--------- '39 Queen, from _A_Night_at_the_Opera_ transcription by ken@batman.austin.ibm.com (Ken Goach) pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan) Notes: On the studio version of this song, there are two guitars. This is an approximation for playing it on just one. Use a capo on the first fret. intro X X X X Am Am Am Am G G G D Em C G D C G ---3-------2------0----0----0-----3----2---0------3------ ---3-------3------0----0----1-----3----3---1------3------ ---0-------2------0----0----0-----0----2---0------0------ ---0-----0-0------2----2----2-----0--0-0---2-0_2--0------ ---2-2_3--------2-2--2-2--3-3-----2--------3------2------ -3------------------------------3-3---------------3------ G D Em C G D G G G G (folk strum) ---3-------2------0----0----0-----3--2--------- ---3-------3------0----0----1-----3--3--------- ---0-------2------0----0----0-----0--0--------- ---0-----0-0------2----2----2-----0-----3-2-0-- ---2-2_3--------2-2--2-2--3-3-----2------------ -3------------------------------3-3------------ G (pickup chord) D Em In the year of '39.... Assembled here the volunteers C~ G D Em Em7 In the days when lands were few Here the ship sailed out into the C~ D(add G) Dmaj G Blue and sunny morn Sweetest sight ever seen. G D B7 And night followed day, and the story tellers say Em Am (then passing notes C B A F#) That the score brave souls inside G D For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas C Em C D C (G) D------ Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried. G C G Don't you hear my call, though you're many years away, G D Don't you hear me calling you G F#/G Em D C B/G Am Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand Em D G In the land that our grandchildren knew. In the C~, I add D&G on top: |--3 |--3 |--0 |--2 |--3 |--X Likewise, the D add G is |--3 (where you add the G) |--3 |--2 |--0 |--X |--X In the year of '39 assembled here the Volunteers In the days when the lands were few Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn The sweetest sight ever seen. And night followed day And the storytellers say That the score brave souls inside For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried. Don't you hear my call though you're many years away Don't you hear me calling you Write your letters in the sand For the day I take your hand In the land that our grandchildren knew. In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue The Volunteers came home that day And they bring good news of a world so newly born Though their so heavily weigh For the earth is old and grey, to a new home we'll away But my love this cannot be For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year Your mother's eyes in your eyes cry to me. Don't you hear my call though you're many years away Don't you hear me calling you All the letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand For my life Still ahead Pity Me. Notes: I often play Amin7 rather than plain Amin. The odd chords listed in the chorus I play: F#/G B/G |--3 |--3 |--3 |--3 |--0 |--0 |--0 |--0 |--0 |--2 |--2 |--X -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-= Sitting in the corner you are naked and alone, No one listened to your plea's you created me. INTERNET: A.McCormack@dct.ac.uk =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-  From: s5793nag@sun10.vsz.bme.hu (Tom) It wos the asking, and I think the chords in the intro of a Queen song ( '39 ) is not x x Am Am Am Am G G I think the intro C C Am E B Eb B C F G G the first line is sure! bye BigTom s5793nag@sun10.vsz.bme.hu From: v.d.drift@ams.chem.ruu.nl '39 - Queen >From the album A Night At The Opera Written by Brian May I have seen some other chords, I think these are the *real* ones. Comments and suggestions are welcome by e-mail. Koen van der Drift < v.d.drift@ams.chem.ruu.nl> Intro: | C | C | Cdim | C | Am | Am | E | E | Bb | Bb | Eb | Eb | G | G | | G | D | Em | C | G | D | C | G | G | D | Em | C | Cmaj7 | D7 | G | D7 Em In the year of '39 assembled here the volunteers C G D7 In the days when lands were few Em G Here the ship sailed out into the C G D7 G Blue and sunny morn, sweetest sight ever seen. D7 Ebdim And the night followed day, and the storytellers say Em Am That the score brave souls inside G D7 For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas C D7 G |D7| Never looked back, never feared, never cried. G C G Don't you hear my call, though you're many years away, G D7 Don't you hear me calling you G Bm Em D6 C Bm Am Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand Bm D7 G In the land that our grandchildren knew. Bridge: | Eb | Eb | Cm | Cm | C7 | C7 | C7 | C7 | A | A | A | A | | C | C | Cdim | C | Am | Am | E | E | Bb | Bb | Bb | Eb | Eb | G | In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue The volunteers came home that day And they bring good news of a world so newly born Though their hearts so heavily weigh For the earth is old and grey, little darling we'll away But my love this cannot be For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year Your mother's eyes, from your eyes cry to me. Don't you hear my call though you're many years away Don't you hear me calling you All the letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand Em7 D7 G For my life, still ahead, pity me. Outtro: | G | D | Em | C | Cmaj7 | D G | G | D G |