Royals - Lorde Verse 1 - Ukes lightly: I've never seen a [D] diamond in the flesh [D] I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies [D] And I'm not proud of my address in the torn up town [D] No postcode envy [Pre-Chorus] But every song's like [D] gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom Blood stains, ballgowns, trashin' the hotel room [C] We don't care - we're driving [G] Cadillacs in our dreams But everybody's like [D] cristal, Mayback, diamonds on your timepiece Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash [C] We don't care - we aren't [G*] caught up in your love affair |[Chorus] |And we'll never be [D] royals (royals) - It don't run in our blood |That kind of [C] lux just ain't for us |We crave a [G] different kind of buzz |Let me be your [D] ruler (ruler) - you can call me Queen Bee |And baby I'll [C] rule, (I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule) [G*] |Let me live that fantasy [D] Verse 2 - Ukes lightly: [D] My friends and I we've cracked the code [D] We count our dollars on the train to the party [D] And every one who knows us knows that we're fine with this [D] We didn't come from money [Pre-Chorus] But every song's like [D] gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom Blood stains, ballgowns, trashin' the hotel room [C] We don't care - we're driving [G] Cadillacs in our dreams But everybody's like [D] cristal, Mayback, diamonds on your timepiece Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash [C] We don't care - we aren't [G*] caught up in your love affair |[Chorus] |And we'll never be [D] royals (royals) - It don't run in our blood |That kind of [C] lux just ain't for us |We crave a [G] different kind of buzz |Let me be your [D] ruler (ruler) - you can call me Queen Bee |And baby I'll [C] rule, (I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule) [G*] |Let me live that fantasy