'It’s A Hard Life' chords guide

Words and music by Freddie Mercury

intro:
Cm7                                  Eb         D7                  Bb
I don´t want my freedom, there´s no reason for living with a broken heart

the Bb-lick arranged for guitar:
-------------4----
-3-----3-1--------
-3---3-----1---1--
-3-3--------------
-1----------------
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Verse:
Bb         F         Gm      Eb       Bb/D          Cm
This is a tricky situation, I´ve only got myself to blame

             Bb                           Ab/Bb ((B11))
It´s just a simple fact of life, it could happen to everyone

Eb       Bb/D       Cm                Gm
You Win, You Lose, it´s a chance you have to take with love

Eb            Bb           Cm                  Gm            Ab F
Oh yes, I´ve fell in love and now you say it´s over

                Ab     F
and I´m falling apart,   yeah yeah

Chorus:

Bb           Dm      Eb               Bb
It´s a hard life, to be true lovers together,

    Eb              Bb                    F(1) Eb/G Ab F/A
to love and live forever in each others hearts

Bb                Dm        Eb                    Bb
It´s a Long hard fight to learn to care for each other,

    Eb             Bb                    F
to trust in one another right from the start,

                 Eb Db6/Eb
When You Are In Love
Guitar plays: x x 11 8 9 x,  x x 11 8 9 8



Piano: Ab3, G4-3-4-5, Cm3/C-Bb-Ab-G, Eb, Bb/D, Cm, Ab, Eb/G, Fm, (Cm/Bb), Bb
Guitar solo: Ab, Eb/G, Fm, Cm, Ab, Eb/G, Fm, Cm, Bb, F, Chorus

Ending:
F, Eb9/G, Ab6, F(7), Bb,


special chords:
Bb6/Eb = Bb+Ab+F + Db + Eb(bassguitar)
Bb/D  x5876x
Bb11  6x6544
Dm7   x57565
Eb9/G 311341
Ab6   4x656x
Author: Mat Hubbard (94mjh3@eng.cam.ac.uk), additions
Last update: 03/21/2007