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Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Artist: Queen
Song: Bohemian Rhapsody
Album: A Night At The Opera (1975)
Provided By Ben Brown
Capo 3
This is meant to be a simpler way to play a highly complex song. Not all the chords may sound 100%
true to the record, but that was not my goal in this tab. Some of the chords may look more difficult
at first for beginners, but most of them are actually a lot easier to play than they look. Authors, please
refrain from complexifying any part of the song if you can help it. I'm 100% open to changes but want to
keep this simple. There are far more accurate tabs if that is something you're looking for. Thank you,
and I hope you enjoy!
[Intro]
Em7Is this the real life
A7Is this just fantasy
D7Caught in a Am7landD7slide
No eGscape from reality
EmOpen your eyes
Look G7up to the skies and sCee
AmI'm just a poor boy, D7I need no sympathy
Because I'm G#easy Gcome, F#easy Ggo,
G#little Ghigh, F#little Glow,
CAny way the G/Bwind blows, Bbdim7doesn't really D7/Amatter to me,
To Gme
[Verse]
GMama, just Emkilled a man,
Put a Amgun against his head,
Pulled my Amtrigger, now he's dDead,
GMama, life had Emjust begun,
But Amnow I've gone and Am/G#thrown it Am/Gall Am/F#awayAm/F  Am/E  
CMama GooAmooh,
Didn't Dmmean to make you cry
If GI'm not back again this time tomCorrow
Carry Gon, carry Amon, as if Fmnothing really matCters
G
[Verse]
GToo late, my Emtime has come,
Sends Amshivers down my spine
Body's Amaching all the tiDme,
GGoodbye everybody - I've Emgot to go
Gotta Amleave you all beAm/G#hind and Am/Gface Am/F#the truAm/FthAm/E  
CMama GooAmooh (any way the wind blows)
DmI don't want to die,
I Gsometimes wish I'd never been born at aCll
[Solo]
| C   G| Am| Dm| G|
| C   G| Am| Dm| Bb   Bb   A   G#   G| F#|
[Interlude 1]
BI F#see a Flittle F#silhouBetto F#of a Fman,
F#ScaraBmouche, F#scaraBmouche, F#will you Fdo the F#FanBdanF#go
A#Thunderbolt and Flightning, Avery very C#frightening F#me
N.C.
Galileo, Galileo
N.C.
Galileo, Galileo
N.C.
Galileo, Figaro - Magnifico
G#I'm Gjust a F#poor Gboy, G#no-Gbody F#loves Gme.
FHe's Cjust a Cdimpoor Cboy Ffrom a Cpoor Cdimfami-Cly.
FSpare him his C/Elife from this DmonstrosiGty.F  C/E  D#dim  Dm7  
G#Easy Gcome, F#easy Ggo, G#will you Glet me F#go? GBisCmilGlah!
CNo, we Gwill not let you go. GBisCmilGlah!
GWe will not let you go. GBisCmilGlah! GWe will not let you go.
GWill not let you go. GWill not let you go. AhhhhD#7hhhhh
G#m   F#   B   A#   D#   G   CN.C.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Oh, mama mia, mama mia
Mama Cmia, let me Ggo. BeCelzeFbub has a Bdevil put aEmside for Gme,
[Riff]
| C| C| C| D|
[Interlude 2]
GSo you think you can stone me and Cspit in my GeyeBb  
GSo you think you can love me and Cleave me to Fdie
DmOh, Gbaby - Dmcan't do this to me, Gbaby
DmJust gotta get Gout - Dmjust gotta get Gright outta Chere
[Riff/Instrumental]
|(C) | C| C| D| N.C.|
| Ab| F| G| G| G|
| C   G| Am   E   Am| E   Am   G   C| B   Em| F   C|
[Outro]
AmNothing really matEmters,
AmAnyone can Emsee,
AmNothing really matFmters, F/Gnothing really matters to Cme,
[Instrumental]
|(C) F/C| C   Cdim|
| G/B   Gm/Bb| A   Bbdim| A   A7   D|
[Coda]
GAny D/F#way the Ddim/Fwind Em7blows .D..
G x-x-5-4-3-x
D/F# x-x-4-2-3-x
Ddim/F x-x-3-1-3-x
Em7 x-x-2-0-3-x

The story behind the song

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a six-minute suite by Queen, released as the lead single from their 1975 album, A Night at the Opera. Written by Freddie Mercury, the song is known for its distinct sections: an intro, a ballad, an operatic passage, a hard rock part, and a reflective coda, all without a refraining chorus. Mercury himself called it a "mock opera," combining three of his own songs and parodying operatic elements with bombastic choruses and sarcastic recitative. The band used nearly 200 tracks for overdubs during its recording, bouncing across eight generations of tape.

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