Queen – Long Away (Guitar Intro)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Brian May From: “A Day at the Races” (1976) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Intro] | A D/A | A E E6 E | D | A | | A Asus4 | A Asus2 | A Asus4 | A Asus2 | [Verse 1]
    A        D/A     A  E
You might believe in heaven

  D                |  A  E  |
I would not care to say

    A     D/A     A  E
For every star in heaven

          D             |  A  |
There's a sad soul here today

D                             Bm
Wake up in the morning with a good face

E            Esus4 E   A
Stare at the moon  all day

D                        Bm
Lonely as a whisper on a star chase

     D/E    E
Does anyone care anyway

    A       D/A        A  E
For all the prayers in heaven

   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       Asus4     A     Asus2
 Did we leave our way behind us

A       Asus4     A     Asus2
 Such a long long way behind us

D                   D   C#m/D Bm/D
Who knows when now, who knows where

A          Asus4    A        Asus2
 Where the light of day will find 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]
     A        D/A       A    E
Take heart my friend we love you

          D                |  A  E  |
Though it seems like you're alone

  A       D/A     A    E
A million lights above you

      D             |  A  |
Smile down upon your home

D                            Bm
Hurry put your troubles in a suitcase

E            Esus4 E     A
Come let the new   child play

D                        Bm
Lonely as a whisper on a star chase

     D/E             E
I'm leaving here, I'm long away

    A       D/A      A  E
For all the stars in heaven

  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       Asus4     A     Asus2
 Did we leave our way behind us

A       Asus4     A     Asus2
 Such a long long way behind us

D                 D   C#m/D Bm/D
Leave it for some hopeless  lane

A                 A*                    C#m/A
 Such a long long way, such a long long way

                 A7
Such a long long way

    D                  Dm/F             A
I'm looking for, still looking for that day