Lily of the Valley

Words and Music by Freddie Mercury

Transcribed by Shane McDonald : (shanemcd @ shanemcdonald.org)

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Notes : This piece seems to continue from the previous song on the CD - Flick of the Wrist.
The last line  "Baby You've been had...." , ends with a chord of Am, and the style of playing this 
chord, starts this song.

Am^ means the chord of Am played on the higher octave 

Intro : Am  Am^  Dm  Dm add G    Am  Am^  Dm  Dm add G    Am  Am^ Am^  G  Em  Am  Am    G

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  C          G7/B               Am  (add g bass)  G  C
I am forever searching high and low
    Am  Am^      Dm  Dm add G   Dm   (uses same riff as intro)
But why does every body tell me no?
Dm7     F      G        C      Dm7    G
Neptune of the seas, an answer for me please
    C    Dm7    G              Am  Am^ Dm  Dm add G   Am  Am^ Dm  Dm add G
The lily of the valley doesn't know

Dm       A7/C#    C#dim  Dm   
I lie in wait with open  eyes
  Dm    C7                F
I carry on through stormy skies
  F      C/E   C          C7            C 
I follow every course, my kingdom for a horse
    F    C/E   Dm  C    G
But each time  I   grow old
C       Dm7    G       C        Dm7   G
Serpent of the Nile, relieve me for a while
C       F         G         Am7       G  C
cast me from your spell and let me go

f                             ff                f
  C            G7/B           Am     Dm   G   C
Messenger from seven seas has flown
Am                              Dm
To tell the king of Rhye he's lost his throne
Dm Dm7  F      G        C      Dm7    G
Wars will never cease, is there time enough for peace?
    C    Dm7    G              Am  Am^ Dm  Dm add G      Am  Am^ Dm  Dm add G  
The lily of the valley doesn't know

Ending : Am  Am^  Am^  G     C


Note : The chord of C#dim is made up of the notes C# E and G
f and ff symbols above notes indicate the loundess.