Living On My Own chords by Freddie Mercury (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Dee do de de,

dee do de de

Verse 1

Sometimes I feel I'm gonna break

down and cry (so lonely)

Nowhere to go, nothing to do with my time

I get lonely, so lonely, living on my

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Verse 2

(own) Sometimes I feel

I'm always walking too fast (so lonely)

And everything is coming down on me,

down on me, I go crazy

Oh so crazy, living on my own

Chorus 1
C 
G/B 
 (C major) Dee do de de,  (G/B) dee   do de de
Dm 
G 
I don't  (D minor) have no time for no  (G major) monkey business
C 
B 
 (C major) Dee do de de,  (B major) dee do de de
Em 
F#5 
G5 
A5 
B5 
I get so  (E minor) lonely,  (F sharp5) lonely,  (G5) lonely,  (A5) lonely,  (B5) yeah
B 
 (B major) Got to be some good times ahead

Verse 3
Am 
 (A minor) Sometimes I feel
nobody gives me no warning
Find my head is always up
G 
in the clouds in a  (G major) dreamworld
Dm 
Am 
It's not  (D minor) easy living on my  (A minor) own,

Chorus 2
my own, my own
C 
G/B 
 (C major) Dee do de de,  (G/B) dee   do de de
Dm 
G 
I don't  (D minor) have no time for no  (G major) monkey business
C 
B 
 (C major) Dee do de de,  (B major) dee do de de
Em 
F#5 
G5 
A5 
B5 
I get so  (E minor) lonely,  (F sharp5) lonely,  (G5) lonely,  (A5) lonely,  (B5) yeah
B 
 (B major) Got to be some good times ahead

Solo 1
Am 
D/A 
Am 
D/A 
 (A minor)  (D/A)  (A minor)  (D/A) 
Am 
D/A 
Am 
 (A minor)  (D/A)  (A minor) 
G 
G 
Dm 
Dm 
 (G major)  (G major)  (D minor)  (D minor) 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
 (A minor)  (A minor)  (A minor)  (A minor) 
G7 
G7 
Dm 
Dm 
 (G7)  (G7)  (D minor)  (D minor) 
Am 
Am 
 (A minor)  (A minor) 

Chorus 3
C 
G/B 
 (C major) Dee do de de,  (G/B) dee   do de de
Dm 
G 
I don't  (D minor) have no time for no  (G major) monkey business
C 
B 
 (C major) Dee do de de,  (B major) dee do de de
Em 
F#5 
G5 
A5 
B5 
I get so  (E minor) lonely,  (F sharp5) lonely,  (G5) lonely,  (A5) lonely,  (B5) yeah
B 
 (B major) Got to be some good times ahead

Outro 1

[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A minorBPM: 133

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
B5: x-2-4-x-x-x
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1

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This is the definitive original version of Living On My Own by Freddie Mercury, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn Living On My Own the way Freddie Mercury intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.