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Words and music by Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran
[Verse 1]
GWhen all the salt is taken fD/Crom the Csea
I F#7stand dethrBmoned, Am7I'm naked D7and I Gbleed
But when your finger points so D/CsavegelCy
Is Banybody therB7e to belEmieve in mE/A#e
To Ahear my plea C/Gand..D.   Gtake Ccare...  G/Dof...   D  Gme?D#6/G  G  
[Chorus]
How can I go Emon, From day to day
Who can make me Am7strong in D7every Gway
Where can I be Em7safe, Where can I Bmbelong
In this Amgreat big Am7world Dsus4of sad-D#dim.......Em..ness
How can I forget
Those Am7beautiful D7dreams that we Gshared
B7They're lost B7/D#and they're nowhere tEmo be found
    Am  C#dimHow can I Bgo on?D7  
[Verse 2]
 GSometimes I start to tremble D/Cin the Cdark
I F#7cannot Bmsee When Am7people D7frighten Gme
I try to hide myself so D/Cfar from the Ccrowd
Is Banybody therB7e to comfort me
EmLord oh lord oh lord oh Elord precious ALord hear my C/Gplea - C/DyeahD7  
GLord ... take D#6care of Gme
[Chorus]
How can I go Emon (how can I go on)
From day to day (from day to day)
Who can make me Am7strong (who can make me strong)
In D7every Gway (in every way)
Where can I be Em7safe (where can I be safe)
Where can I Bmbelong (where can I belong)
In this Amgreat big Am7world (in this great big world Dsus4of sadD#dim.......Emness)
How can I forget (how can I forget)
Those Am7beautiful dD7reams that we sGhared (those beautiful dreams that we shared)
[Outro]
B7They're lost and B7/D#nowhere to be EmfounEm/Gd
    Am  C#dimHow can I Bgo D7on?
G  D#6/G   G   D#6  G  D#6/G   G   D#6
  GDi di di Amdi di di di   CDi di di Ddi di di di di di

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How Can I Go On

by Freddie Mercury

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C

F#7

Am7

E/A#

C/G

G/D

D#6/G

Em7

Dsus4

D#dim

B7/D#

C#dim

C/D

Words and music by Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran

[Verse 1]

G D/C C

When all the salt is taken from the sea

F#7 Bm Am7 D7 G

I stand dethroned, I'm naked and I bleed

D/C C

But when your finger points so savegely

B B7 Em E/A#

Is anybody there to believe in me

A C/G D G C G/D D G D#6/G G

To hear my plea and... take care... of... me?

[Chorus]

How can I go on, From day to day

Am7 D7 G

Who can make me strong in every way

Em7 Bm

Where can I be safe, Where can I belong

Am Am7 Dsus4 D#dim Em

In this great big world of sad-.........ness

How can I forget

Am7 D7 G

Those beautiful dreams that we shared

B7 B7/D# Em

They're lost and they're nowhere to be found

Am C#dim B D7

How can I go on?

[Verse 2]

G D/C C

Sometimes I start to tremble in the dark

F#7 Bm Am7 D7 G

I cannot see When people frighten me

D/C C

I try to hide myself so far from the crowd

B B7

Is anybody there to comfort me

Em E A C/G C/D D7

Lord oh lord oh lord oh lord precious Lord hear my plea - yeah

G D#6 G

Lord ... take care of me

[Chorus]

How can I go on (how can I go on)

From day to day (from day to day)

Am7

Who can make me strong (who can make me strong)

D7 G

In every way (in every way)

Em7

Where can I be safe (where can I be safe)

Where can I belong (where can I belong)

Am Am7 Dsus4 D#dim Em

In this great big world (in this great big world of sad.......ness)

How can I forget (how can I forget)

Am7 D7 G

Those beautiful dreams that we shared (those beautiful dreams that we shared)

[Outro]

B7 B7/D# Em Em/G

They're lost and nowhere to be found

Am C#dim B D7

How can I go on?

G D#6/G G D#6 G D#6/G G D#6

G Am C D

Di di di di di di di Di di di di di di di di di

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