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Bohemia Rhapsody


"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen is composed in the key of B-flat major. Written by Freddie Mercury, the song was released in 1975 as part of the album "A Night at the Opera." It is known for its operatic and progressive rock elements, featuring intricate vocal harmonies and a variety of musical styles, including rock, ballad, and opera. The song's lyrics are famously enigmatic and have sparked much debate over their meaning. "Bohemian Rhapsody" became one of Queen's most iconic and enduring songs, topping charts around the world and earning critical acclaim for its innovative composition. It remains a staple of classic rock radio and has been hailed as one of the greatest songs of all time.

Bohemia Rhapsody - Qeen

FA FA FA FA FA
Is this the real life?
MI MI FA MI RE DO
Is this just fantasy?
RE# RE# RE# RE# RE#
Caught in a landside ,
fa fa RE RE RE# RE DO la#
No escape from reality
RE RE RE RE RE
Open your eyes ,
RE RE RE# FA la# SOL
Look up to the skies and see ,
SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL FA FA SOL FA RE# DO
I'm just a poor boy , I need no sympathy ,
DO RE RE# FA# FA# FA MI MI FA
Because I'm easy come , easy go ,
FA# FA# FA MI MI FA
Little high , little low ,
SOL SOL SOL SOL FA LA# MI MI MI MI FA fa FA
Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me
la la# la#
To me

RE RE
Mamaaa
la# DO RE RE
Just killed a man
DO RE RE# FA RE# RE DO DO RE RE# FA RE#
Put a gun against his head , pulled my trigger ,
RE DO
Now he's dead
RE RE RE FA LA SOL SOL
Mamaaa , life had just begun ,
SOL LA# LA# LA# LA# LA# SOL RE# RE DO
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
SOL SOL FA SOL SOL# SOL
Mama , oooh ,
SOL SOL SOL# SOL SOL FA FA
Didn't mean to make you cry ,
la# la# FA FA SOL SOL SOL# SOL# LA# SOL# SOL
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow ,
FA SOL LA# FA SOL RE# la# la# si DO# si DO# si la#
Carry on , carry on as if nothing really matters

RE RE la# DO RE RE
Too late , my time has come ,
DO RE RE# FA RE# RE DO DO RE RE# FA RE#
Sends shivers down my spine , body's aching all
RE DO
The time
RE RE DO la# DO RE RE FA LA SOL SOL
Goodbye , everybody , I've got to go ,
SOL LA# LA# LA# LA# LA# SOL RE# RE DO
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
SOL SOL FA SOL SOL# SOL
Mama , oooh
SOL SOL SOL# SOL SOL FA FA
I don't want to die ,
la# la# FA FA SOL SOL SOL# SOL# LA# SOL# SOL
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all .

RE DO# DO# DO DO DO# DO# RE RE DO# DO# DO
I see a little silhouetto of a man ,
MI MI LA MI MI LA MI MI RE# RE# MI LA MI
Scaramouch , Scaramouch , will you do the Fandango!
FA FA FA FA RE# RE# SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL# SOL# LA
Thunderbolts and lightning , very , very frightening me
MI MI FA MI la la la# la
Galileo , Galileo
MI MI FA MI la la la# la
Galileo , Galileo
la la la# la sol fa mi
Galileo , Figaro - magnificoo

si la# la# la la# si la# la# la la#
I'm just a poor boy nobody loves me
DO la# la# la la# DO DO la# la la la#
He's just a poor boy from a poor family ,
DO DO DO la# la# la# la la la la#
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
si si la# la la la# si si la# la# la la#
Easy come , easy go , will you let me go
la# la# la# DO la# la# la# DO la# la# la# DO la# sol# sol
Oh mama mia , mama mia , mama mia , let me go
fa RE# RE# RE# RE# RE# RE RE RE RE SOL SOL FA RE# RE RE SOL# SOL FA
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me , for me ,
FA LA#
For meee

SOL# SOL# SOL SOL SOL FA FA FA RE# RE# RE# RE RE# FA
So you think you can stop me and spit in my eye
SOL# SOL# SOL SOL SOL FA FA FA RE# RE# RE# sol# la# DO
So you think you can love me and leave me to die
SOL SOL# SOL FA SOL SOL# SOL# SOL SOL SOL SOL FA SOL
Oh , baby , can't do this to me , baby ,
RE# RE# RE# RE# FA RE# RE# RE# RE# RE# FA RE RE#
Just gotta get out , just gotta get right outta here

SOL# SOL RE# sol la# la# SOL FA RE# RE la#
Nothing really matters , Anyone can see ,
SOL RE# FA SOL RE# si
Nothing really matters ,
SOL FA FA RE# RE# DO RE RE#
Nothing really matters to me

la# la# la la sol# FA
Any way the wind blows . . .