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Song title:      Love of My Life
Original Album:	 A Night At The Opera
Other Album:     Live Killers

Words and Music by Freddie Mercury
Copyright © 1975 Queen Music Ltd.
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
This is Brian May's acoustic 12-string version of Mercury's song, transcribed
from the Queen album, Live Killers, which documented their 1979 European Tour.
Timing is as indicated.
Let the notes/chords ring mostly everywhere. You'll know: just listen!


Key to tab
----------

/  - slide up
\  - slide down
x  - mute note
-  - tied note
<> - natural harmonic at indicated fret

|-3-|  - triplet



PRE-INTRO:
Notes:
This is just what May plays when he's talking to the audience.


  D                                 C               G
|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---\-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---\-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---|
|-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---\-5---5---5---5-\-4---4---4---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


      F                                 G
|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


      F
|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|---------------------------------|
|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|---------------------------------|
|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|<12>-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



INTRO:

4/4
  D                                 Bm
|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
|-3---2---3---------------3-------|-3---2---3---------------3-------|
|---------------------2-----------|-----------------------------4---|
|-0---------------------------4---|---------------------4-----------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                                  5/4
  E                                 A
|-0-------0-------0-----------0---|-----------------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------0---x---3-------|-2-------3-------5-------2____________---|
|-------------------------0-------|-------------------------2____________---|
|-----2-------2-------------------|-----2---4---2---5-------2____________---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------0-------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 4 - & - |


4/4
  D                                 Bm
|-------------2-------------------|-2-----------2-------------------|
|-3---2---3-----------3-----------|-3---2---3-----------3-----------|
|-2-----------------------2-------|-4---------------------------0---|
|-0-------------------------------|-----------------4---------------|
|-----------------------------4---|-2-----------------------0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


                                                            slide up
                                                                    1/8
  G               F#m               E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
|-----3---5---3-------3---5---3---|-0-------------------------------|-----|
|-4---------------2---------------|-1-------2---2---4-------7_______/____-|
|---------------------------------|-2---2---4-------6-------9_______/____-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------|-----|
|-3---------------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-----|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - |



VERSE1:

4/4
  A                                 F#m           F#madd9   F#m
|---------------------------------|---------5-------4-------2-------|
|-2---0-----------2-------2-------|---------2-------2-------2-------|
|---------2-------2-------2-------|---------------------------------|
|-------------2-------2-----------|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4---|-2-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
 
  Love of my life,           you've hurt    me.                 You've



  Bm                                E
|-----------------2---5-----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3-------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------4-------4-----------4---|-1-------2-------4-------1-------|
|-----4-------4-------4-----------|-2-------4-------6-------2-------|
|-2-------------------------------|-2-----------------------2-------|
|---------------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  broken  my  heart           and   now     you     leave   me.



  Asus2       A7                    D
|-------------3-------3-----------|-----------------2---------------|
|-0-----------2-------2-----------|---------3---------------3-------|
|-----2-------2-------2-----------|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
|---------2-----------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-0-----------0-------0-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Love of my life     can't   you   see?                    Bring it



  Bm              F#m               G                   D
|-2---------------2---------------|---------3---3-------2-----------|
|-3---------------2---------------|---------3---3-----------3-------|
|-4---------------2---------------|---------4---4---------------2---|
|-4---------------4---------------|---------------------0-----------|
|-2---------------4---------------|-----5---------------------------|
|-----------------2---------------|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  back,  bring it back.       Don't take it a - way     from me, be-



  G       D       Bm7     Em7               A               D
|-3-------2-----------------------|-0-----------0-------0-----------|
|-3-------3-------3---------------|-----3---2-------2---------------|
|-0-------2-------2---------------|---------------------2-------2---|
|-0-------0-------4-----------2---|-------------------------0-------|
|-2---------------2---------------|---------0-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------0-------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

- cause   you     don't   know              what it means   to me



                                  1/4
|---------10------9-------7-/-9---\-5-------|
|-3-------12------10------8-/-10--\-7-------|
|---------------------------------|---------|
|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----7---|
|---------------------------------|---------|
|---------------------------------|---------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - |



4/4
  G               F#m               E
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-----3---5---3-------3---5---3---|-0---------------------------7---|
|-4---------------2---------------|-1-------2-------4-------7-------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------4-------6-------9-------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------------------7-----------|
|-3---------------2---------------|-0---0-------0-------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE2:

4/4
  A                                 F#m11
|---------------------------------|---------4-------4-------4-------|
|-2---0-----------2---------------|---------2-------2-------2-------|
|---------2-----------2-----------|---------2-------2-------2-------|
|-------------2-------------------|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|
|-0-----------------------0-------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4---|-2-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Love of my life             don't leave me,                   You've



  Bm7                               E
|-------------------------2-------|-0-------------------------------|
|-------------3---------------3---|-0-------------------------------|
|-4-------4-------4---4-----------|-1-------2-------4-------7-------\
|-----4---------------------------|-2-------4-------6-------9-------\
|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  stolen  my  love,           you   now     de  -   sert    me,



[Audience starts to sing:]

  A           A7                   D
|-0-----------3-------0-------2---|-------------2__-2---------------|
|-----0-------2-------2-----------|---------3-----3-3---------------|
\--------\2---2-------0-----------|-----2-----------2---------------|
\---------------------------------\-0---------------0---------------|
|-0-----------0-------0-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Love of my  life        can't you see?                    Bring it


Note:
On the record, the audience sings the following four bars a cappella.


  Bm              F#m               G                   D
|-2---------------2---------------|---------3---3-------2-----------|
|-3---------------2---------------|---------3---3-----------3-------|
|-4---------------2---------------|---------4---4---------------2---|
|-4---------------4---------------|---------------------0-----------|
|-2---------------4---------------|-----5---------------------------|
|-----------------2---------------|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  back,  bring it back.       Don't take it a - way     from me, be-



  G       D       Bm7     Em7               A               D
|-3-------2-----------------------|-0-----------0-------0-----------|
|-3-------3-------3---------------|-----3---2-------2---------------|
|-0-------2-------2---------------|---------------------2-------2---|
|-0-------0-------4-----------2---|-------------------------0-------|
|-2---------------2---------------|---------0-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------0-------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

- cause   you     don't   know              what it means to me



  A7      A           D5
|-3---------------0---------------|-----0-------2-------------------|
|-----2-------2---------------3---|---------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2-------|-2-------2-------2---------------|
|---------------------0-----------|---------------------------------|
|-----0---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



  Bm                                F#m
|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  You will re-mem  -  ber     when this is  blown ov  - er      And



  G                                                         F#7
|---------------------------------|-2-------3---/---5-------0-------|
|-------------3-------------------|-3-------5---/---7-------2-------|
|-------------4-------------------|-------------------------3-------|
|-5-------5-----------------------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
|-----5---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-------------------------2-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  every - thing's all by      the   way.



  Bm                                F#m
|-----2---------------2-----------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|---------3-------3-------3-------|-2-----------2---2-----------2---|
|-4-----------4---------------4---|-2---------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  When I  grow ol  -  der           I   will be there   at  your



 Ebmb5           Amb5     B             Em              Em7
|-2---------------5-------2-------|-----0-------2-------0-----------|
|-4---------------4-------4-------|---------0---------------3-------|
|-2---------------5-------4-------|---------0-------------------0---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  side       to remind    you how   I       still   love    you.



  A                                         D
|---------------------0---0-------|-----------------2-------2-------|
|-2-------3-------5-------2-------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------0-----------|-------------2-------2-------2---|
|-----2---4-------5---------------|-2-/-7---0-----------------------|
|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  I       still   love    you.              You__________________


                                    A
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-------0-------2-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|-0-----------------------0-------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------4---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                                                    A
|-0-------2-------3-------2-------|-0-----------0-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------3-------2-----------2---|
|-----2-------2-------2________---|-----2-------------------2-------|
|---------0-------2-------0-------|---------------------2-----------|
|-4-------------------------------|-4-------2-------0---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                                    Am7             G
|-----0---------------------------|-0-----------2---3-----------3---|
|---------2-----------------------|-1-------1-------3---------------|
|-2-----------2____---------------|-0---------------4---4-----------|
|---------------------------------|-2---2-----------5-------5-------|
|---------------------------------|-0---------------5---------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                                  5/4
                          G
|---------------------------------|-10------9-------7-/-9---5---------------|
|---------3--------------<12>-----|-12------10------8-/-10--7---------------|
|-5---5-------5-\-4---12-<12>-----|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------<12>-----|-----0-------0---------------7-----------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - |



  G               F#m               E
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-----3---5---3-------3---5---3---|-0-------------------------------|
|-4---------------2---------------|-1-------2-------4-------7-------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------4-------6____---9-------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-3---------------2---------------|-0---0-------0-------x-----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                                   OUTRO:

  A                                 Bm              F#m
|-------------------------0-------|-2---------------2---------------|
|-2-------3-------5-------8-------|-3---------------2---------------|
|-2-------4-------6-------9-------|-4---------------2---------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-4---------------4---------------|
|-0---0-------0-------0-----------|-2---------------4---------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------2---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                              Hurry back,   hur-ry  back,



  G                   D             G       D       Bm      E
|-------------3-------2-----------|-3-------2-------2-------0-------|
|-------------3-----------3-------|-3-------3-------3-------0-------|
|---------4---4---------------2---|-0-------2-------4-------1-------|
|-5-------------------0-----------|-0-------0-------4-------2-------|
|-----5---------------------------|-2---------------2-------2-------|
|-3---------------x---------------|-3-----------------------0-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  don't take it away from me  be-   cause   you     don't   know



          A                         D
|-0-------------------0-----------|---------5-------5---------------|
|-----3---2-------------------3---|-----7-------7---7---------------|
|---------2-------2---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-------------2-----------0-------|---------------------------------|
|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          what it means   to  me.____



ENDING:

  Bm                                F#m
|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Love of my  life,                 love of my  life



  E                                 D
|-0-------0-------3-------5-------|-------------5-------2-----------|
|-0-----------3---3---3-------3---|---------3---7-------3-----------|
|-1---------------3---------------|-----2-------7-------2-------7---|
|-2---2---------------------------|-0-----------------------0-------|
|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Ooo,            oo-ooo,           Yeah_eah_eah!________________