The Joker And The Queen Acoustic Live Chords

by Ed Sheeran
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Attempt to capture chords and shapes for the way Ed played this for an Instagram live on October 31, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8aVeuZMIx0.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author movieman42 [pro] 2,569. Last edit on Nov 1, 2021
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Chords

C#
C#/C
D#m7
D#m
F#
G#
A#m7

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Attempt to capture chords and shapes for the way Ed played this for an Instagram live on October 31, 2021:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8aVeuZMIx0
 
As with many of his songs, Ed plays this in different keys. For the Instagram live performance linked above,
he used the shapes I have indicated below. To play these chord shapes along with his original album track,
you would need to transpose -1 (move each shape down 1 fret).
 
He arpeggiates the chords in this acoustic version. The chord maps below only indicate the strings I think
I am hearing him pick at various points in the song.
 
Note that there are a few slight differences between the lyrics he sang in this live version and the
official track.
 
 
[Chords]
C#   x466xx
C#/C x366xx
D#m7 x6867x
D#m  x688xx
F#   2x432x
G#   4x654x
A#m7 68666x
 
 
[Verse 1]
               C#                  D#m7
How was I to know?  It's a crazy thing
                F#    G#                     C#
I showed you my ha-and  and you still let me win
             C#                         D#m7
Who was I to say that this was meant to be?
                  F#    G#            C#
The road that was broken brought us together
 
 
[Chorus]
      A#m7                      D#m7
And I know you could fall for a thousand kings
    G#                           C#
And hearts that could give you a diamond ring
     C#/C A#m7              D#m7
When I   fold, you see the best in me
     F#   G#        C#
The joker and the queen
 
 
[Verse 2]
              C#                   D#m7
I was upside down from the outside in
                F#   G#                C#
You came to the table and you went all in
              A#m7              D#m
With a single word and a gentle touch
             F# G#           C#
You turned a mo-ment into forever
 
 
[Chorus]
      A#m7                      D#m7
And I know you could fall for a thousand kings
    G#                           C#
And hearts that could give you a diamond ring
     C#/C A#m7              D#m7
When I   fold, you see the best in me
     F#   G#        C#
The joker and the queen
 
 
[Instrumental]
C#   D#m7  F# G# C#
Hmmm...
A#m7 D#m   F# G# C#
Hmmm...
 
 
[Chorus]
      A#m7                      D#m7
And I know you could fall for a thousand kings
    G#                           C#
And hearts that could give you a diamond ring
     C#/C A#m7               D#m7
When I   folded, you saw the best in me
     F#   G#        C#
The joker and the queen
     F#   G#        C#
The joker and the queen
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The Joker And The Queen – Ed Sheeran
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