Queenie Eye – Paul McCartney

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Written by: Paul McCartney

From: “New” (2013)
Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-E
Am x-0-2-2-1-0
A7 x-0-2-0-2-0
G/B x-2-0-0-3-3
A/G 3-x-2-2-2-x
A/F 1-x-2-2-2-x
A/E 0-x-2-2-2-0
Gmaj7 3-x-4-4-3-x

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INTRO
| D | Dmaj7 | Am | A |
| D | Dmaj7 | Am | Bb G C |

VERSE
D
There were rules you never told me
D
Never came up with a plan
Am
All the stories that you sold me
A7
Didn’t help me understand

VERSE
D
But I had to get it worked out
D
Had nobody who could help
Am
So that in the end it turned out
A7
That I had to do it by myself

BRIDGE
G A
Life's a game, rags from riches
G A
Dogs and bitches hunt for fame
Bb G/B C D
Difficult to know which way to turn
G A
Lay the blame on the snitches
G A
Wicked witches fan the flame
Bb G/B C D [break]
Careful what you touch in case you burn

CHORUS
D
Queenie eye queenie eye, who’s got the ball?
Dmaj7
I haven’t got it, it isn’t in my pocket
Am Bb
O-U-T spells out: That’s out
G/B C D
Without a shadow of a doubt
Dmaj7
Cause you been putting it about
Am A/G A/F A/E
Hear the people shout, hear the people shout

BRIDGE
G A
Play the game, taking chances
G A
Every dance is much the same
Bb G/B C D
Doesn’t matter which event you choose
G A
Never blame the circumstances,
G A
If romances seldom came
Bb G/B C D [break]
Never pick a fight you’re gonna lose

CHORUS
D
Queenie eye queenie eye, who’s got the ball?
Dmaj7
I haven’t got it, it isn’t in my pocket
Am Bb
O-U-T spells out: That’s out
G/B C D
Without a shadow of a doubt
Dmaj7
Cause you been putting it about
Am A/G A/F A/E
Hear the people shout, hear the people shout

MIDDLE 8
D Dmaj7
Its long way to the finish
Gmaj7 G
When you’ve never been before
D Dmaj7
I was nervous, but I did it
Gmaj7 G
Now I’m going back for more

| D | Dmaj7 | Gmaj7 | G |
| D | Dmaj7 | Gmaj7 | % |

INTERLUDE (= brigde)
G A
That’s out, yeah yeah yeah
G A
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Bb G/B C D [G]
Hey, hey, hey, hey - Hear the people shout
G A
Hey, hey
G A
Hey, hey,
Bb G/B C D D [break]
Hey, hey, hey, hey
CHORUS
D
Queenie eye queenie eye, who’s got the ball?
Dmaj7
I haven’t got it, it isn’t in my pocket
Am Bb
O-U-T spells out: That’s out
G/B C D
Without a shadow of a doubt
Dmaj7
Cause you been putting it about
Am Bb G/B C
Hear the people shout, hear the people shout

CODA (= chorus + coda)

D
Queenie eye queenie eye, who’s got the ball?
Dmaj7
I haven’t got it, it isn’t in my pocket
Am Bb
O-U-T spells out: That’s out
G/B C D
Without a shadow of a doubt
Dmaj7
Cause you been putting it about
Am Bb G/B C D
Hear the people shout, hear the people shout, hear the people shout