Queen
39 (ver 4) Chords
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'39 - Queen
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Tabbed by: Martin Bowers
Song: '39
Artist: Queen
Written by: Brian May
Album: A Night At The Opera
Released: 1975
Tuning: Capo 1 (F A# D# G# C F) [chords relative to capo]
C
Aa-a-ah-aah-a
Am E
Aa-o-a-aah
Bb / / / Eb Bb C F (F) G
G D Em C G D C G
E#|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-5-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B#|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D#|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-2-2-2-2-4-|-0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A#|-2-2-2-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E#|-3-3-3---|-------------|-0-0-0-0-|-----------|-------|---------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G D Em C Cmaj7 D G
E#|-3-3-3-3-|-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------|-2-3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B#|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-(0)-0-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-(0)-0-|-2-0-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D#|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-(2)-2-|-0-0-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A#|-2-2-2-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-(3)-3-|-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E#|-3-3-3---|-----------|-0-0-0-0-|-------------|---------|-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(G) D Em
In the year of '39 assembled here the volunteers
C G D
In the days when lands were few
Em Em7 C
Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn
Dsus4 D G D G
The sweetest sight ever seen.
(G) D D#dim
And the night followed day and the story tellers say
Em Em7 Am
That the score brave souls inside
G D
For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas
G Em G D G D G D D D D D
Never looked back, never feared, never cried.
(D) G C *
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away * Play as (X 3 2 0 1 3)
G C * D
Don't you hear me calling you
G D#dim Em Em7 C G Am
Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand
G Gsus4 D Em F#m G
In the land that our grandchildren knew.
Eb Eb
E#|-6-6-6-6-5-5-6-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-6-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-8-8-(9)-| (The Eb chords are layered
B#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----| beneath the main part)
G#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A
Aah ah-ah
C
Ah-a-a aah-ah
F# C E
Aah-o-a aah
Bb / / / Eb Bb C F (F)
(G) D Em
In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue
C G D
The volunteers came home that day
Em Em7 C
And they bring good news of a world so newly born
Dsus4 D G D G
Though their hearts so heavily weigh
(G) D D#dim
For the earth is old and grey, little darling we'll away
Em Em7 Am
But my love this cannot be
G D
For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year
G Em G D G D G D D D D D
Your mother's eyes from your eyes cry to me.
(D) G C *
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
G C * D
Don't you hear me calling you
G D#dim Em Em7 C G Am
Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand
G Gsus4 D Em F#m G D D D D D
In the land that our grandchildren knew.
(D) G C *
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
G C * D
Don't you hear me calling you
G D#dim Em Em7 C G Am
All your letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand
Em D (G)
For my life | still ahead | pity me.
G D Em C Cmaj7 D G
E#|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------|-2-3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B#|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-(0)-0-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-(0)-0-|-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D#|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-(2)-2-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A#|-2-2-2-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-(3)-3-|-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E#|-3-3-3---|-------------|-0-0-0-0-|-------------|---------|-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| X mute note
| () optional note/chord
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