It is A Hard Life

Queen

The Works - It's A Hard Life 
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---------------- 
------------------ 
 
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