Inca Queen — Neil Young
typed by Steve Vetter
from the book _Life_
(thanks to Stephen House for the book)
CaddD x32030
Cmaj9 x3243x (athough listed in the book with just an empty diagram)
Gm7 353333
Dm7 xx0211
C/D xx0010
Bb/C x3x332
Intro:
D C D CaddD
D C
Once there was an Inca Queen
D Cmaj9
She gazed at her sundial
D C
all around he workers raised
Gm7 Am7
golden idols to her smile
Gm7 Am7
the waiting years weren’t hard to see
Bb C
behind the tears of Mercury
C D C D C D C D Gm7 Am7
D C
she spoke of silver from the sky
D Cmaj9
and many floating safetyboats
D C
to pick them up when they would fly
Gm7 Am7
far above their dreams and hopes
Gm7 Am7
and they a mountain city raised
Bb C
where their queen above the clouds
C D C D C D C D Gm7 Am7
could watch out
Dm7 C/D Dm7 Bb/C C
Dm7 C/D Dm7 Bb/C C
Inca Queen has, Inca Queen has come
Dm7 C/D Dm7 C/D Bb/C
out in the jungle the drums were heard, Inca Queen has come
Dm7 C/D Dm7 C/D Bb/C
from the biggest elephant to the smallest bird, Inca Queen has come
C/D Dm7 C/D Bb/C
she spoke of silver from the sky Inca Queen has come
C/D Dm7 C/D Bb/C
to pick them up when they would fly Inca Queen has come
D C
Once there was an Inca Queen
D Cmaj9
She gazed at her sundial
D C
all around he workers raised
Gm7 Am7
golden idols to her smile
Gm7 Am7
and though the air was thin and cold
Bb C
soon the day had come the queen had told
C D C D C D C D Gm7 Am7
Dm7 C/D Dm7 Bb/C C
Dm7 C/D Dm7 Bb/C C
Inca Queen has Inca Queen has Inca Queen has come
