It’s A Hard Life
Words and music by Freddie Mercury
Performed by Queen on the album ‘The Works’
It’s a Hard Life chords transcribed by Shane McDonald
This is a fairly straight-forward song to play if you are comfortable with the key of Bb and the standard chords within that key, namely Bb, Eb, Cm, Gm, F and Ab as the most used chords in this song. I have uploaded a video which might help and that is at the bottom of this page.
Intro : The song 'It's A Hard Life' starts straight away, but if you play a Cm7 you should be able to get the starting note.
Cm7
I don't want my freedom
Eb D7
There's no reason for living
Bb Ab/Bb
With a broken heart
Verses:
Bb F Gm
This is a tricky situation
Eb Bb/D Cm
I've only got myself to blame
Bb
It's just a simple fact of life,
Ab/Bb
it can happen to anyone.
Eb Bb/D Cm Gm
You win, you lose, it's a chance you have to take with love.
Eb Bb/D Cm Gm
Oh yeah, I fell in love and now you say it's over,
Ab F
and I'm falling apart
Bb Dm7 Eb Bb
It's a Hard Life to be true lovers together
Eb Bb F Gm Ab F/A
To love and live forever in each other's hearts
Bb Dm Eb Bb
It's a long hard fight to learn to care for each other
Eb Bb F
To trust in one another right from the start
Eb Db/Eb
When you're in love
Bb F Gm
I try and mend the broken pieces
Eb Bb/D Cm
I try to fight back the tears
Bb
They say it's just a state of mind
Ab/Bb
But it happens to everyone
Eb Bb/D Cm Gm
How it hurts, deep inside, When your love has cut you down in size
Eb Bb/D Cm Gm Ab
This life is tough, on your own, Now I'm waiting for something to fall from the skies
F
I'm waiting for love
Bb Dm7 Eb Bb
It's a hard life to be true lovers together
Eb Bb F Gm Ab F/A
To love and live forever in each other's hearts
Bb Dm Eb Bb
It's a long hard fight to learn to care for each other
Eb Bb F
To trust in one another right from the start
Eb Db/Eb
When you're in love
Solos:| Ab | G | Cm Cm7/B | Ab Cm/G | | Eb Bb/D | Cm | Ab Eb/G | Fm7 | | Bb11 Bb7 | | Ab Eb/G | Fm7 Cm | | Ab Eb/G | Fm Cm | Bb | F |
Bb Dm7 Eb Bb
It's a hard life in a world that's filled with sorrow
Eb Bb F Gm Ab F/A
There are people searching for love in every way
Bb Dm Eb Bb
It's a long hard fight, but I'll always live for tomorrow
Eb Bb
I'll look back on myself and say
F
I did it for love
Ebadd9/G
Yes, I did it for love
Ab6 F7/A
For love, Fo______r,
Bb Ab/Bb Bb Ab/Bb Bb Ab/Bb Bb Ab/Bb (end by hitting a high Ab note)
I did it for love.
Some Guitar & Keyboard Chords :
These are some Guitar Chords used in the song above with the individual notes for keyboard players.
Cm 335543 C Eb G Dm7 557565 D F A C Eb 668886 Eb G Bb F 133211 F A C Gm 355333 G Bb D Ab 466544 Ab C Eb Bb 688766 Bb D F Bb/D 558765 Bb D F (Bass Note is D) Bb11 6x6544 Ab C Eb (Bass Note is Bb) - Not Exact but an acceptable simple replacement
How to Play “It’s a Hard Life” by Queen on Piano
This is my version of the Queen song It’s a Hard Life on piano.
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