[Intro]
F# A E B
[Verse]
F# A
From the time she could crawl
E B
She was all draped in macrame.
F# A
She was preened and redeemed
E B
In a church that tried to show the way.
[Pre-chorus]
F# A E B
She was taught to never ask for more,
F# A E B
They had no idea of what she had in store.
[Chorus]
F# A E B
She's the queen of the 21st century,
F# A
Just a ghost of what her parents thought
E B
a little girl should be
F# A E B
Analog heart, analog nerves, analog brain,
F# A E B
But a fixture of the digital domain.
[Interlude]
F# A E B
[Verse]
F# A
From the time she could read
E B
She could see that there was urgency,
F# A E
No debate, just a spate of ignorance
B
In a splintering community.
[Pre-chorus]
F# A E B
She could never meet their expectations,
F# A E B
Then she came to symbolize the nation.
[Chorus]
F# A E B
She's the queen of the 21st century,
F# A E B
She's the queen of the 21st century,
F# A
Just a shred of what her parents thought
E B
a little girl should be
F# A E B
Steeped in spite, coddled in fear, drenched in novelty,
F# A E B
But masterful at sensual technology.
[Interlude]
F# A E B 2x
[Bridge]
F# B F# A
She's the queen!
F# B F# A
She's the queen, no rules in her empire.
F# B F# A
She's the queen, just libido and desire.
F# B
She's the lean, mean, fighting machine,
F# A
The stuff of modern media lore
F# E A A
And she always knows the score.
[Solo]
F# A E B 2x
[Chorus]
F# A E B
She's the queen of the 21st century,
F# A
Just a ghost of what her parents thought
E B
a little girl should be
F# A
Fallen star, black and blue,
E B
Broken hearts, wasted youth,
F# A
Rusted cars, twisted roots,
E B
Mental scars, the ugly truth.
[Interlude]
F# A E B 4x
[Outro]
F# A E B
She's the queen of the 21st century
F# A E B
She's the queen of the 21st century
F# A
And she's a modern-day polemic,
E B
A walking controversy.
F# A E B
She's the queen of the 21st century
F# A E B
She's the queen of the 21st century
F# A E B
She's the queen of the 21st century
F#~
She's the queen!
[Intro]
F# A E B
[Verse]
F# A
From the time she could crawl
E B
She was all draped in macrame.
F# A
She was preened and redeemed
E In a church that tried
B
to show the way.
[Pre-chorus]
F# She was taught to
A E B
never ask for more,
F# A They had no idea of
E B
what she had in store.
[Chorus]
F# She's the queen
A E B
of the 21st century,
F# Just a ghost of what
A
her parents thought
E B
a little girl should be
F# Analog heart, analog
A E B
nerves, analog brain,
F# But a fixture of
A E B
the digital domain.
[Interlude]
F# A E B
[Verse]
F# A
From the time she could read
E She could see that
B
there was urgency,
F# No debate, just
A E
a spate of ignorance
B
In a splintering community.
[Pre-chorus]
F# A She could never meet
E B
their expectations,
F# Then she came to
A E B
symbolize the nation.
[Chorus]
F# She's the queen
A E B
of the 21st century,
F# She's the queen
A E B
of the 21st century,
F# Just a shred of what
A
her parents thought
E B
a little girl should be
F# Steeped in spite, coddled
A E B
in fear, drenched in novelty,
F# But masterful at
A E B
sensual technology.
[Interlude]
F# A E B 2x
[Bridge]
F# B F# A
She's the queen!
F# B She's the queen, no
F# A
rules in her empire.
F# B She's the queen, just
F# A
libido and desire.
F# She's the lean, mean,
B
fighting machine,
F# A
The stuff of modern media lore
F# E A A
And she always knows the score.
[Solo]
F# A E B 2x
[Chorus]
F# She's the queen
A E B
of the 21st century,
F# Just a ghost of what
A
her parents thought
E B
a little girl should be
F# A
Fallen star, black and blue,
E B
Broken hearts, wasted youth,
F# A
Rusted cars, twisted roots,
E B
Mental scars, the ugly truth.
[Interlude]
F# A E B 4x
[Outro]
F# She's the queen
A E B
of the 21st century
F# She's the queen
A E B
of the 21st century
F# A
And she's a modern-day polemic,
E B
A walking controversy.
F# She's the queen
A E B
of the 21st century
F# She's the queen
A E B
of the 21st century
F# She's the queen
A E B
of the 21st century
F#~
She's the queen!