath room. Blood

(F#-A) ! (A-D) (A-D) ! (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) "(A-D) (A-D) ! (C-G)
stains, ball gowns, trash in' the ho tel room, We

(B-G) (C-G) (C-G) (C-G) (C-G) (B-F#) (B-F#) (B-F#) - (B-F#) (A-E) (G-D)
don't care, we're driv ing Cad il lacs in our dreams.

D D E F# E D "(F#-A) (F#-A) ! (A-D) (A-D) ! (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#)

But ev-ery-bod-y's like Crys tal, May bach, dia monds on your

"(A-D)
time

(A-D) "(F#-A) (F#-A) ! (A-D) (A-D) ! (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#)

piece. Jet planes, is lands, ti gers on a

"(A-D)
gold

(A-D) ! (C-E) (B-D) (C-E) C C B B B B B A B

leash We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love af fair

(Chorus)

D D D E F ! A"F ! (A-D) "(F -A) F# F# F# F# F# G A F# G F# E And we'll nev-er be roy - als (roy als). It don't run in ou - r blood, That kind of luxe

EEDE
just ain't for us.

E F# E D - D D B D D D D E F#! A"F#! (A-D) "(F#-A)

We crave a dif - ferent kind of buzz. Let me be -ee your rul - er (rul er),

F# F# F# F# F# G A
You can call me que - en Bee

"(D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) (C-E) ! (E-G) (E-G) ! (G-C)

And ba by I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll

(G-C) ! (C-E) (C-E) "D D F F F E D F E D F# E D -! (A-D) (G-C) rule, I'll rule. Let me live that fan-ta - sy. Oh - o - oh Oh - o - oh Oh oh

(Bridge) #

(E-G) (D-F#) (C-E) - (A-D) (A-D) (A-D) (A-D) (A-D) (A-D) (A-D) (A-D)
Oh o oh And I'm in love with be ing queen.

C CC C C C C
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By Lorde

F# E D !(A-D) (A-C) " (F#-A) !(A-F#) (A-E) - C B A

Ooh ooh oh Oh o oh Oh oh. Oh- o - oh

A A A A AAA
Life is great with-out a care

C C B B B B B A
# #

B
(Chorus - Tag)
#

We aren't caught up in your love af-fair

D D D E F ! A"F ! (A-D) "(F -A) F# F# F# F# F# G A F# G F# E And we'll nev-er be roy - als (roy als). It don't run in ou - r blood, That kind of luxe

EEDE
just ain't for us.

E F# E D - D D B D D D D E F#! A"F#! (A-D) "(F#-A)

We crave a dif - ferent kind of buzz. Let me be -ee your rul - er (rul er),

F# F# F# F# F# G A
You can call me que - en Bee

"(D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) (D-F#) (C-E) ! (E-G) (E-G) ! (G-C)

And ba by I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll Let me live that fan-ta - sy.

(G-C) ! (C-E) (C-E) "D D F F F E D

rule, I'll rule.

Hands Together

~ This song is mostly sung a cappella ~

Occasionally you can add a single bass note accompaniment. It is easy to hear when the tonality changes. The harmonic movement follows a pattern: DCG
~ Most prevalent Bass note is D ~

~ Lyrics to follow ~

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 Letter Notation : J. Nelson, November, 2013

By Lorde

[Verse 1] I've never seen a diamond in the flesh I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies And I'm not proud of my address, In a torn-up town, no postcode envy But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room, We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams. But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece. Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash. We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair. And we'll never be royals (royals). It don't run in our blood, That kind of luxe just ain't for us. We crave a different kind of buzz. Let me be your ruler (ruler), You can call me queen Bee And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule. Let me live that fantasy. [Verse 2] My friends and Iwe've cracked the code. We count our dollars on the train to the party. And everyone who knows us knows that we're fine with this, We didn't come for money.

But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom. Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room, We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams. But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece. Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair And we'll never be royals (royals). It don't run in our blood That kind of luxe just ain't for us. We crave a different kind of buzz. Let me be your ruler (ruler), You can call me queen Bee And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule. Let me live that fantasy. Ooh ooh oh We're bigger than we ever dreamed, And I'm in love with being queen. Ooh ooh oh Life is great without a care We aren't caught up in your love affair. And we'll never be royals (royals). It don't run in our blood That kind of luxe just ain't for us. We crave a different kind of buzz Let me be your ruler (ruler), You can call me queen Bee And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule. Let me live that fantasy.

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