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Key
A#/Bb Major
Difficulty
Advanced
Capo
None
Chords
Bb · Gm · Cm · F · Eb · Ab · Db
One of the greatest rock songs ever written. A complex multi-part epic that challenges even experienced guitarists.
Varies by Section
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Tip: This song has multiple distinct sections. Start by learning just the ballad intro section. A capo on fret 1 lets you use A-shape chords (A, F#m, Bm, E, D, G, C).
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Intro (Ballad)
Bb Gm
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Cm F
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
Bb Gm Cm
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see
Eb Bb
I’m just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Verse
Bb Eb
Easy come, easy go, little high, little low
Ab Eb Bb Bb
Any way the wind blows doesn’t really matter to me, to me
Opera Section
Ab Bb Ab Bb
Galileo! Galileo! Galileo! Galileo!
Eb Bb
Galileo Figaro! Magnifico-o-o-o
Hard Rock Section
Bb Eb Bb
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye?
Bb Eb Bb
So you think you can love me and leave me to die?
Db Ab Db
Oh, baby, can’t do this to me, baby
Ab Db Ab
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here