A really good song with great lyrics. I find it very hard to believe that neither this song nor "Love of my life" are not to be found on any of the greatest hits albums since I for one, consider them to be among the finest from the Queen repertoire. This song took me some time to transcribe. This is the 3rd atempt, but I think I got it right. I've seen a few other transcriptions, but I don't think they are accurate enough. The lyrics follow after the transcription.
BTW Brian May tunes down half a step to bE for this song.
[Fade in] Pause
e|--5-----5-----5-----5----|
b|--7-----7-----7-----7----|
g|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0----|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Introduction:
e|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3--------------------0---------
b|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----3--3--3--3--6-----6-----6------------
g|--7--7--7--7--6--7--6--7--5--7--5--7--4-----4-----7-----7-----0-----7------
D|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----8--8-----7--8--------8---
A|--------------------------------------------------------------8------------
E|--------------------------------------------------6------------------------
e|---------------------7--10---|
b|--------------7--10----------|
g|--------7--9-----------------|
D|--7--0-----------------------|
A|--5--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Verse:
Just look at all those ... So many lonely faces...
e|-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9-----9--7---|-----5--5--5--5-----5-------------
b|-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7--7-----5---|-----5--5--5--3--3-----3----------
g|*----7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7--------7--*|-----0--0--0------------------0---
D|*-9------------------------7--------5--*|--7-----------4------------2------
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
e|--5--7--3-|-2--3--2--0-------------------------------3---------------------
b|----------|-------------2--0-----3----------------3------------------------
g|----------|-3--------------4-----4----------0--4---------------------------
D|----------|-4--------------5--------5-(4)-2--------------------------------
A|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
[Strum] Bm F#m A
e|--5~~~--5~~~--5--5--5--5--3-|--2~~~--2~~~--0~~~----------------------------
b|--7~~~--7~~~--7--7--7--7--3-|--3~~~--2~~~--2~~~--- -----
g|--7~~~--6~~~--6--7--6--7--4-|--4~~~--2~~~--2~~~--- Go to introduction -----
D|--0~~~--0~~~--0--0--0--0--0-|--4~~~--4~~~--2~~~--- -----
A|----------------------------|--2~~~--4~~~--0~~~----------------------------
E|----------------------------|--------2~~~----------------------------------
Comment: I basically only transcribed the first verse and chorus. I then
assume the that the second verse and chorus are identical. BTW
they're not (but there's not much difference).
Lyrics:
Is This the World We Created? (Mercury/May)
Verse 1 Just look at all those hungry mouths we have to feed
Take a look at all the suffering we breed
So many lonely faces scattered all around
Searching for what they need
Chorus Is this the world we created
What did we do it for
Is this the world we invaded
Against the law
So it seems in the end
Is this what we're all living for today
The world that we created
Verse 2 You know that every day a helpless child is born
Who needs some loving care inside a happy home
Somewhere a wealthy man is sitting on his throne
Waiting for life to go by
Chorus Is this the world we created
We made it on our own
Is this the world we devastated
Right to the bone
If there's a God in the sky looking down
What can he think of what we've done
To the world that he created
Guitar transcribed by Lee Francis Wilhelmsen
Friday 14 July 1995.
19(C)95,19(C)97
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A response I received that might come in useful for some...
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 1995 13:11:02 +0200
From: P.D.
To: francis
Subject: the tab you created
Hi Lee!
I saw this tab on the 'olga'.
I spent more then an hour to make it better and made some corrections.
Please check it out and if you think 'it's right' , you can make the
corrections. (this is YOUR transcription!)
e|--5-----5-----5-----5----|
b|--7-----7-----7-----7----|
g|-----7-----7-----7-------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Introduction:
e|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3--------------------0---------
b|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------3--3--3--6-----------6------------
g|--7--7--7--7--6--7--6--7--5--7--5--7--4-----4-----7-----7-----0-----7------
D|-----------------------0-----------------0--0--0--8--8--8--7--8--------8---
A|--------------------------------------------------8-----------8------------
E|--------------------------------------------------6------------------------
e|---------------------7-/10\--|
b|--------3-5-/-7-/10----------|
g|--2------2-------------------|
D|--4--0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Verse:
Just look at all those ... So many lonely faces...
e|-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--------7---|-----5--5--5--5-----5-------------
b|-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--10--------5---|-----3--3--3--3--------3----------
g|*----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----11---9\7--*|-----0--0--0----------------------
D|*-9-----------------------12--------5--*|--------------4--4----------------
A|----------------------------------------|-<12>-----------------------------
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
|
---------7----|
10-------5----|
--11-9--7----|
12-------5----|
-------------|
-------------|
e|-----7--------|-2--3--2--0-----0-----------------------------3--------------
b|--10---8---8--|----------------2-0---0-----3--------------3-----------------
g|-------9---9--|-3----------------0---0-----4--------0--4--------------------
D|>9-------9----|-4-----------4------0----------4--2--------------------------
A|<7------------|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
[Strum] Bm F#m A
e|--5~~~--5~~~--5--5--5--5--5--3-|--2~~~--2~~~--0~~~--------------------------
b|--7~~~--7~~~--7--7--7--7--7--3-|--3~~~--2~~~--2~~~--- ---
g|--7~~~--6~~~--6--7--6--7--6--4-|--4~~~--2~~~--2~~~--- Go to introduction ---
D|--0~~~--0~~~--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--4~~~--4~~~--2~~~--- ---
A|-------------------------------|--2~~~--4~~~--0~~~--------------------------
E|-------------------------------|--------2~~~--------------------------------
Comment: I basically only transcribed the first verse and chorus. I then
assume the that the second verse and chorus are identical. BTW
they're not (but there's not much difference).
Guitar transcribed by Lee Francis Wilhelmsen
Friday 14 July 1995.
revised by P.D., september 1995