Too Much Love Will Kill You
Queen / Made in Heaven Version
Words and music by Brian May
Too Much Love Will Kill You Chords Transcribed by Shane McDonald
Introduction :
The intro to this song is similar to Brian May’s version (without the oohs). The piano instrument is a type of Bright Rhodes Electric piano (the classic DX-7 type rhodes is excellent for this).
Where you see the * symbol, it indicates a type of arpeggio on G used in the intro. You will find elements of the intro used throughout the song.
(piano) Gsus2-> G D C G D/G C/G G C/E Dsus4
Verse 1 : G C/G G * I'm just the pieces of the man I used to be G D/F# Em D C C/B Too many bitter tears are raining down on me Am Em Am Em Dsus4 D C/D I'm far away from home, and I've been facing this alone for much too lo-ng Verse 2 : G C/G G * I feel like no one ever told the truth to me G D/F# Em D C C/B About growing up and what a struggle it would be Am Em Am Em Dsus4 D C/D In my tangled state of mind, I've been looking back to find where I went wrong.
Chorus : G C Em D Too much love will kill you, if you can't make up your mind G C Em D Torn between the lover, and the love you leave behind G/B C G/D C#dim You're headed for disaster, 'cos you never read the signs G/D C/D G Too much love will kill you, every time. - Play the Introduction again -
Verse 3 : use the same chords and timings as Verse 1
I'm just the shadow of the man I used to be
And it seems like there's no way out of this for me
I used to bring you sunshine, now all I ever do is bring you down Verse 4 : use the same chords and timings as Verse 2
How would it be if you were standing in my shoes
Can't you see that it's impossible to choose
No there's no making sense of it, every way I go I have to
lose.
Chorus : use the same chords and timings as Chorus above
Too much love will kill you, just as sure as none at all
It'll drain the power that's in you, make you plead and scream and crawl
And the pain will make you crazy. you're the victim of your crimes
Too much love, will kill you, every time.
Guitar Solo Section: Solo is similar to the verses - but slightly different to the Brian May version of the song. Some Ad-libbing may be required but the chords below are a definitive basis for this.
Gsus2-> G D -> C Csus2/D
Guitar Starts
Here--|
G Am/C G Em D C Am Em Am Em Dsus4 D Csus2/D
Chorus : use the same chords and timings as Chorus above
G C Em D
Too much love will kill you, it'll make your life a lie
G C Em D
Yeah too much love will kill you, and you won't understand why
G/B C G/D C#dim (slight pause)
You'd give your life, you'd sell your soul, but here it comes again
G/D C Cmadd9 (play notes from high down : Eb D C G Eb D C)
Too much love will kill you
Gsus2-> G D C Csus2/D G (just like the intro)
in the end ... G D G C -> then add /B to form C/B