Intro
G Am G C D G C G G Am G C D G C G
[Verse]
Am D G C G
The attic's filled with records unheard of for many years
Am D G
When the radio plays old songs she has no time for tears
Em D Em C
She skipped the class reunion for the homecoming queen
G D C G
And she knows you can't go back, friends, to sweet little sixteen.
[Chorus]
C D7 Em
And the Queen of 1959 is happy trying to be
C D7 Em C
E dedicated lady, she's got love for her family
Em C
And she sure looks good to me
D
She's my everything, she treats me like a king
G
She's a lady.
[Instrumental]
C D7 G C D7 G
[Verse]
Am D G C G
My favorite cheer leader finds her hair streaked with grey.
Am D G
Instead of drive-in movies she'd rather see a play.
Em D C
I know that her initials are carved in a desk somewhere
G D C G
And like rock and roll heroes, ponytails have been combed from her hair.
[Chorus]
C D7 Em
And the Queen of 1959 is happy trying to be
C D7 Em C
E dedicated mother and a wife and a friend to me
Em C
And she sure looks good to me
D
She's my everything, she treats me like a king
G
She's a lady.
[Instrumental]
C D7 G C D7 G
[Outro]
Am D Esus4 Em C D D7 G C G
The attic's filled with records unheard of for many years