Queen, from A Night at the Opera
transcription by
ken@batman.austin.ibm.com (Ken Goach)
pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan)
Notes:
On the studio version of this song, there are two guitars.
This is an approximation for playing it on just one. Use
a capo on the first fret.
intro
X X X X Am Am Am Am
[G] [G]
[G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G]
G D Em C G D G G G G (folk strum)
G (pickup chord) D Em
In the year of '39.... Assembled here the volunteers
C~ G D Em Em7 In the
days when lands were few Here the ship sailed out into the
C~ D(add G) Dmaj G
Blue and sunny morn Sweetest sight ever seen.
[G]And [D]night followed day, and the [B7]story tellers say
Em Am (then passing notes C B A F#)
That the score brave souls inside
For [G]many a lonely day sailed a[D]cross the milky seas
Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried.
Don't you [G]hear my call, though you're [C]many years aw[G]ay,
[G]Don't you hear me calling [D]you
Write your lett[G]ers in [F#/G]the san[Em]d for [D]the day[C] I ta[B/G]ke your han[Am]d
In the l[Em]and that our [D]grandchildren [G]knew.
In the C~, I add D&G on top:
|--3
|--3
|--0
|--2
|--3
|--X
Likewise, the D add G is
|--3 (where you add the G)
|--3
|--2
|--0
|--X
|--X
In the year of '39 assembled here the Volunteers
In the days when the lands were few
Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn
The sweetest sight ever seen.
And night followed day
And the storytellers say
That the score brave souls inside
For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas
Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried.
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
Don't you hear me calling you
Write your letters in the sand
For the day I take your hand
In the land that our grandchildren knew.
In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue
The Volunteers came home that day
And they bring good news of a world so newly born
Though their so heavily weigh
For the earth is old and grey, to a new home we'll away
But my love this cannot be
For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year
Your mother's eyes in your eyes cry to me.
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
Don't you hear me calling you
All the letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand
For my life
Still ahead
Pity Me.
Notes:
I often play Amin7 rather than plain Amin.
The odd chords listed in the chorus I play:
[F#/G] [B/G]
|--3 |--3
|--3 |--3
|--0 |--0
|--0 |--0
|--0 |--2
|--2 |--X
[--]
- Sitting in the corner you are naked and alone,
No one listened to your plea's you created me.
INTERNET: A.McCormack@dct.ac.uk
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transcription by
ken@batman.austin.ibm.com (Ken Goach)
pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan)
Notes:
On the studio version of this song, there are two guitars.
This is an approximation for playing it on just one. Use
a capo on the first fret.
intro
X X X X Am Am Am Am
[G] [G]
[G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G]
---3-------2------0----0----0-----3----2---0------3------
---3-------3------0----0----1-----3----3---1------3------
---0-------2------0----0----0-----0----2---0------0------
---0-----0-0------2----2----2-----0--0-0---2-0_2--0------
---2-2_3--------2-2--2-2--3-3-----2--------3------2------
-3------------------------------3-3---------------3------
G D Em C G D G G G G (folk strum)
---3-------2------0----0----0-----3--2---------
---3-------3------0----0----1-----3--3---------
---0-------2------0----0----0-----0--0---------
---0-----0-0------2----2----2-----0-----3-2-0--
---2-2_3--------2-2--2-2--3-3-----2------------
-3------------------------------3-3------------
G (pickup chord) D Em
In the year of '39.... Assembled here the volunteers
C~ G D Em Em7 In the
days when lands were few Here the ship sailed out into the
C~ D(add G) Dmaj G
Blue and sunny morn Sweetest sight ever seen.
[G]And [D]night followed day, and the [B7]story tellers say
Em Am (then passing notes C B A F#)
That the score brave souls inside
For [G]many a lonely day sailed a[D]cross the milky seas
C Em C D C (G) D------
Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried.
Don't you [G]hear my call, though you're [C]many years aw[G]ay,
[G]Don't you hear me calling [D]you
Write your lett[G]ers in [F#/G]the san[Em]d for [D]the day[C] I ta[B/G]ke your han[Am]d
In the l[Em]and that our [D]grandchildren [G]knew.
In the C~, I add D&G on top:
|--3
|--3
|--0
|--2
|--3
|--X
Likewise, the D add G is
|--3 (where you add the G)
|--3
|--2
|--0
|--X
|--X
In the year of '39 assembled here the Volunteers
In the days when the lands were few
Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn
The sweetest sight ever seen.
And night followed day
And the storytellers say
That the score brave souls inside
For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas
Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried.
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
Don't you hear me calling you
Write your letters in the sand
For the day I take your hand
In the land that our grandchildren knew.
In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue
The Volunteers came home that day
And they bring good news of a world so newly born
Though their so heavily weigh
For the earth is old and grey, to a new home we'll away
But my love this cannot be
For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year
Your mother's eyes in your eyes cry to me.
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
Don't you hear me calling you
All the letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand
For my life
Still ahead
Pity Me.
Notes:
I often play Amin7 rather than plain Amin.
The odd chords listed in the chorus I play:
[F#/G] [B/G]
|--3 |--3
|--3 |--3
|--0 |--0
|--0 |--0
|--0 |--2
|--2 |--X
[--]
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- Sitting in the corner you are naked and alone,
No one listened to your plea's you created me.
INTERNET: A.McCormack@dct.ac.uk
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