Queen - Love of My Life

      
 
 Title : Love Of My Life
 Artist : Queen
 Transcribed by : Keith Fleetwood - http://www.myspace.com/kfleetwood
 NOTE: Piano arranged for guitar. Lead guitar is incorporated in
 some places but is not the main focus of this transcript.
 Arranged primarily for solo acoustic or classical guitar
 Song Credits: Released 1975 on the album ?A Night At The Opera?
 Produced by Roy Thomas Baker & Queen. Hollywood Records.
 Freddie Mercury: Piano, Vocals. Brian May: Guitars, vocals
 John Deacon: Bass, Vocals. Roger Taylor: Drums, Vocals.
 
 
 INTRO 
 
 4/4 
  

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 A|--1-----0-----1-----0------|--------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
 

 | | | |
 
 
 o harm.

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 G|------0-------0------12----|--------------------------|
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 A|--3-===============--------|--6-----5-----6-----5-----|
 E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
 e||:--10-----8----------13--8-----|--------3-----------3-----|
 B||:------6---------11---------6--|--3--6-----6-----6-----6--|
 G||:------------------------------|--------------5-----------|
 D||:---8-----7--------------7-----|--------------------------|
 A||:----------------10------8-----|--------------------------|
 E||:------------------------------|--6-=========-5-=========-|
 

 
 G F G G7 
     

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 B|--3-----1-----3-----6------||
 G|--4-----2-----4-----4------||
 D|--5-----3-----5-----3------||
 A|--5-----3-----5-----5------||
 E|--3-----1-----3-----3------||
 

 
 VERSES 1 & 2                                            
  (Use some liberty finger-picking the chords and melody)
 
 C A2 
   

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 A||:--3-----------3------------|--0--------0---------------|
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 Love of my life, you?ve hurt me You?ve
 Love of my life, don?t leave me You've
 
 
 Dm G G7 
    

 e|--1--0--1--5---------------|--------3-----3------------|
 B|--3-----------------6------|--3-----3-----3-----6------|
 G|--2--------------------7---|--4-----4--4--4-----4------|
 D|--0--------7-----7---------|--5--5--5-----5--5---------|
 A|--------------5------------|--------------------5------|
 E|---------------------------|--3------------------------|
 

 broken my heart and now you leave me
 stolen my love and now de - sert me
 
 C C7/6 F 
    

 e|--0--------5-----3-----5---|--5-----------5------------|
 B|--1--3--1--5---------------|--6--------6--------6--5---|
 G|--0--------3---------------|--5-----5------------------|
 D|-----------5---------------|-----7-----------7---------|
 A|--3------------------------|--8------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 

 Love of my life can?t you see Bring it
 
 
 Dm Am Bb F 
     

 e|--5------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|--6-----6-----5--------5---|--6--5-----------1---------|
 G|--7-----7--7--5------------|--7-----7--7-----2--2------|
 D|--7-----7-----7-----7------|--8--------8-----3-----3---|
 A|--5-----5-----7------------|---------------------------|
 E|--------------5------------|--6--------6-----1---------|
 

 back, bring it back Don?t take it a-way from me be-
 
 Bb F Dm Gm C F 
       

 e|--------------1-----3------|--------------------0--1---|
 B|--3-----1-----3--------3---|--------3-----1--------1---|
 G|--3--3--2--2--2--2---------|--3--------3--0--0-----2---|
 D|--3-----3-----0------------|-----5--------2--------3---|
 A|--1------------------------|--------------3------------|
 E|--------1-----------3======|=============--------------|
 

 cause you don?t know what it means to me
 
 _______________________________
 | 1.
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 G|-----2--------2-------||-------------------------------|
 D|--3--------3--3-------||----8-----7-----5--------------|
 A|----------------------||----------------------8--------|
 E|----------------------||-------------------------------|
 

 
 ______________________________________________ ____
      INTERLUDE 
 | 2. 
 G F G G7 |

 e|--------3-----------3-----|--3---1---3------:||--0-----1-----0--1--1-----|
 B|--3--6-----6-----6-----6--|--3---1---3---6--:||-----1-----1-----------1--|
 G|--------------5-----------|--4---2---4---4--:||--------------------------|
 D|--------------------------|--5---3---5---3--:||--------------------------|
 A|--------------------------|--5---3---5---5--:||--1-----0-----1-----0-----|
 E|--6==========-5==========-|--3---1---3---3--:||--------------------------|
 e|--8-----6--5--6------------|---------------------------|
 B|-----------------6---------|--3-----1-----4-----3------|
 G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|--7-----5-===============--|-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
 A|---------------------------|--1-----0-----3-----1------|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 

 
 F 
  

 e|------------1------1--------|---------------------------|
 B|--1-------------------1-----|---------------------------|
 G|--------3-5-----2--------2--|---------------------------|
 D|-----3----------3-----------|--3------------------------|
 A|--0-------------------------|---------------------------|
 E|--------3-------1-----------|--1-=====================--|
 

 | *tr

 e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|-------------------------6--|--5--3---------------------|
 G|----------------------------|--------5--3-2-3-----------|
 D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 

 Electric Guitar 
 
 *trill can also be done using the G and B strings
 
 BRIDGE 
 
 Dm Am 
   

 e|--1-----1--1-----------1---|--0--0--5------------------|
 B|--3-----3-----------3------|--1--------5-----------5---|
 G|--2-----2--------2---------|--2-----------5-----5------|
 D|--0-----0-----0------------|--2--------------7---------|
 A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 

 You?ll Re-mem - ber when this is blown o-ver and
 
 Bb F Bb F A7 
      

 e|-----------1---------------|--1------------------------|
 B|-----1--3--3---------------|--1-----3-----1-----2------|
 G|--3--------3-----------0---|--2-----3-----2-----0------|
 D|--3--------3-----3---------|--3-----3-----3-----2------|
 A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 

 ev?rything?s all by the way Ooh
 
 Dm Am 
   

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 B|--3--3--3--3---------------|--1--------1-----3--1------|
 G|--2--2--2--2---------------|--2------------------------|
 D|--0--0--0--0---------------|--2--------2---------------|
 A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 

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 When I grow old ? er I will be there at your
 
 C D/F# Gm

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 G|--2------------------------|--3-----3--3-----3---------|
 D|--4------------------------|--5--------------5---------|
 A|--3------------------------|-----------------5---------|
 E|--------------2------------|--3-----3--3-----3---------|
 

 side to re?mind you how I still love you
 
 C G C C7 
     

 e|--------------0-----3------||
 B|--1-----3-----1-----1------||
 G|--0-----0-----0-----3------||
 D|--2-----0-----2-----2------||
 A|--3-----2-----3------------||
 E|--------3------------------||
 

 (I still love you...
 
 INTRUMENTAL 
 
 F C F C F C G 
        

 e|--5-----------3---5-3-1----|--3---5-3-1-----8-----8--7--|
 B|--6-----------5-------1----|--5-------1-----8-----8--8--|
 G|--5-----------5-------2----|--5-------2-----9-----9--7--|
 D|--------------5-------3----|--5-------3-----10----10-9--|
 A|---------------------------|----------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|----------------------------|
 

 ooh.)
 
 6/4 C G C 4/4 F Bb F Bb 
          

 e|--8------------------------------------|------3-5-6-----10----8--6-----|
 B|--8-----5----3-5-====================--|--6-------6--6--11----10-6--6--|
 G|--9-----5----4-5-====================--|--5-------7-----10----10-7-----|
 D|--10----5----5-5-====================--|--3----------------------8-----|
 A|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------|----------6--------------------|
 

 | | | | | | | | | |
 
 F C 
   

 e|--13----11-11p10-------8----6-6p5------|
 B|--10-------------13-11-5----------8-6--|
 G|--10-------------------5---------------|
 D|--10-------------------5---------------|
 A|---------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------|
 

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 e|--------------------------|----------10-----8-=======-|
 B|--3-----5-----6-----8-----|--10--------------------6--|
 G|--------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|--------------------------|--------------8-----7-====-|
 A|-----1-----3-----5-----7--|------8--------------------|
 E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
 

 accel. (f) cres. decel. soft (pp)
 
 
 2/4 F 
   

 e|--3-----6-----5--6-----8-10----|-13--------------------|
 B|-----6-----6--------11------11-|-10----11-11p10--------|
 G|-------------------------------|-10-------------12-----|
 D|--------------------0-========-|-10----------------12--|
 A|--6-----5-----6----------------|-----------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
 

 | | | | | |
 
 
 4/4 
  

 e|--13------12------10-----8-----|--------------------8--10--|
 B|-------------------------------|--6--5--6--8--10-----------|
 G|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|------12------10------8-----7--|--7--5--7--9--10-----------|
 A|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
 

 Fast 
 

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 B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|------10------8-----7-----5--|------10------8------13------12--|
 A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
 e|--15-----15-------15---------------------|--18-----18-------18-----------|
 B|--15-----15-------15---------------------|--18-----18-------18-----------|
 G|--12-----12-------12--12-10-12-10-12-14--|--15-----15----14-15----12p10--|
 D|--12-----12----15-12---------------------|--15-----15----14-15-----------|
 A|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 | | - - - | - - - | | | | |
 e|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------|----------------6--5h6p5--3-----|
 G|--12=====-14=====-12--14--|--15=====----5---------------5--|
 D|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
 

 Slower 
 
 
 FINAL VERSE 
 
 Dm Am Bb F 
     

 e|--5------------------------|--------------------------------|
 B|--6-----6-----5--------5---|--6---5-------------1-----------|
 G|--7-----7--7--5------------|--7------7---7------2---2-------|
 D|--7-----7-----7-----7------|--8----------8------3-------3---|
 A|--5-----5-----7------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------5------------|--6----------6------1-----------|
 

 Back, hurry back Please bring it back home to me be-
 
 
 Bb F Dm Gm C F 
       

 e|--------------1-----3------|--------------------0--1---|
 B|--3-----1-----3--------3---|--------3-----1--------1---|
 G|--3--3--2--2--2--2---------|--3--------3--0--0-----2---|
 D|--3-----3-----0------------|-----5--------2--------3---|
 A|--1------------------------|--------------3------------|
 E|--------1-----------3======|=============--------------|
 

 cause you don?t know what it means to me
 
 
 Dm 
  

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 B|--------1------------------|--3-----3--3-------------3-----|
 G|-----2---------------------|--2--------2----------2--------|
 D|---------------------------|--0===============-0=========--|
 A|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|--1==================------|-------------------------------|
 

 Love of my life,
 
 
 Am Bbm Cm 
    

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 B|--1---3---1---1---------------|--2-----2-----2-----4----|
 G|--2-----------2---------------|--3-----3-----3----------|
 D|--2-----------2---------------|--3-----3-----3----------|
 A|--------------0---------------|--1-----1-----1-----3----|
 E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
 

 Love of my life
 
 ___________________
 / \
 C#6 F \

 e|----------------------------|--1------------------------||
 B|--6------6------6------6----|--1------------------------||
 G|--3------3------3------3----|--2------------------------||
 D|--3------3------3------3----|--3------------------------||
 A|--4------4------4------4----|--3------------------------||
 E|----------------------------|--1------------------------||
 

 (cres.) (harp-like flourish)