Long Away
Words and music by Brian May
Performed by Queen on the album ‘A Day at the Races’
Long Away Piano Chords Transcribed by Shane McDonald Back to the Main Tab Page
Long Away Chords
Intro : The Long Away intro is mainly played on guitar by Brian but this interpretation of the Long Away chords are showing chorded equivalents which can be played on guitar or piano…Also Referred to as Riff 1 A Asus4 A Asus2 A A Asus4 A Asus2 A
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A Asus4 A E D A E You might believe in heaven, I would not care to say A Asus4 A E D A For every star in heaven, there's a sad soul here today D A/C# Bm Bm7 Wake up in the morning with a good face E A Asus4 A stare at the moon all day D A/C# Bm Bm7 Lonely as a whisper on a star chase E E7sus4 does anyone care anyway? A Asus4 A E For all the prayers in heaven D F A Asus4 A E D E7sus4 A ( * Riff 1...) so much of life's this way -
A* Did we leave our way behind us? A* Such a long, long way behind us? D D/C# DaddB Who knows when, now who knows where? A Where the light of day might find us? D7 A Look for the day.
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Instrumental : A Asus4 A E A D E A A Asus4 A E A D E A D A/C# Bm Bm7 E A D A/C# Bm Bm7 E7sus4 -
A Asus4 A E D A E Take heart, my friend, we love you, though it seems like you're alone A Asus4 A E D A A million lights above you, smile down upon your home D A/C# Bm Bm7 Hurry put your troubles in a suitcase E A Asus4 A Come let the new child play D A/C# Bm Bm7 Lonely as a whisper on a star chase E E7sus4 I'm leaving here, I'm gone away A Asus4 A E For all the stars in heaven D F A( * Riff 1...) I would not live, I could not live, this way -
A* Did we leave our way behind us? A* Such a long, long time behind us? D D/C# DaddB Leave it for some hopeless lane A Such a long, long way A Such a long, long way A7 Such a long, long way A D F A I'm looking for, still looking for that day
Long Away Lyrics
You might believe in heaven
I would not care to say
For every star in heaven
There’s a sad soul here today
I would not care to say
For every star in heaven
There’s a sad soul here today
Wake up in the morning with a good face
Stare at the moon all day
Lonely as a whisper on a star chase
Does anyone care anyway
Stare at the moon all day
Lonely as a whisper on a star chase
Does anyone care anyway
For all the prayers in heaven
So much of life’s this way
So much of life’s this way
Did we leave our way behind us
Such a long long way behind us
Such a long long way behind us
Who knows when now who knows where
Where the light of day will find us
Look for the day
Where the light of day will find us
Look for the day
Take heart my friend we love you
Though it seems like you’re alone
A million light’s above you
Smile down upon your home
A million light’s above you
Smile down upon your home
Hurry put your troubles in a suitcase
Come let the new child play
Lonely as a whisper on a star chase
I’m leaving here, I’m long away
Come let the new child play
Lonely as a whisper on a star chase
I’m leaving here, I’m long away
For all the stars in heaven
I would not live I could not live this way
I would not live I could not live this way
Did we leave our way behind us
Such a long long way behind us
Such a long long way behind us
Leave it for some hopeless lane
Such a long long way such a long long way
Such a long long way I’m looking for
Still looking for that day
Such a long long way such a long long way
Such a long long way I’m looking for
Still looking for that day
About Long Away
Long Away is from Queen’s 5th studio album, A Day at the Races. The album was released on 10th December 1976 and this was the band’s first completely self-produced album. The album continues the theme of the previous and almost acts in parallel with A Night at the Opera. Both albums took their names from Marx Brothers films, as well as sharing similar album artwork and having a similar musical style. A Day at the Races went to Number 1 in the UK, Japan and the Netherlands album charts and it reached No. 5 in the USA. Long Away was composed and sung by Brian May and it has a very distinctive Brian May feel about it, almost like ’39 on A Night at the Opera. The single of Long Away was released in the New Zealand and US/Canada but did not chart. If you liked the Long Away chords please share via the social media sharing widgets on this page.- Song Difficulty to learn / play 60%
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