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Barcelona - The Golden Boy
Words and music by Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran and Tim Rice
Intro:
C5 C5 C/E Fm C7/G Fm/Ab Bbm Bbm7/Ab F#maj7 Ebm F#m6/A Fm7-5 Ddim
Bbm7-5 E6 Bb Bb7/Ab Ebm Ebsus2/F Ebm/F# Eb7/G
Abm Abm/Gb Emaj7 F#/E F#m/A F#sus2/Ab Ab
C5 C/E
The boy had a way with words, he sang, he moved with grace
Fm C7/G
He entertained so naturally, no gesture out of place
Fm/Ab Bbm Bbm7 /Ab
His road in life was clearly drawn, he didn't hesitate
Ebm F#m6/A Fm7-5 Ddim Bbm7-5 E6 Bb Bb7/Ab
He played, they saw, he conquered as the ma........ster of........,
Ebm Ebsus2/F Ebm/F# Eb7/G
as the master of his fate.........
Abm Abm/Gb Emaj7 F#/E
The girl had an iron soul no-one could recognize
H/Eb H/E H/F# Eb7/G
Material ambition that her gentleness disguised
Abm Abm/Gb Emaj7 F#/E
She gave herself to him certain of his fame
F#m/A F#sus2/Ab Ab
Wanted him for luxury for limelight and his name
Bbm7/Ab Ab7
And then he sang to her...
Verse 1:
C# A C# A#m D#m Ab7 C#
I love you for your silence, I love you for your peace
C# C#maj7 C#7 F# F#m
The still and calm releases, that sweep into my soul
C# C Ab7 C#
That slowly take control.
I love you for your passion, I love you for your fire
The violent desire, that burns me in it's flame
A love I dare not name.
His rise was irresistible - yeah, he grew into the part
His explanation simply that he suffered for his art
No base considerations of some glittering reward
The prize was knowing that (his work) his work was noticed and adored.
I love you (yes I love you) for your silence (for your silence)
I love you for your peace
The still and calm releases, that sweep into my soul
And slowly slowly takes control.
C# Bbm7 Ab7/Eb C#
He told the truth, yes, he told the truth (and he told the truth)
Accepting every honour with (with) a masterly display (display)
Of well rehearsed reluctance to be singled out this way
He started to believe that he was all they said and more (and more)
She forgot - she forgot the reasons (reasons) she had wanted him before - yeah.
I love you for your passion (for your passion)
I love you for your fire
The violent desire, burns me in it's flame (burns me)
A love I dare I dare not name.
C# C#7 F#
The still and calm releases (releases)
F#m
That sweep into my soul (sweep into my soul)
C#/G#
That slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly)
G#7 F# F#/E F#/D# F#/D C#
slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly) slowly take control.
C5 C/E
And when at last they fell apart she wished that she could be
Fm C7/G
The hardened heart of yesterday, as cynical as he
Fm/Ab Bbm Bbm7/Ab F#maj7
By changing for the better she had changed things for the worse
Ebm F#m6/A Fm7-5 Ddim Bbm7-5 E6 Bb Bb7/Ab
The words that made them happy once now e...........choed ...
Ebm Ebsus2/F Ebm/F# Eb7/G
echoed as a curse........
Outro:
Abm Abm/Gb Emaj7 F#/E F#m/A F#sus2/Ab Ab (Ab9)
(Harp....)
In the verses where is no chodrs written, it should be played the same chords as in the verse
1.
Transcribed by Erik Suominen, 2004