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[Verse 1]
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  Gonna tell you a story   about Chuck and Diane,
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  Couple British kids from the palace at Buckingham.
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  Chuckie wants to grow up   and be a polo star,
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And ride his little horsies all around the backyard, oh yeah!

[Chorus 1]
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    You know they really paid their dues!
         Bm7
I said, "Hey, lawdy mama,
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   They got them Buckingham blues!"

[Verse 2]
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  Now Chuckie goes hunting   and leaves Diane alone,
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  So she fixes her hair   and she talks on the princess phone.
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  Chuckie's still tryin' to figure out what his job's supposed to be
      A                 A/C#          A7
And Diane's the fashion leader of the aristocracy!

[Chorus 2]
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I said, "Hey, Lady Di,   Tell me where'd you get them shoes, ahhh,
      Bm7
Well, hey nonny nonny,
      E7 N.C.                      A       D7 E7
Looks like you got them Buckingham blues!"

[Verse 3]
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Aw, bein' heir to the throne, well, it must be awful hard,
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  Gotta pose for pictures   out on the front yard.
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  And Lady Di, well she must have it pretty rough,
      A               A/C#                 A7
Gotta hang around the house all day makin' babies and stuff!

[Bridge]
Bm7                   E7                          A    E/F  F#
On another game of croquet, then they're off on a Caribbean cruise!
      Bm7
Well, hey bop-a-re-bop
     E7 N.C.                    A      D7
They really got them Buckingham blues!
             E7
Ah, tell the truth, now, tell the truth, wow!

[Solo]
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D7    D7    D7   D7
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Bm7   Bm7   E7   E7
A     D7    E7   E7

[Verse 4]
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  They don't serve no Twinkies   with their afternoon tea,
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  Never had a dinner made by Chef Boyardee.
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  Bein' in the spotlight   is a hard life to choose,
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Diane drops half a pound it's on the six o'clock news, oh yeah!

[Chorus 3]
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    Those kids have really paid their dues!
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Oh, what a royal pain it is,
         E7                  A      D7 E7 A7
When you got them Buckingham blues!