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Too Much Love Will Kill You

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Too Much Love Will Kill You - Queen
===================================
[Intro]
G   C   G   C
[Verse]
I'm just the pieGces of the Cman I used to Gbe
Too many Embitter tears are Draining down on Cme
I'm Amfar away from Emhome
And I've been fAmacing this alEmone
For much too Dlong
Oh, I feel like Gno-one ever Ctold the truth to Gme
About growing Emup and what a Dstruggle it would Cbe
In my Amtangled state of Emmind
I've been Amlooking back to Emfind
Where I went Dwrong
[Chorus]
GToo much love will Ckill you
If you Emcan't make up your Dmind
GTorn between the Clover
And the Emlove you leave beDhind
GYou're headed for disCaster
'Cos you Emnever read the A7signs
GToo much love will Cadd9kill you
GEvery time
[Instrumental]
G   C   G   C
[Verse]
I'm just the Gshadow of the Cman I used to Gbe
And it Emseems like there's no Dway out of this for Cme
I Amused to bring you Emsunshine
Now Amall I ever Emdo is bring you Ddown
Ooh, how would it Gbe if you were Cstanding in my Gshoes
Can't you Emsee that it's imDpossible to Cchoose
No Amthere's no making Emsense of it
AmEvery way I Emgo I'm bound to Dlose
Oh, yes
[Chorus]
GToo much love will Ckill you
Just as Emsure as none at Dall
It'll Gdrain the power that's Cin you
Make you Emplead and scream and Dcrawl
And the Gpain will make you Ccrazy
You're the Emvictim of your A7crime
GToo much love will Cadd9kill you
GEvery time
[Solo]
G   C   G   Em   D   C
Am   Em   Am   Em   Dsus4 D  C/D
[Chorus]
Yes, Gtoo much love will Ckill you
It'll Emmake your life a Dlie
Yes, Gtoo much love will Ckill you
And you Emwon't understand Dwhy
You'd Ggive your life, you'd Csell you soul
But Emhere it comes A7again
GToo much love will Cmkill you
GIn the end
GIn the end
[Outro]
G   C   G

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The story behind the song

This song explores the painful territory of a relationship's end, specifically reflecting the breakdown of Brian May's first marriage and his feelings for his future wife. It delves into the idea that an overwhelming amount of love can ultimately lead to heartache. Though often mistakenly thought to be a tribute, the song was actually recorded by Queen with Freddie Mercury on vocals before his passing, and later appeared on their final studio album. Playing this song means channeling the bittersweet ache of love's complexities and its potential for both profound joy and deep sorrow.

AI-written from these sources:Too Much Love Will Kill You — Wikipedia ↗Queen (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Too Much Love Will Kill You

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Cadd9

Dsus4

C/D

Too Much Love Will Kill You - Queen

===================================

[Intro]

G C G C

[Verse]

G C G

I'm just the pieces of the man I used to be

Em D C

Too many bitter tears are raining down on me

Am Em

I'm far away from home

Am Em

And I've been facing this alone

For much too long

G C G

Oh, I feel like no-one ever told the truth to me

Em D C

About growing up and what a struggle it would be

Am Em

In my tangled state of mind

Am Em

I've been looking back to find

Where I went wrong

[Chorus]

G C

Too much love will kill you

Em D

If you can't make up your mind

G C

Torn between the lover

Em D

And the love you leave behind

G C

You're headed for disaster

Em A7

'Cos you never read the signs

G Cadd9

Too much love will kill you

Every time

[Instrumental]

G C G C

[Verse]

G C G

I'm just the shadow of the man I used to be

Em D C

And it seems like there's no way out of this for me

Am Em

I used to bring you sunshine

Am Em D

Now all I ever do is bring you down

G C G

Ooh, how would it be if you were standing in my shoes

Em D C

Can't you see that it's impossible to choose

Am Em

No there's no making sense of it

Am Em D

Every way I go I'm bound to lose

Oh, yes

[Chorus]

G C

Too much love will kill you

Em D

Just as sure as none at all

G C

It'll drain the power that's in you

Em D

Make you plead and scream and crawl

G C

And the pain will make you crazy

Em A7

You're the victim of your crime

G Cadd9

Too much love will kill you

Every time

[Solo]

G C G Em D C

Am Em Am Em Dsus4 D C/D

[Chorus]

G C

Yes, too much love will kill you

Em D

It'll make your life a lie

G C

Yes, too much love will kill you

Em D

And you won't understand why

G C

You'd give your life, you'd sell you soul

Em A7

But here it comes again

G Cm

Too much love will kill you

In the end

[Outro]

G C G

About Too Much Love Will Kill You Chords by Queen

Learn how to play Too Much Love Will Kill You by Queen with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Too Much Love Will Kill You chords”, “Too Much Love Will Kill You guitar chords”, or “Queen Too Much Love Will Kill You chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Too Much Love Will Kill You chords and for experienced players who want accurate Too Much Love Will Kill You lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, Em, D, Am, A7.

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