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Song title:      Somebody To Love
Original Album:	 A Day At The Races
Other Album:     Greatest Hits

Words and Music by Freddie Mercury
Copyright © 1976 Queen Music Ltd.
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Timing is as indicated in each section.


INTRO:

4/4
Acoustic Grand Piano:
  G                                 G      D/F#     Em7     Cadd9             Cadd9                                         C5      G/B
|-3-------------------------------|-3---------------0-------0____---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3____---|---------5-------5__________________---------------------------3---|
|-4-------------------------------|-0-------2-------0-------0____---|---------5-------5__________________-------------------5---5---0---|
|-5-------------------------------|-0-------0-------2-------2____---|---------5-------5__________________-------------------5---5---0---|
|-5-------------------------------|-2---------------2-------3____---|---------5-------5__________________-------------------3---3---2---|
|---------------------------------|-3-------2-------0---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
                                    G       D/F#    Em7     Cadd9             Cadd9                                         C5      G/B
          Can                       an   -  y   -   bo   -  dy___             find    me_________________                   somebo -dy




                                  6/8
Acoustic Grand Piano:
  D7                                N.C.                      G           D             Em7     G       Em7
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|-----10----------10------|-7-------10------7-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------10--|-8-----------10----------|-8-------8-------8-------|
|-5-------------------------------|-------------12--12------|-7-----------11----------|-7---9---7-------7-------|
|-4-------------------------------|-------------------------|-9-----------12----------|-9-------9-------9-------|
|-5-------------------------------|-------------------------|-10------10--9-----------|-7-----------7-------7---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |
  D7
  to              love?                                                                         Oo,____________





VERSE1:

6/8
Acoustic Grand Piano:
  C                         D       G/D     D7        G          D/F#           Em7
|---------8---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------8---------------|-10------12------13------|-3-----------3-------3---|-3-------3-------3-------|
|-9-------9-------9-------|-11------12------11------|-4-----------2-------2---|-0-------0-------0-------|
|-10--------------10------|-12------12------12------|-5-------5---0-------0---|-2---2-------2-------2---|
|-10--------------10------|-------------------------|-5---5-------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-8---8-------8-------8---|-----11------11------11--|-3-----------2-----------|-0-----------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |
                                                      G           D/F#          Em7
                                                Each  morning I   get up, I     die a little,       can




Acoustic Grand Piano:
  G           A             D                   C     G           D/F#          Em7
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-7-------7-------7---5---|-------------3-----------|-3-------3-------3-------|
|-4-------4---6-----------|-7-------7-------7---5---|-4-----------2---2-------|-0-------0-------0-------|
|-5-------5---7---7-------|-7-------7-------7---5---|-5---5-------0-------0---|-2-------2-------2-------|
|-5-------5---7-----------|-5-----------5-----------|-5-------5---------------|-2---2-------------------|
|-3-------3---5-------5---|-------------------------|-3-----------2-----------|-0-----------0-------0---|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |
  G           A             D                   C     G           D/F#          Em7
  barely      stand on my   feet            Take a    look______________ in the mirror  and cry
                               (take a look)                            (in the mirror)       (and cry)




Acoustic Grand Piano:
  A7                        D                         G           A7            D
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------5-------|-7-------7-------7-------|-3-----------------------|-7-------7____---7-------|
|-6---------------6-------|-7-------7-------7-------|-4-----------6-----------|-7-------7____---7-------|
|-5-------5____---5-------|-7-------7-------7-------|-5-------5---5-----------|-7-------7____---7-------|
|-7---7-------------------|-5-------5---5-------5---|-5-------5---7-----------|-5-------5____-------5---|
|-5-----------5-------5---|-------------------------|-3-------3---5-----------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |
                            D                         G            A7           D
      Lord what you're                      I   have  spent all my years in be -lieving you     but I
                   doing to me                                             (be -lieving you     but I)




Acoustic Grand Piano:
  D          A7/C#          D7          C
|-2-------2---------------|-------------------------|
|-3-------3---5-----------|-------------5-----------|
|-2-------2---2-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
|-4-------4---5-----------|-4-----------5-----------|
|-5-------5---4-------4---|-5-----------3-----------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |
  D           A7/C#         D7          C
  just can't  get no  re  - lief,       Lord!         
      (can't  get no  re  - lief        Lord!)





CHORUS1:

6/8
Acoustic Grand Piano:
  G                                                   G           D/F#          Em7         Cmaj9
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------3-----------|-------------3---5---3---|-------------1-------1---|-3-----------3-----------|
|-----4-------4---4-------|---------4---4-------4---|-4-------4---2-------2---|-0-----------4-----------|
|---------5---5-------5---|-----5-------------------|-5-------5---0-------0---|-2-----------2-----------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-5-------5---------------|-2-----------3-----------|
|-3-----------------------|-3-----------3-------3---|-3-----------2-----------|-0-----------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |
  G                                                   G           D/F#          Em7         Cmaj9
  Somebody,       oo,       somebody,           can   an  -   y - bod  -  y     find        me__________
         (somebody),               (somebody)        (an  -   y - bo   -  dy    find        me__________)




Acoustic Grand Piano:
  D11                       G                         Gmaj7                     Em7
|-3---3________-----------|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|
|-5---5________-----------|-3---------------3-------|-----------------3-------|---------0-------3---0---|
|-5---5________-----------|-4-------4-----------4---|---------4-----------4---|-----0-------------------|
|-------------------------|-5---5-------------------|-----4-------------------|-------------------------|
|-5---5________-----------|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
                                                      T
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |
  D11                       G
___       somebody to       love?




Acoustic Grand Piano:
  C                         D       G/D     D7
|---------8---------------|-------------------------|
|---------8-------8-------|-10------12------13------|
|-9-------9-------9-------|-11------12------11------|
|-10--------------10------|-12------12------12------|
|-10----------------------|-12----------------------|
|-8---8-------8-------8---|-10--10------10------10--|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

                                            I work...


VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
G     320033    A  x02220    A7    x02020
D/F#  2x023x    D  xx0232    A7/C# x4525x
Em7   022030    C  x32010    D7    xx0212


6/8
| G            D/F#  | Em7              | G           A      | D
  hard         ev'ry   day of my life, I  work 'til I ache my  bones.
 (He works hard)


      | G    D/F#           | Em7 
At the  end
           (at the end of the day)

               | A7                | D                 
I take home   my hard-earned pay all on my own 
           (goes home)              (goes home on his own)

   | G          A7        | D                     | %         A7         | D7    C |
I go down on my knees and I start to pray 'til the  tears run down from my eyes, Lord
     (Down,     knees,      praise the Lord.)      (Oo,       oo,          oo,   Lord)




CHORUS2:
Notes:
Play as for CHORUS1.

Chords:
G     320033    Cmaj9  x3243x
D/F#  2x023x    D11    x5x553
Em7   022030

6/8
| G                     |
  Somebody,         oo,   somebody
       (somebody) (please, 


  | G   D/F# Em7  Cmaj9 | D11         | G |
Can any-body find me        somebody to love__?
    any-body find me)


|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|-3-------3---7-----------|
|---------4-------4-------|-------------4-------4---|-4---4---4---------------|
|-----5---------------5---|-5---3---5-------5-------|-----5-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

  ___________________________________________________________________________



BRIDGE:
Chords:
C5  x355xx    A5  577xxx
C   x3555x    A   x02220
F5  133xxx    D   xx0232
Fm  x33111

6/8
| C5                   |           C    | C5                      |
                Ever'y   day         I've tried, I've tried. I've   tried
 (He works hard              every day    tried, I've tried, I've   tried)

     | F5              |   
But ev'rybody wants to   put me down
   (Oo,___________________ )


         | Fm               | F5 F#m |
They say     I'm goin' cra - zy._____
          (Oo,_______________________)



              A                         A
|-------------5-5-5-5-5\--|-------------5-5-5-5-5\--|
|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5\--|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5\--|
|---------6-6-6-6-6-6-6\--|---------6-6-6-6-6-6-6\--|
|---------7-7-------------|---------7-7-------------|
|-----7---7---------------|-----7---7---------------|
|-5---5-------------------|-5---5-------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |
| A5                      |             A           |
  They say I got a lot      brain,            Ah,___
            of water in my


              A
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------14--14--14--|-14--14--14--14--14--14--|
|-------------14--14--14--|-14--14--14--14--14--14--|
|-------------14--14--14--|-14--14--14--14--14--14--|
|-------------12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |
| A                       |                         |
    I got no common sense,  no -body left to be - 
                    I got


| D              |
 -lieve,_________



  D
|-14b-----r---14b-----r---|-14b-----r---14b-----r-b-|
|-15b-----r---15b-----r---|-15b-----r---15b-----r-b-|
|-14b-----r---14b-----r---|-14b-----r---14b-----r-b-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

  Yeah,       yeah,         yeah,       yeah._______



|-14----------------------|-14----------------------|
|-15----------------------|-15----------------------|
|-14----------------------|-14----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

___




[Guitar SOLO over VERSE chords:]

6/8
  G           D/F#          Em7                       G           A
                                    ~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------10--------------|
|-------------10b---------|-10p8----------------8---|-10b---------10b-----r-8-|
|-------------------------|---------9-------7-------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |



  D                         G           D/F#          Em7
                                                            ~~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------|-----0-------0-----------|-----------------------------|
|-10------------------8---|-10b-----10b-----10b________-rp8-----------10b__rp8----|
|-----7---------7/9-------|-------------------------|-------9________-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1  -  2 - 3 - 4 - 5  -  6 - |



  A7                        D                         G           D/F#
  ~~~~~~~~                  ~~~~~~~~
                                   rake->
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-11------11b-------------|---------15b-----15--13--|-12-13-13br-12-14-18-15br-14-|
|-----------------10b-----|-7-----x-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1  -  2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6  -  |



  D                                          A7/C#         D7          C
              ~~~~~~~                                                |-3-|
|------14-15-17___---0---------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-15-7-------------------------|----------10-9-8-7-------|-------------------------|
|------------------------8-10--|-9br7-9p7---------9br8---|-7-7-9-----9p8p7---------|
|----------------------8-------|-----------------------9-|-------9---------5-7-5h7-|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1  - 2  -  3 - 4 - 5 - 6  -  | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

                                                           Oo,         Lord,_____oo,
                                (Oo,________________________           Lord.)


CHORUS3:
Chorus:
G     320033    D11    x5x553    D    x5777x
D/F#  2x023x    G/F#   2x0033    G/D  xx0033
Em7   022030    D7     xx0212
Cmaj9 x3243x    C      x3555x

6/8
| G              |      D/F#  |
    Somebody, oo,  an-y-bod-y 

| Em7  Cmaj9 | D11      | G      | G/F#  | Em7  | C     | D   G/D D7 | 
  find me_______   some - body to  love?                          Got no
                                   (an-y - bod-y  find me someone to)



VERSE3:
Chords:
G     320033    D  xx0232
D/F#  2x023x    A7 x02020
Em    022000    C  x32010
A     x02220

| G    D/F#          | Em7         | %                  | D
  feel      I got no   rhythm, I'll  just keep losing my  beat
 (Love.)


| D                   C | G    D/F#      | Em7          |
  beat.           I'm     O.K. I'm alright      I ain't

 (You just keep losing and losing)        (He's alright, he's alright)


| A7            | D              |
  Gonna face no   defeat. I just

| G         A7         | D                |
  gotta get out of this  prison cell, some-

| D       A7/C#    | D7    C
 -day I'm gonna be   free, Lord!



CHORUS4:

N.C.
|              |             |
 (Find me some - body to love)


|              |             |
 (Find me some - body to love)


|              |             |
  Oh,_______________________
 (Find me some - body to love)


|              |             |
  Oo,_______________________
 (Find me some - body to love)




|              |             |
                      Find me,
 (Find me some - body to love)


|              |             |
  Find me, find_____
 (Find me some - body to love)


|              |             |

 (Find me some - body to love)


|              |             |
       Oo,_______________ find
 (Find me some - body to love)


|                   |              |
  me, find me some  - body to love
____________________ (find me some-


|                |             |
                     Oo,_______

(-body, to love,   find me some-)


|               |                    |
_____________________________________

(-body, to love,  somebody, somebody,)


|                    |                    |
_____________________

 (somebody, somebody,  somebody, find me)


|                        |                  |
                                         Can
(somebody, find me, some - body to love)


6/8
| G    D/F# | Em7  Cmaj9 | D11        | N.C.    | %      | % |
  an-y-body   find me_________   some - body to   love?______



OUT-CHORUS:

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

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

                           (Find        me)



  Em7                       C           D
|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|
|---------0-------3---0---|-5-----------------------|
|-----0-------------------|-5---5-------7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-5-------5---7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-3-----------5---5---5---|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

 (somebod-y                 to)



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

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

          Oo,____________________________________
 (love.)



  Em7                       C           D
|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|
|---------0-------3---0---|-5-----------------------|
|-----0-------------------|-5---5-------7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-5-------5---7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-3-----------5---5---5---|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

___                             find_______________



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

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

___       me  some-bod-y,   some-bod-y, some - bod-



  Em7                       C           D
|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|
|---------0-------3---0---|-5-----------------------|
|-----0-------------------|-5---5-------7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-5-------5---7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-3-----------5---5---5---|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

 -y,          some-bod-y    to love._____



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

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

      Find me,    find      me, find me, find 



  Em7                       C           D
|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|
|---------0-------3---0---|-5-----------------------|
|-----0-------------------|-5---5-------7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-5-------5---7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-3-----------5---5---5---|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

  me, find___________ me,       oo,_________________



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

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

___       some-bod-y to     love.__________________



  Em7                       C           D
|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|
|---------0-------3---0---|-5-----------------------|
|-----0-------------------|-5---5-------7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-5-------5---7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-3-----------5---5---5---|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

___                                 Oo,____________


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

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

_____________________________



  Em7                       C           D
|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|
|---------0-------3---0---|-5-----------------------|
|-----0-------------------|-5---5-------7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-5-------5---7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-3-----------5---5---5---|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

      find me, find me      find me some-bod-y



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

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

  to love._________   Any-  bod-y, an-y-where, an-y-



  Em7                       C           D
|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|
|---------0-------3---0---|-5-----------------------|
|-----0-------------------|-5---5-------7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-5-------5---7---7---7---|
|-------------------------|-3-----------5---5---5---|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - |

  body find me somebody         Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
                   to love