Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Bohemian Rhapsody" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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A#                     C
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
F                            A#
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
Gm                   A#                  D#
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see
Cm                   F
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy

             B    A#    A   A#
Because I'm easy come, easy go
 B      A#    A      A#
Little high, little low
D#           A#
Any way the wind blows
C#m             F                A#   A#
Doesn't really matter to me, to me

A#         Gm
Mama just killed a man
      Cm
Put a gun against his head,
                             F
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
A#              Gm
Mama, life had just begun
    Cm                   B       A#   Am G# G
But now I've gone and thrown it all  away
D#    A# Cm
Mama, ooh
       Fm       E    D#  D Dm
Didn't mean to make you cry
   A#                              D#
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
      A#        Cm        G#m            D#     D#
Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters

A#  A#

A#            Gm
Too late, my time has come
       Cm
Sends shivers down my spine,
                        F
Body's aching all the time
A#                       Gm
Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go
       Cm              B        A#       Am G# G
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
D#    A# Cm
Mama, oooh (Anyway the wind blows)
Fm       E   D#  D Dm
I don't want to die
   A#                                   D#  Gm
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all

Cm        Fm E D# D Dm
A#        D#   A#m
Cm        Fm E D# D Dm
C# C B A#m

A A A A

D   Asus4 A     Asus4    D   Asus4  A  Asus4
I  see a little silhou - etto of a man.
            D      Asus4      D
Scar - a - mouch, Scar - a - mouch,
Asus4     A     Asus4  D     A
Will you do the Fan - dan - go?
C#             G#
Thunderbolt and lightning
C            E          A
Very, very fright'ning me.
                     B  B C B   A G F#     D#     C
Gallileo, Gallileo, Gallile-o, Figaro, Magnifico.

B    A#     A    A#
I'm just a poor boy
B A#    A     A#
Nobody loves me.
D#           A#
He's  just a poor boy
D#           A#
from a poor family.
G#             D#             F        A#
Spare him his life from this monstrosity.

B    A#    A    A#
Easy come, easy go,
 B       A#      A
Will you let me go?
A#    D#     A#
Bis - mil - lah!
D#  A#  A#   C   C#  C  A#
No, we will not let you go.
        D#   A#  D# A#
Let him go! Bismillah!
A#  A#   C   C#  C  A#
We will not let you go.
D#           A#  D# A#
Let him go! Bismillah!
A#  A#   C   C#  C  A#
Will not let you go!
D#
Let me go!
A#  A#   C   C#  C  A#
Will not let you go.
                         F#
Never never never let me go

 B   A   D   C#  F#  A#  D#
No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

Oh mama mia, mama mia
D# D# G# D#  C   E  A#
Mama  mia   let me go
    D#  G#        D          Gm
Belze - but had a devil put aside
     A#
For me, for me, for me

A#       D#            A#           D#        A#  C#
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye.
A#       D#           A#          D#          G#  Gm
So you think you can love me and leave me to die.
Fm  A#  Fm                     A#
Oh, baby, can't do this to me, baby.
Fm              A#   Fm            A#           D#
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here.

D#   A#    Cm  G   Cm
Ooh, ooh  ohh, ooh, yeah
G    Cm A# D# Gm G# D#
Ooh  yeah

Cm             Gm       Cm         Gm
Nothing really matters, anyone can see
Cm              G#m     G#             A#
Nothing really matters, nothing really matters
    D# G# D# D#m A# C# C C#m C  F
To me
A#   F       G#   F
Any way the wind blows


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

Am

Guitar chord Am

Asus4

Guitar chord Asus4

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Bohemian Rhapsody" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.

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