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Tuning: E A D G B E
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Long Away – Queen
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Written by: Brian May
From: “A Day at the Races” (1976)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro] / [Verse] / [Chorus]
On the recording this is played on a 12-string. This tab is adapted for
a 6-string, so the voicings sound a little different.
A D/A A A E E6 E D A A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------10---9-|9---------------|
B|2-----3-3-----2-|2---0-------2-0-|--7---10--10---10|10--------------|
G|2-----2-2-----2-|2---1-------1-1-|--7---11--11---9-|9---------------|
D|2-----4-4-----2-|2---2-------2-2-|--7---12-------11|11--------------|
A|0-----0-0-----0-|0---2-----------|---------------0-|0---------------|
E|----------------|----0-----------|-----------------|----------------|
A Asus4 A Asus2 A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-0-------0-----|--0-------------|
B|2-----3-------2-|------0---------|
G|2-----2-------2-|------2---2---2-|
D|2---------------|----------2---2-|
A|0---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[Chorus 1 and 2] line 3 [Chorus 1] last line ("Look for the day")
D C#m/D Bm/D C/D G/D D E A A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|5-5---5---5---5-|--4---2---------| e|3-----3---3---2-|--0---0-0-------|
B|7-7---7---7---7-|--5---3---------| B|5-----5---3---3-|--0---2-2-------|
G|7-7---7---7---7-|--6---4---------| G|5-----5---4---2-|--1---2-2-------|
D|0---------------|--0---0---------| D|0-----0---0---0-|--2---2-2-------|
A|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|------0-0-------|
E|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|
(Who knows when now, who knows where)
(Leave it for some hopeless lane)
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CHORDS (alphabetically)
E-A-D-G-B-e
A* x-0-7-6-5-5
A7 x-0-2-2-2-3
Asus2 x-0-2-2-0-0
Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0
Esus4 0-2-2-2-0-0
Bm/D x-x-0-4-3-2
C/D x-x-0-5-5-3
C#m/A x-0-6-6-5-4
C#m/D x-x-0-6-5-4
D x-x-0-7-7-5 (chorus)
D6 x-x-0-2-0-2
D/A x-0-4-2-3-x
D/E 0-2-2-2-3-2
Dm/F x-x-3-2-3-1
E9/D x-x-0-1-0-2
Fmaj7 x-x-3-2-1-0
F6 x-x-3-2-3-1
G/D x-x-0-4-3-3
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|Intro]
| A D/A | A E E6 E | D | A |
| A Asus4 | A Asus2 | A Asus4 | A Asus2 |
[Verse 1]
You Amight belD/Aieve in AheaEven
D | A E |
I would not care to say
For Aevery D/Astar in AheaEven
D | A |
There's a sad soul here today
DWake up in the morning with a Bmgood face
EStare at the Esus4moon Eall Aday
DLonely as a whisper on a Bmstar chase
Does D/Eanyone Ecare anyway
For Aall the D/Aprayers in AheaEven
D | Fmaj7 F6 |
So much of life's this way
[Interlude 1]
| A D/A | A E | D6 | E9/D |
| A Asus4 | A Asus2 |
[Chorus 1]
A Did we Asus4leave our Away beAsus2hind us
A Such a Asus4long long Away beAsus2hind us
DWho knows when now, Dwho C#m/Dknows Bm/Dwhere
A Where the Asus4light of Aday will Asus2find us
C/D G/D D E | A
Look for the day
[Solo] = verse
| A D/A | A E | D | A |
| A D/A | A E | D | A |
| D | Bm | Esus4 E | A |
| D | Bm | D/E | D/E | % | % |
(break) (break, let ring)
[Verse 2]
Take Aheart my D/Afriend we Alove Eyou
D | A E |
Though it seems like you're alone
A Amillion D/Alights aAbove Eyou
D | A |
Smile down upon your home
DHurry put your troubles in a Bmsuitcase
ECome let the Esus4new Echild Aplay
DLonely as a whisper on a Bmstar chase
I'm lD/Eeaving here, I'mE long away
For Aall the D/Astars in AheaEven
D Fmaj7 F6 | A | % | % |
I would not live I could not live this way
(break, let ring)
[Interlude 2]
| A Asus4 | A Asus2 |
[Chorus 2] + coda
A Did we Asus4leave our Away beAsus2hind us
A Such a Asus4long long Away beAsus2hind us
DLeave it for some DhopeC#m/Dless Bm/Dlane
A Such a long long A*way, such a long long C#m/Away
Such a long long A7way
I'm Dlooking for, still Dm/Flooking for that Aday