Queen – Hammer To Fall (Bass Live Tab)
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This Tab is for the Live Version recorded on July 13, 1985 at Wembley Stadium
where Queen performed in Live Aid.
This is the link to the version of the song that is (hopefully) represented here :)
[Intro]
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{Verse 1]
"Here we stand, here we fall. History don't care at all"
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"Made the bed, light the light. Lady Mercy won't be home tonight"
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[Chorus 1]
"You don't waste no time at all. Don't hear the bell but you answer the call.
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"Comes to you as to us all. And it's time for the hammer to fall"
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[Post Chorus]
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[Verse 2]
"Every night. Every Day. A little piece of you is falling away"
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"But lift your face the western way. Build your muscles as your body decays yeah"
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[Chorus 2]
"Toe your line and play their game. Let the anaesthetic cover it all"
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"Till one day they call your name. Then it's time for the Hammer To Fall"
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[Post Chorus]
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[Bridge]
"Rich or poor or famous. For your truth it's all the same (oh no)"
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"(oh no)......"
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"Lock your door the rain is pouring through your window pane"
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"And now... Baby now your struggle's all in vain"
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[Solo 1]
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[Verse 3]
"For we who grew up tall and proud. In the shadow of the mushroom cloud"
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"Convinced our voices can't be heard. We just wanna scream it louder and louder louder"
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"What the hell we fighting for? Just surrender and it won't hurt at all"
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"You just got time to say your prayers. While your waiting for the Hammer to Hammer To Fall"
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[Bridge 2]
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[Solo 2]
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[Outro]
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