The Egypt Room - Richard & Linda Thompson Chords
Chords: E, Em, D, C, G, A7, A, G/F#
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Genre: folk, singer-songwriter, acoustic
[Intro]
E
[Verse]
Em D
Now Hobnail Kelly and the Beefcake kid
C G A7 Em
Just rolled into town from the land of sown-up faces
D A D G G G/F#
Looking for a woman who can punch and kick and bite
Em D
Slide on down to the Egypt room
C G A7 Em
Find the only woman who’s holding all the aces
D A D G
The Princess is dancing at the Egypt Room tonight
[Chorus]
D A
Don’t be late
Em
Don’t be late
G A
Don’t be late
[Verse]
Em D
She’s a nightclub floozy, nothing but a tramp
C G A7 Em
But she moves like a snake and she shimmies like a fish in the ocean
D A D G G G/F#
She can fool with a man ‘til he doesn’t know wrong from right
Em D
She’s got diamonds flashing, ruby rings
C G A7 Em
She sparkles like the Nile when she does her original motion
D A D G
The Princess is dancing at the Egypt Room tonight
[Chorus]
D A
Now don’t be late
Em
Ah, don’t be late
G A
Now don’t be late
[Instrumental]
A Em A Em C A D
[Verse]
Em D
The man with the cane and Italian shoes
C G A7 Em
He walks like a lion looking for a lonely Christian
D A D G G G/F#
He peeps at the Princess and his bloodshot eyes open wide
Em D
He says, "Meet me, Princess, after the show
C G A7 Em D
I’m a gambling man and I think I like your system
A D G
I’ll see you at the back of the Egypt Room tonight"
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