Title : Love Of My Life
Artist : Queen
NOTE: Piano arranged for guitar. Lead guitar is incorporated in
some places but is not the main focus of this transcript.
Arranged primarily for solo acoustic or classical guitar
Song Credits: Released 1975 on the album “A Night At The Opera”
Produced by Roy Thomas Baker & Queen. Hollywood Records.
Freddie Mercury: Piano, Vocals. Brian May: Guitars, vocals
John Deacon: Bass, Vocals. Roger Taylor: Drums, Vocals.
[INTRO]
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[VERSES 1 & 2] (Use some liberty finger-picking the chords and melody)
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Love of my life, you’ve hurt me You’ve
Love of my life, don’t leave me You've
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broken my heart and now you leave me
stolen my love and now de - sert me
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E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Love of my life can’t you see Bring it
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back, bring it back Don’t take it a-way from me be-
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cause you don’t know what it means to me
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______________________________________________ ____
| 2. [INTERLUDE]
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[Electric Guitar]
*trill can also be done using the G and B strings
[BRIDGE]
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You’ll Re-mem - ber when this is blown o-ver and
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ev’rything’s all by the way Ooh
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When I grow old – er I will be there at your
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side to re–mind you how I still love you
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(I still love you...
[INTRUMENTAL]
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ooh.)
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accel. (f) cres. decel. soft (pp)
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[Fast]
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[Slower]
[FINAL VERSE]
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Back, hurry back Please bring it back home to me be-
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Gm
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D|--3-----3-----0------------|-----5--------2--------3---|
A|--1------------------------|--------------3------------|
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cause you don’t know what it means to me
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Love of my life,
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Love of my life
___________________
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E|----------------------------|--1------------------------||
(cres.) (harp-like flourish)