Citizen Queen

Evolution Of Girl Groups

Citizen Queen


Tom: Gm

A      F#m7    Bm7     E7
[Mr. Sandman - 1954]
     A       G#7
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
C#7                                 F#7
Make him the cutest, that I've ever seen


[Dancing in the Street - 1964]
E7
Calling out around the world
E7
We're dancing in the street


[Stop! In the Name of Love - 1965]
    Am            G
Oh, stop, in the name of love (Name of love)
F          G
Before you break my heart


[Lady Marmalade - 1974]
Cm                       F
Voulez-vouz coucher avec moi ce soir?
Gm
Creole Lady Marmalade


[Best of my Love - 1977]
C      G             Am
Ooh ooh, you got the best of my love
       C G             Am
Whoa whoa, you got the best of my love


[We are Family - 1979]
Am          G
We are family
F                          G
I got all my sisters with me


[It's Raining Men - 1983]
             Gm        D
It's raining men! Hallelujah!
                D    D      D        D
We're gonna get absolutely soaking wet!


[Venus - 1986]
Eb              D7
I'm your Venus, I'm your fire
Gm
At your desire


[Alone - 1987]
Dm      Bb     F      C
Till now I always got by on my own
Dm      Bb     F           C
I never really cared until I met you
F/A         Bb       C
How do I get you alone


[My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) - 1992]
D          A
No, you're never gonna get it
D     Am
Never ever gonna get it
D          A
No, you're never gonna get it


[Whatta Man - 1993]
Gm                                         C
Whatta man, whatta man, whatta man, whatta mighty good man
C
Whatta mighty mighty good man
Gm                                         C
Whatta man, whatta man, whatta man, whatta mighty good man
C
Say it again


[Waterfalls - 1994]
F                C
Don't go chasing waterfalls
                     Eb                             Bb
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to


[Wannabe - 1996, Spice Up Your Life - 1997]
         B                            D
Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want
    E                              A
So tell me what you want, what you really really want
         B                             D
I wanna (Hey), I wanna (Hey), I wanna (Hey), I wanna (Hey)
         E                           A
I wanna really, really, really wanna zig-a-zig, ah

G                 Am
If you wanna be my lover
    F                 C
You gotta get with my friends (Spice up your life)
G             Am
Make it last forever
F                C
Friendship never ends


[No Scrubs - 1999]
  Am                  Dm
A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly
       F               E
And is also known as a buster
   Am          Dm
So no, I don't want no scrub
   F                        E
A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me
Am              Dm
Hanging out the passenger side
       F
Of his best friend's ride
E
Trying to holler at me


[Where My Girls At? - 1999]
         Fm
Where my girls at
         Fm
From the front to back
            Bb
Well is you feelin' that
        Bb
Put one hand up
        C
Can you repeat that
          C
Tryin' to take my man
            Fm
See I don't need that


[Say My Name - 1999]
Cm                  Ab
Say my name, say my name
                 Fm
You actin' kinda shady
                 Bb
Ain't callin' me baby
                  Cm
Better say my name

Cm
Any other day
Ab
I would call, you would say
Fm
"Baby, how's your day?"
Bb                      Fm
But today, it ain't the same

  Cm                        Ab
I know you say that I am assuming things
Fm                                 Bb
Something's going down, that's the way it seems
Cm                                 Ab
Shouldn't be no reason why you're acting strange
 Gb                               Bb
If nobody's holding you back from me

Cm           Ab
Say my name, say my name
               Fm
When no one is around you
           Bb
Say baby I love you


[Survivor - 2001]
         Gm
I'm a survivor (What?)
             Eb
I'm not gon' give up (What?)
             D
I'm not gon' stop (What?)
              Gm
I'm gon' work harder (What?)

      Gm
I'm a survivor
          Eb
I'm gonna make it
       D
I will survive
        Gm
Keep on survivin'


[Buttons - 2005]
                Dm
I'm telling you loosen up my buttons baby
Dm
But you keep fronting


[Damaged - 2008]
Em
I've tried every remedy
Em
And nothing seems to work for me

 B                 F#
Damaged (damaged), damaged (damaged)
  Em
I thought that I should let you know
                  B
That my heart is damaged (damaged)
   F#
So damaged (so damaged)
    Em
And you can blame the one before


[Wings - 2012]
D#m
Mama told me not to waste my life
         B
She said spread your wings my little butterfly
          C#
Don't let what they say keep you up at night
    B
And they can't detain you
                        D#
Cause wings are made to fly


[Black Magic - 2015]
Eb
Take a sip of my secret potion
Eb
I'll make you fall in love
Ab
For a spell that can't be broken
Ab
One drop should be enough
Cm
Boy, you belong to me
Bb
I got the recipe
Ab
And it's called black magic
Ab
(and it's called black magic)


[Work From Home - 2016]
Fm                   Db     Ab
I know you're always on the night shift
            Fm          Db     Ab
But I can't stand these nights alone
            Fm      Db    Ab
And I don't need no explanation
             Fm         Db      Ab
'Cause baby, you're the boss at home


[BO$$ - 2014]
Bm
Boss
Bm
Michelle Obama
Bm
Purse all heavy
Bm
Gettin' Oprah dollars

B          A              B           A        B
I pledge allegiance to my independent girls in here
B
Ooh Baby
B N.C.     
So if you with us, come on lemme hear you say
N.C.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!


[Sledgehammer - 2014]
                     C           G
If you could take my pulse right now
         D                Em
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
C  G  D
Woah-oh...(I want no scrubs) (If you wanna be my lover)
                      C        G
If you could feel my heartbeat now
         D              Em
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
C  G  D
Woah-oh...(We are family)(It's called black magic)

              C                   G
You're taking over the beat of my body
                   D             Em
You just don't let up, don't let up (Woah you better say my name)
              C                   G
You're taking over the beat of my body
                D           Em
But you lift me up, lift me up

                     C           G
If you could take my pulse right now
          D               Em
It would feel just like a sledgehammer

C        G       D      G
How do I get you alone?