Queen - "Drowse" (Acoustic Arrangement) ======================================= Words & Music by Roger Taylor Arranged by Matt Notley [email protected] November 2001 This is my own interpretation of an arrangement of the song designed to be played by two acoustic guitars together. If you want to play it solo, then just follow the arrangement for either guitar and decide for yourself which parts sound best. The guitar parts are listed below together, with Guitar 1 on top and Guitar 2 on the bottom. Intro: ====== E|-2---3-0--2---3-0--5---5-5--5---5-5---| B|-3---3-3--3---3-3--5---5-5--5---5-5---| G|-2---2-2--2---2-2--6---6-6--6---6-6---| D|-0---0-0--0---0-0--7---7-7--7---7-7---| A|-------------------0---0-0--0---0-0---| E|--------------------------------------| | | x3 E|--------------------------------------| B|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---| G|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---| D|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---| A|-0-0---0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0---| E|--------------------------------------| It's the Verse 1: ======== E|-2---2-2--2---2-2---------------------|-------------------3---3-3--0---0-0---| B|-3---3-3--3---3-3--6---6-6--6---6-6---|-3---3-3--3---3-3--3---3-3--2---2-2---| G|-2---2-2--2---2-2--4---4-4--4---4-4---|-4---4-4--4---4-4--0---0-0--0---0-0---| D|-0---0-0--0---0-0--6---6-6--6---6-6---|-4---4-4--4---4-4--0---0-0--2---2-2---| A|-------------------4---4-4--4---4-4---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--2---2-2--0---0-0---| E|--------------------------------------|-------------------3---3-3------------| | | | E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-7---7-7--7---7-7---------------------|----------------------------6---6-6---| D|-7---7-7--7---7-7--6---6-6--6---6-6---|-4---4-4--4---4-4--5---5-5//5---5-5---| A|-5---5-5--5---5-5--4---4-4--4---4-4---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--5---5-5//7---7-7---| E|--------------------------------------|-------------------3---3-3//5---5-5---| sad - eyed good - bye yesterday ... I remember. It's the E|-2---2-2--2---2-2---------------------|-------------------3---3-3--0---0-0---| B|-3---3-3--3---3-3--6---6-6--6---6-6---|-3---3-3--3---3-3--3---3-3--2---2-2---| G|-2---2-2--2---2-2--4---4-4--4---4-4---|-4---4-4--4---4-4--0---0-0--0---0-0---| D|-0---0-0--0---0-0--6---6-6--6---6-6---|-4---4-4--4---4-4--0---0-0--2---2-2---| A|-------------------4---4-4--4---4-4---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--2---2-2--0---0-0---| E|--------------------------------------|-------------------3---3-3------------| | | | E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-7---7-7--7---7-7---------------------|----------------------------6---6-6---| D|-7---7-7--7---7-7--6---6-6--6---6-6---|-4---4-4--4---4-4--5---5-5//5---5-5---| A|-5---5-5--5---5-5--4---4-4--4---4-4---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--5---5-5//7---7-7---| E|--------------------------------------|-------------------3---3-3//5---5-5---| bleak street weak - kneed partings I recall. It's the E|-2---2-2--2---2-2---------------------|-------------------5---5-5--5---5-5---| B|-3---3-3--3---3-3--6---6-6--6---6-6---|-3---3-3--3---3-3--5---5-5--5---5-5---| G|-2---2-2--2---2-2--4---4-4--4---4-4---|-4---4-4--4---4-4--6---6-6--6---6-6---| D|-0---0-0--0---0-0--6---6-6--6---6-6---|-4---4-4--4---4-4--7---7-7--7---7-7---| A|-------------------4---4-4--4---4-4---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--0---0-0--0---0-0---| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | | E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------|-------------------2---2-2--2---2-2---| G|-7---7-7--7---7-7---------------------|-------------------2---2-2--2---2-2---| D|-7---7-7--7---7-7--6---6-6--6---6-6---|-4---4-4--4---4-4--2---2-2--2---2-2---| A|-5---5-5--5---5-5--4---4-4--4---4-4---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--0---0-0--0---0-0---| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| mistier mist, the hazier days, the brighter sun ... easier lays, and there's E|-3---3-3--3---3-3--2---2-2--2---2-2---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--0---0-0--0---0-0---| B|-3---3-3--3---3-3--3---3-3--3---3-3---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--2---2-2--2---2-2---| G|-0---0-0--0---0-0--2---2-2--2---2-2---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--0---0-0--0---0-0---| D|-0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0---|-4---4-4--4---4-4--2---2-2--2---2-2---| A|-2---2-2--2---2-2---------------------|-4---4-4--4---4-4--0---0-0--0---0-0---| E|-3---3-3--3---3-3---------------------|-2---2-2--2---2-2---------------------| | | | E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-------------------------3--------3---|--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------2--------2---|-------------------6---6-6--6---6-6---| D|-5---5-5--5---5-5--------0--------0---|-4---4-4--4---4-4--5---5-5--5---5-5---| A|-5---5-5--5---5-5---------------------|-4---4-4--4---4-4--7---7-7--7---7-7---| E|-3---3-3--3---3-3--2---2----2---2-----|-2---2-2--2---2-2--5---5-5--5---5-5---| all the ... for laughing ... you're younger and ... too hard at all. Bridge: ======= E|-2---3-0--2---3-0--5---5-5--5---5-5---|-2---3-0--2---3-0--5---5-5--5---5-5---| B|-3---3-3--3---3-3--5---5-5--5---5-5---|-3---3-3--3---3-3--5---5-5--5---5-5---| G|-2---2-2--2---2-2--6---6-6--6---6-6---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--6---6-6--6---6-6---| D|-0---0-0--0---0-0--7---7-7--7---7-7---|-0---0-0--0---0-0--7---7-7--7---7-7---| A|-------------------0---0-0--0---0-0---|-------------------0---0-0--0---0-0---| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | | E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---| G|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---| D|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---| A|-0-0---0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0---|-0-0---0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0---| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| It's the... Verse 2: ======== (As Verse 1) It's the fantastic drowse of the afternoon Sundays, That bored you to rages of tears. It's the unending pleadings to waste all your good times, In thoughts of your middle-aged years. It's a vertical hold, all the things that you're told, For the every day hero it all turns to zero, And there's all the more reason for living and dying, When you're young and your troubles are all very small. Bridge: ======= E|-2---3-0--2---3-0--5---5-5--5---5-5---|-2---3-0--2---3-0--5---5-5--5---5-5---| B|-3---3-3--3---3-3--5---5-5--5---5-5---|-3---3-3--3---3-3--5---5-5--5---5-5---| G|-2---2-2--2---2-2--6---6-6--6---6-6---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--6---6-6--6---6-6---| D|-0---0-0--0---0-0--7---7-7--7---7-7---|-0---0-0--0---0-0--7---7-7--7---7-7---| A|-------------------0---0-0--0---0-0---|-------------------0---0-0--0---0-0---| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | | E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---| G|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---| D|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---| A|-0-0---0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0---|-0-0---0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0---| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|-0---0-0--0---0-0-----------------------|-------------------0---0-0--2---2-2---| B|-0---0-0--0---0-0-----------------------|-2---2-2--2---2-2--1---1-1--3---3-3---| G|-1---1-1--1---1-1--------5-5--5---5-5---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--0---0-0--2---2-2---| D|-2---2-2--2---2-2--5/6---6-6--6---6-6---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--2---2-2--0---0-0---| A|-2---2-2--2---2-2--5/6---6-6--6---6-6---|-0---0-0--0---0-0--3---3-3------------| E|-0---0-0--0---0-0--3/4---4-4--4---4-4---|--------------------------------------| | | | E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-9---9-9--9---9-9-----------------------|-2---2-2--2---2-2--5---5-5--7---7-7---| D|-9---9-9--9---9-9--5/6---6-6--6---6-6---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--5---5-5--7---7-7---| A|-7---7-7--7---7-7--5/6---6-6--6---6-6---|-0---0-0--0---0-0--3---3-3--5---5-5---| E|-0---0-0--0---0-0--3/4---4-4--4---4-4---|--------------------------------------| Out here ... we'd gather ... scuff up the ... endlessly ... feet, E|-0---0-0--0---0-0-----------------------|-------------------0---0-0--2---2-2---| B|-0---0-0--0---0-0-----------------------|-2---2-2--2---2-2--1---1-1--3---3-3---| G|-1---1-1--1---1-1--------5-5--5---5-5---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--0---0-0--2---2-2---| D|-2---2-2--2---2-2--5/6---6-6--6---6-6---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--2---2-2--0---0-0---| A|-2---2-2--2---2-2--5/6---6-6--6---6-6---|-0---0-0--0---0-0--3---3-3------------| E|-0---0-0--0---0-0--3/4---4-4--4---4-4---|--------------------------------------| | | | E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-9---9-9--9---9-9-----------------------|-2---2-2--2---2-2--5---5-5--7---7-7---| D|-9---9-9--9---9-9--5/6---6-6--6---6-6---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--5---5-5--7---7-7---| A|-7---7-7--7---7-7--5/6---6-6--6---6-6---|-0---0-0--0---0-0--3---3-3--5---5-5---| E|-0---0-0--0---0-0--3/4---4-4--4---4-4---|--------------------------------------| and half ... broaden our ... more in the pool ... in the school hall, E|-0---0-0--0---0-0-----------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-0---0-0--0---0-0-----------------------|-2---2-2--2---2-2---------------------| G|-1---1-1--1---1-1--------5-5--5---5-5---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--3---3-3--3---3-3---| D|-2---2-2--2---2-2--5/6---6-6--6---6-6---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--2---2-2--2---2-2---| A|-2---2-2--2---2-2--5/6---6-6--6---6-6---|-0---0-0--0---0-0--4---4-4--4---4-4---| E|-0---0-0--0---0-0--3/4---4-4--4---4-4---|-------------------2---2-2--2---2-2---| | | | E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-9---9-9--9---9-9-----------------------|-2---2-2--2---2-2--3---3-3--3---3-3---| D|-9---9-9--9---9-9--5/6---6-6--6---6-6---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--2---2-2--2---2-2---| A|-7---7-7--7---7-7--5/6---6-6--6---6-6---|-0---0-0--0---0-0--4---4-4--4---4-4---| E|-0---0-0--0---0-0--3/4---4-4--4---4-4---|-------------------2---2-2--2---2-2---| with the ... chewing gum bums, watching ... life ... and the fun. E|-5---5-5--5---5-5--2---3-0--2---3-0---|-5---5-5--5---5-5--2---3-0--2---3-0---|-5---5-5--5---5-5-| B|-5---5-5--5---5-5--3---3-3--3---3-3---|-5---5-5--5---5-5--3---3-3--3---3-3---|-5---5-5--5---5-5-| G|-6---6-6--6---6-6--2---2-2--2---2-2---|-6---6-6--6---6-6--2---2-2--2---2-2---|-6---6-6--6---6-6-| D|-7---7-7--7---7-7--0---0-0--0---0-0---|-7---7-7--7---7-7--0---0-0--0---0-0---|-7---7-7--7---7-7-| A|-0---0-0--0---0-0---------------------|-0---0-0--0---0-0---------------------|-0---0-0--0---0-0-| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------| | | | | E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------| B|-7\2-2-2--2---2-2--2/7---7--7---7-7---|-7\2-2-2--2---2-2--2/7---7--7---7-7---|-7\2-2-2--2---2-2-| G|-7\2-2-2--2---2-2--2/7---7--7---7-7---|-7\2-2-2--2---2-2--2/7---7--7---7-7---|-7\2-2-2--2---2-2-| D|-7\2-2-2--2---2-2--2/7---7--7---7-7---|-7\2-2-2--2---2-2--2/7---7--7---7-7---|-7\2-2-2--2---2-2-| A|-0-0-0-0--0---0-0--0-0---0--0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0--0---0-0--0-0---0--0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0--0---0-0-| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------| Verse 3: ======== (As Verse 1 & 2) Never wanted to be the boy next door, Always thought I'd be something more, But it ain't easy for a small-town boy, It ain't easy at all. Thinking it right, doing it wrong, It's easier from an armchair. Waves of alternatives wash at my sleepiness, Have my eggs poached for breakfast, I guess. Outro: ====== slow down E|-2---3-0--2---3-0--5---5-5--5---5-5---|-2---3-0--2---3-0--5---5-5--5---5-5---|-2----| B|-3---3-3--3---3-3--5---5-5--5---5-5---|-3---3-3--3---3-3--5---5-5--5---5-5---|-3----| G|-2---2-2--2---2-2--6---6-6--6---6-6---|-2---2-2--2---2-2--6---6-6--6---6-6---|-2----| D|-0---0-0--0---0-0--7---7-7--7---7-7---|-0---0-0--0---0-0--7---7-7--7---7-7---|-0----| A|-------------------0---0-0--0---0-0---|-------------------0---0-0--0---0-0---|------| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------| | | | | E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-2----| B|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---|-3----| G|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---|-2----| D|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---|-2/7---7--7---7-7\\2---2-2--2---2-2---|-0----| A|-0-0---0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0---|-0-0---0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0---|------| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------|
