Queen - White Queen (As It Began): Guitar Chords
Learn to play "White Queen (As It Began)" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Chorus: G D Em So sad her eyes G D Em Smiling dark eyes G D Em So sad her eyes G D Am Am/G F F7 E As it began Am On such a breathless night as this Am/G Upon my brow the lightest kiss F F7 E I walked alone Am And all around the air did say Am/G My lady soon will stir this way F F7 E In sorrow known Am G C G Am The white queen walks and the night grows pale D Am D A Stars of lovingness in her hair Chorus: Needing, unheard Pleading, one word So sad, my eyes She cannot see Am How did thee fare, what have thee seen Am/G The mother of the willow green F F7 E I call her name Am And 'neath her window have I stayed Am/G I loved the foot steps that she made F F7 E And when she came A Dm F7 White queen how my heart did ache A# Am Gm F Esus4 E And dry my lips no word would make Am So still I wait Am G My Goddess hear my darkest fear C G Am I speak too late D Am D A It's for evermore that I wait G D Em Dear friend, goodbye G D Em No tears in my eyes G D Em So sad it ends G D Em As it began You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  A#  C  D  Dm  E  Em  Esus4  F  F7  G  Gm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "White Queen (As It Began)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "White Queen (As It Began)" by Queen.