Tabbed by: Martin Bowers
Song: "39
Artist: Queen
Written by: Brian May
Album: A Night At The Opera
Released: 1975
Tuning: Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
C
Aa-a-ah-aah-a
Am E
Aa-o-a-aah
Bb Eb Bb C F G
G D Em C G D C G
E#|-3-------|-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-----|-0-0-0---|-3-3-3---3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B#|-0-------|-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-----|-1-1-1---|-0-0-3p0-0---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-0-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0h2-|-0-0-0---2p0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D#|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-2-2-2---|-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-0h2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A#|-2-2-2h3-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-3-3-3---|-2-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E#|-3-3-3---|-----------|-0-0-0---|---------|-3-----------|-------------|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G D Em C Cmaj7 D G
E#|-3-------|-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0---|-2-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B#|-0-------|-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0---0---|-3---3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G#|-0-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D#|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A#|-2-2-2h3-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E#|-3-3-3---|-----------|-0-0-0---|-------------|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Verse 1]
(G) D Em
In the year of '39 assembled here the volunteers
C G D
In the days when lands were few
Em Em7 C
Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn
Dsus4 D G
The sweetest sight ever seen.
(G) D D#dim
And the night followed day and the story tellers say
Em Em7 Am
That the score brave souls inside
G D
For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas
C Em C D C G D
Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried.
[Chorus]
(D) G C G
Don't you hear my call, though you're many years away?
G C D
Don't you hear me calling you?
G D#dim Em Em7 C G Am
Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand
G D G
In the land that our grandchildren knew.
Eb Cm
E#|-6-6-6-6-5-5-6-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-6-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-8-8-(9)-|
B#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
G#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A
Aah ah-ah
C F# C
Ah-a-a aah-ah
Am E
Aah-o-a aah
Bb Eb Bb C F G
[Verse 2]
(G) D Em
In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue
C G D
The volunteers came home that day
Em Em7 C
And they bring good news of a world so newly born
G D G
Though their hearts so heavily weigh
(G) D D#dim
For the earth is old and grey, little darling we'll away
Em Em7 Am
But my love this cannot be
G D
For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year
C Em C D C G D
Your mother's eyes from your eyes cry to me.
[Chorus]
(D) G C G
Don't you hear my call though, you're many years away?
G C D
Don't you hear me calling you?
G D#dim Em Em7 C G Am
Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand
G D G D
In the land that our grandchildren knew.
[Outro]
(D) G C G
Don't you hear my call, though you're many years away?
G C D
Don't you hear me calling you?
G D#dim Em Em7 C G Am
All your letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand
Em D (G)
For my life | still ahead | pity me.
G D Em C Cmaj7 D G
E#|-3-------|-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0---|-2-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B#|-0-------|-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0---0---|-3---3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G#|-0-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D#|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A#|-2-2-2h3-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E#|-3-3-3---|-----------|-0-0-0---|-------------|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| x muted note
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Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/queen/39_chords_1698900