It’s a Hard Life

IT'S A HARD LIFE - Queen
 
[Intro]
  Cm7
I don't want my freedom
Eb6                      D7                   Bb    Ab/Bb  Bb  Ab/Bb
   There's no reason for living with a broken heart
 
[Verse 1]
Bb          F7          Gm   Gsus2 G5
  This is a tricky situation
Eb          Bb/D       Cm
  I've only got myself to blame
            Bb
It's just a simple fact of life
       Ab/Bb
It can happen to any one
 
[Pre-chorus 1]
Eb        Bb/D
  You win - you lose
Cm                       Gm        Gsus2  G5
  It's a chance you have to take with love
Eb            Bb/D
  Oh yeah - I fell in love
    Cm                 Gm          Gsus2 G5 Ab
But now you say it's over, and I'm falling apart
F
  Yeah yeah
 
{ CHORUS }
       Bb   Dm
It's a hard life
   Eb               Bb
To be true lovers together
   Eb               Bb                   F    Cm/G Ab
To love and live forever in each other's hearts
F7/A   Bb        Dm
It's a long hard fight
   Eb                     Bb
To learn to care for each other
   Eb              Bb                  F
To trust in one another right from the start
               Eb    Bbm7/Eb
When you're in love
 
[Verse 2]
Bb          F7              Gm     Gsus2 G5
  I try and mend the broken pieces
   Eb         Bb/D           Cm
Ooh, I try to fight back the tears
                   Bb
Ooh, they say it's just a state of mind
       Ab/Bb
But it happens to everyone
 
[Pre-chorus 2]
Eb                   Bb/D
  How it hurts (yeah) - deep inside (oh yeah)
Cm                       Gm     Gsus2 G5
  When your love has cut you down to size
Eb                   Bb/D
  This life is tough - on your own
Cm                    Gm           Gsus2 G5  Ab
  Now I'm waiting for something to fall from the skies
                F
I'm waiting for love
 
{ CHORUS }
 Bb          Dm
Yes, it's a hard life
Eb             Bb
  Two lovers together
   Eb               Bb                   F    Cm/G Ab
To love and live forever in each other's hearts
F7/A   Bb        Dm
It's a long hard fight
   Eb                     Bb
To learn to care for each other
   Eb              Bb                F
To trust in one another - right from the start
               Eb    Bbm7/Eb
When you're in love
 
[Bridge]
Ab    Gsus4 G Gsus4 G5
Cm  Cm/Bb  Cm/Ab  Cm/G
 
[Solo 1]
Eb  Bb/D  Cm
Ab  Eb/G  Fm7
Bb        Bb7
 
[Solo 2]
Ab  Eb/G  Fm  Cm
Ab  Eb/G  Fm  Cm
Bb        F
 
{ CHORUS }
            Bb   Dm
Yes, it's a hard life
     Eb                       Bb
In a world that's filled with sorrow
          Eb               Bb                  F Cm/G Ab
There are people searching for love in every way
F7/A   Bb        Dm
It's a long hard fight
         Eb                Bb
But I'll always live for tomorrow
          Eb                   Bb             F
I'll look back at myself and say I did it for love (ooh)
                  Cm7/G   Cm7add4/G Cm7/G
Yes, I did it for love
 Ab   Ab6  Ab
For love
F7/A Cm6/A F7/A  Cm6/A      Bb  Ab/Bb
Oh,  oh,   oh, I did it for love
 
Bb  Ab/Bb  Bb  Ab/Bb  Bb  Ab/Bb
Bb  Ab/Bb  Bb  Ab/Bb
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