C Dm C   F G C F C     C Dm C   F G C F C 


[Verse]

                             Dm  G                     C   F C
The attic's filled with records  unheard of for many years
                          Dm    G                     C
When the radio plays old songs  she has no time for tears
                           Am  G         Am          F
She skipped the class reunion  for the homecoming queen
                            C           G                     F   C
And she knows you can't go back, friends, to sweet little sixteen.


[Chorus]

           F       G7     Am
And the Queen of 1959 is happy trying to be
F            G7              Am              F
A dedicated lady, she's got love for her family
         Am                F
And she sure looks good to me
          G
She's my everything, she treats me like a king
           C
She's a lady.


[Instrumental]

F G7 C   F G7 C


[Verse]

                   Dm   G                                C  F C
My favorite cheer leader  finds her hair streaked with grey.
                     Dm   G                     C
Instead of drive-in movies  she'd rather see a play.
                   Am  G                   F
I know that her initials are carved in a desk somewhere
                                 C      G                             F   C
And like rock and roll heroes, ponytails  have been combed from her hair.


[Chorus]

           F       G7     Am
And the Queen of 1959 is happy trying to be
F            G7           Am                  F
A dedicated mother and a wife and a friend to me
         Am                F
And she sure looks good to me
          G
She's my everything, she treats me like a king
         C
She's a lady.


[Instrumental]

F G7 C  F G7 C


[Outro]

                         Dm    G                     Asus4  Am  F  G  G7 C  F C
The attic's filled with records  unheard of for many years