39 Chords

Tabbed by: Martin Bowers
Song: "39
Artist: Queen
Written by: Brian May
Album: A Night At The Opera
Released: 1975
Tuning: Capo 1st fret
 
[Intro]
C
Aa-a-ah-aah-a
Am     E
Aa-o-a-aah
 
Bb Eb Bb C F G
 
    G         D           Em        C         G             D             C         G
E#|-3-------|-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-----|-0-0-0---|-3-3-3---3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B#|-0-------|-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-----|-1-1-1---|-0-0-3p0-0---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-0-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0h2-|-0-0-0---2p0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D#|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-2-2-2---|-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-0h2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A#|-2-2-2h3-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-3-3-3---|-2-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E#|-3-3-3---|-----------|-0-0-0---|---------|-3-----------|-------------|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
    G         D           Em        C             Cmaj7     D         G
E#|-3-------|-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0---|-2-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B#|-0-------|-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0---0---|-3---3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G#|-0-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D#|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A#|-2-2-2h3-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E#|-3-3-3---|-----------|-0-0-0---|-------------|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
[Verse 1]
(G)    D                     Em
In the year of '39 assembled here the volunteers
       C         G          D
In the days when lands were few
         Em          Em7          C
Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn
    Dsus4    D          G
The sweetest sight ever seen.
 
(G)     D                          D#dim
And the night followed day and the story tellers say
         Em          Em7     Am
That the score brave souls inside
    G                         D
For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas
C            Em    C     D       C     G     D
Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried.
 
[Chorus]
(D)       G                           C           G
Don't you hear my call, though you're many years away?
          G       C       D
Don't you hear me calling you?
           G       D#dim  Em   Em7     C     G         Am
Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand
       G             D             G
In the land that our grandchildren knew.
 
    Eb                              Cm
E#|-6-6-6-6-5-5-6-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-6-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-8-8-(9)-|
B#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
G#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   A
   Aah  ah-ah
   C      F#  C
   Ah-a-a aah-ah
   Am      E
   Aah-o-a aah
 
   Bb Eb Bb C F G
 
[Verse 2]
(G)    D                  Em
In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue
    C               G         D
The volunteers came home that day
         Em         Em7       C
And they bring good news of a world so newly born
             G         D       G
Though their hearts so heavily weigh
 
(G)     D                             D#dim
For the earth is old and grey, little darling we'll away
       Em        Em7    Am
But my love this cannot be
       G                               D
For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year
     C        Em        C    D    C      G   D
Your mother's eyes from your eyes cry to me.
 
[Chorus]
(D)       G                           C           G
Don't you hear my call though, you're many years away?
          G       C      D
Don't you hear me calling you?
           G       D#dim  Em   Em7     C     G         Am
Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand
       G             D             G    D
In the land that our grandchildren knew.
 
[Outro]
(D)       G                           C           G
Don't you hear my call, though you're many years away?
          G       C       D
Don't you hear me calling you?
         G       D#dim  Em   Em7    C       G         Am
All your letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand
       Em            D          (G)
For my life | still ahead | pity me.
 
 
    G         D           Em        C             Cmaj7     D         G
E#|-3-------|-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0---|-2-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B#|-0-------|-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0---0---|-3---3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G#|-0-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D#|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A#|-2-2-2h3-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2/4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E#|-3-3-3---|-----------|-0-0-0---|-------------|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
 
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| /   slide up
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| x   muted note
 
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