Queen Of Compromise chords and lyrics - GRAHAM PARKER

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[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[G]How can you take the crown from
the [C]queen of compromise?
[G]How can you figure out
whether [C]he just lies?
[D]How can you be on both sides when
you [Em]don't know her [C]agenda?
[D]How can you be on both sides when you
[Em]don't know where to en[C]d up?
[G]How can you look into her
heart or [C]look into her eyes?
Y [D]'all only get halfway with [C]creed,
[D]comprom[G]ise
Ah, yeah
If you wanna be a jester,
you bet[C]ter get a funny hat
[G]If you have to impress her,
you bet[C]ter do better than that
She [D]doesn't give a fig if you're
[Em]horrible or [C]pleasing
[D]You might be a prick and that's
a [Em]lot of you she's teasi[C]ng
[G]If you want to drive her home,
we'll [C]wait for the surprise
[D]She'll only go halfway if [C]we
don't [D]comprom[G] ise
[D]She's got all the angles covered
Your advances will get smothered
Cause [G]that's the way,
yeah, that's the way
And [D]if you think you're in the running
She'll start running every
way but [C]your way
Cause there [D]ain't no way out [G]now[C][G][C]
[D][Em][C][D]
[Em][C][G][C][D]
[C][D][G]
How can you take the crown from the
[C]Queen of
Compromise?
[G]How can you get her hand a
little fur[C]ther than your flies?
[D]If you wanna be a joker,
you [Em]bet ter take another t[C]oe
[D]If you want to smoke a right,
you bet[Em]ter be prepared to [C]choke
It's [G]not completely honest and
it's [C]not a pack of lies
It's [D]somewhere in between, oh, the
[C]Queen of
[D]Comprom[G] ise
Yeah, [D]if you think she looks alright
She'll turn her face and then
you'll see [G]another side
There's always another side
And [D]if you blink and look again
You'll find that you've been
taken for [C]half a ride
By the
[D]Queen of
Compromise
[G]How can you take the crown from the
[C]Queen of
Compromise?
[G]How can you settle down with
her and [C]cut her down to size?
[D]If you want to be a jester,
you bet[Em]ter get a funny h[C]at
[D]If you want to impress her,
you bet[Em]ter do better t[C]han that
[G]Oh, I'm not covered with myself,
I'm [C]naked in apron ties
[D]I'd only go halfway for the
[C]Queen of
[D]Com[G]promise
Got [D]you on your half way to
[C]clean up [D]com[G]promise
Got [D]you on your half way, yeah
To [C]clean up [D]comprom[G]ise
Ah, yeah