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The Works - It's A Hard Life
Words and music by Freddie Mercury
intro:
Cm7 Eb D7 Bb
I donīt want my freedom, thereīs no reason for living with a broken heart
the Bb-lick arranged for guitar:
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Verse:
Bb F Gm Eb Bb/D Cm
This is a tricky situation, Iīve only got myself to blame
Bb Ab/Bb ((B11))
Itīs just a simple fact of life, it could happen to everyone
Eb Bb/D Cm Gm
You Win, You Lose, itīs a chance you have to take with love
Eb Bb Cm Gm Ab F
Oh yes, Iīve fell in love and now you say itīs over
Ab F
and Iīm falling apart, yeah yeah
Chorus:
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Itīs a hard life, to be true lovers together,
Eb Bb F(1) Eb/G Ab F/A
to love and live forever in each others hearts
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Itīs a Long hard fight to learn to care for each other,
Eb Bb F
to trust in one another right from the start,
Eb Db6/Eb
When You Are In Love
Guitar plays: x x 11 8 9 x, x x 11 8 9 8
Piano: Ab3, G4-3-4-5, Cm3/C-Bb-Ab-G, Eb, Bb/D, Cm, Ab, Eb/G, Fm, (Cm/Bb), Bb
Guitar solo: Ab, Eb/G, Fm, Cm, Ab, Eb/G, Fm, Cm, Bb, F, Chorus
Ending:
F, Eb9/G, Ab6, F(7), Bb,
special chords:
Bb6/Eb = Bb+Ab+F + Db + Eb(bassguitar)
Bb/D x5876x
Bb11 6x6544
Dm7 x57565
Eb9/G 311341
Ab6 4x656x
Credits: Mat Hubbard (94mjh3@eng.cam.ac.uk), additions Filip Krejci (Czech Republic, andilek-filipek@seznam.cz) and PD