A I was sipping on a Whiskey when I got the call Gbm Yeah my friend Lex was lying in the hospital Bm She'd been pretty sick for about half a year E But it seems liked this time the end was drawing near A So dropped my plans and jumped the next London train Gbm I found her laid up and in a lot of pain Bm Her eyes met mine and then I understood E E7 That the weather forecast wasn't looking too good A So I sat and spun her stories for a little while Gbm Tried to raise her mood and tried to raise a smile Bm Bm But she silenced all my rambling with a shake of her head E E7 Drew me close and listen this is what she said now A Gbm "You'll live to dance another day, Bm E E7 it's just now you'll have to dance, for the two of us, A Gbm so stop looking so damn depressed Bm and sing with all your heart E that the Queen is dead" A Yeah she told me she was sick of all the hospital food Gbm And of doctors, distant relatives, draining her blood Bm She said "I know I'm dying, but I'm not finished just yet, E E7 I am dying for a drink and for a cigarette" A So we hatched a plan to book ourselves a cheap hotel Gbm In the centre of the City and to raise some Hell Bm Bm E They waste to all the clubs and then when everyone else is long asleep E7 We know we're good and done A Gbm "You'll live to dance another day, Bm E E7 it's just now you'll have to dance, for the two of us, A Gbm so stop looking so damn depressed Bm and sing with all your heart E Bm that the Queen is dead" E Bm And South London's not the same anymore E Bm The Queen is dead, E Bm E and the last of the great has finally gone to bed A Well I was working on some words when Sarah called me up Gbm She said that Lex had gone asleep and wasn't waking up Bm And even though I knew that there was nothing to be done E E7 I felt bad for not being there and now, well, she was gone A So I tried to think what Lex would want me to do Gbm At times like this when I was feeling blue Bm So I gathered up some friends to spread the sad sad news E E7 And we headed to the City for a drink or two And we sang A Gbm "We live to dance another day, Bm E E7 it's just now we have to dance for one more of us, A Gbm so stop looking so damn depressed, Bm and sing with all our hearts, E Gb long live the Queen"
