Intro 1
E5 F/E E5 F/E
E5 F/E E5 F/E
G#5 A/G# G#5 A/G#
G#5 A/G# G#5 A/G#
E5 E5 E5 E5
Ooh ooh
Verse 1
E5 F/E
While the sun hangs in the sky
E5 F/E
and the desert has sand
E5
While the waves crash in the sea
F/E E5 F/E
and meet the land
G#5 A
While there's a wind and the stars
G#5 A
and the rainbow
G#5 A G#5
Till the mountains crumble into the plain
Chorus 1
C# B G#/Bb F#
Oh yes, we'll keep on trying
C# E F#
Tread that fine line
F#/C# B G#/Bb F#
Oh, we'll keep on trying, yeah
G#
Just passing our time
Interlude 1
E5 E5 E5 E5
Ooh ooh
Verse 2
E5 F/E
While we live according to race,
E5 F/E
colour or creed
E5
While we rule by blind madness
F/E E5
and pure greed
G#5
Our lives dictated by tradition,
A G#5 A
superstition, false religion
G#5 A G#5
Through the eons and on and on
Chorus 2
C# B G#/Bb F#
Oh, yes, we'll keep on trying, yeah
C# E F#
We'll tread that fine line
F#/C# B G#/Bb F#
Oh oh we'll keep on trying
G#
Till the end of time
A5
Till the end of time
Bridge 1
A Dm/A
A Dm/A
E F
Through the sorrow all through our splendor
E F
Don't take offence at my innuendo
C Fm/C
C G#/C
Interlude 2
Am G F
E F E F E Eb E
Am G F
E F E F E Eb E
Am G F
E F E Eb E F E
Bridge 2
C
You can be anything you want to be
G
Just turn yourself
into anything you think that you could ever be
E/G# Am E/G# Am
Be free with your tempo,
E/G# Am E/G# Am
be free, be free
G C G C G C
Surrender your ego be free,
G C G G#
be free to yourself
Solo 1
Am G F E F E F E
Am G F E F E F E
Am G F E F E F E
Interlude 3
E5 E5 E5 E5
Ooh ooh
Verse 3
E5 F/E
If there's a God or any kind of justice
E5 F/E
under the sky
E5 F/E
If there's a point, if there's a reason
E5
to live or die
G#5 A
if there's an answer to the questions
G#5 A
we feel bound to ask
G#5 A
Show yourself destroy our fears release
G#5
your mask
Chorus 3
C# B
Oh yes, we'll keep keep on trying
G#/Bb F# C# E F#
Hey, tread that fine line
C# B
(Yeah) Yeah, we'll keep on smiling,
G#/Bb F#
yeah
C#
(Yeah) (yeah) (yeah)
E F# F#/C#
And whatever will be will be
B F#/Bb F#
G#
Till the end of time
Till the end of time
A
Till the end of time
While the sun hangs in the sky and the desert has sand
While the waves crash in the sea and meet the land
While there's a wind and the stars and the rainbow
'Til the mountains crumble into the plain
Oh, yes, we'll keep on tryin'
Tread that fine line
Oh, we'll keep on tryin', yeah
Just passing our time
While we live according to race, colour or creed
While we rule by blind madness and pure greed
Our lives dictated by tradition, superstition, false religion
Through the aeons, and on and on
Oh, yes, we'll keep on tryin'
We'll tread that fine line
Oh-oh, we'll keep on tryin'
'Til the end of time
'Til the end of time
Through the sorrow, all through our splendour
Don't take offence at my innuendo
You can be anything you want to be
Just turn yourself into anything you think that you could ever be
Be free with your tempo, be free, be free
Surrender your ego, be free, be free to yourself
If there's a God or any kind of justice under the sky
If there's a point, if there's a reason to live or die
If there's an answer to the questions, we feel bound to ask
Show yourself, destroy our fears, release your mask
Oh, yes, we'll keep on trying
Hey, tread that fine line
Yeah, we'll keep on smiling, yeah (yeah, yeah)
And whatever will be, will be
We'll keep on trying
We'll just keep on trying
'Til the end of time
'Til the end of time
'Til the end of time
Intro 1
E5 F/E E5
E5 F/E E5 F/E
G#5 A/G# G#5 A/G#
G#5 A/G# G#5 A/G#
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------4--|-5---------------5---7------------| G|----------------------------5-----|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------6--------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E5 E5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------0h---1---|-3---------------1----------------| G|----------------------------------|-------------------------2--------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E5 E5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------0h---1---|-3---------------1----------------| G|----------------------------------|-------------------------2--------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 1
E5 F/E
While the sun hangs in the sky
E5 F/E
and the desert has sand
E5
While the waves crash in the sea
F/E E5 F/E
and meet the land
G#5 A
While there's a wind and the stars
G#5 A
and the rainbow
G#5 A G#5
Till the mountains crumble into the plain
Chorus 1
C# B G#/A# F#
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-3--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-4--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------4-6--|-7---------------6-------2--------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C# E F#
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-3--------------------------------|-------------4h6-4----------------| A|-4---------------------------4-6--|-7-----------------------2--------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F#/C# B G#/A# F#
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-4--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------4-6--|-7---------------6-------2--------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G#
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-6--------------------------------|-(6)------------------------------| E|-4--------------------------------|-(4)------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Interlude 1
E5 E5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------0h--1----|-3---------------1----------------| G|----------------------------------|-------------------------2--------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E5 E5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------0---1----|-3---------------3-------1--------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 2
E5 F/E
While we live according to race,
E5 F/E
colour or creed
E5
While we rule by blind madness
F/E E5
and pure greed
G#5
Our lives dictated by tradition,
A G#5 A
super stition, false religion
G#5 A G#5
Through the eons and on and on
Chorus 2
C# B G#/A# F#
Oh, yes, we'll keep on trying, yeah
C# E F#
We'll tread that fine line
F#/C# B G#/A# F#
Oh oh we'll keep on trying
G#
Till the end of time
A5
Till the end of time
Bridge 1
A Dm/A
E|---------9------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-10--12------10-------------------|-------------12--10---------------| G|-----------------9----------------|-----9---10-----------------------| D|-------------------------11-------|-12-------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A Dm/A
E|---------9------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-10--12------10-------------------|-------------12--10---------------| G|-----------------9----------------|-----9---10-----------------------| D|-------------------------11-------|-12-------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------9---10--12--9------------|---------10--12--13--10-----------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E F
Don't take offence at my innuendo
C Fm/C
C G#/C
Interlude 2
Am G
E|---------------7---8---7---10-8h-10p8--7--------|-------------------7-------8--7h-8p-7-----------| B|-10--10-10-10------------------------------10---|-8---8--8--8---10------10--------------10--8----| G|---------------(4)-(5)-(4)-(7)(5)(7)(5)(4)------|-------------------(4)-----(5)(4)(5)(4)---------| D|-(7)-(7)(7)(7)-----------------------------(7)--|-(5)-(5)(5)(5)-(7)-----(7)-------------(7)-(5)--| A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
F
E|-------------------5-------7--5h-7p-5-----------| B|-6---6--6--6---8-------8---------------8---6----| G|-------------------(2)-----(4)(2)(4)(2)---------| D|-(3)-(3)(3)(3)-(5)-----(5)-------------(5)-(3)--| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5
E F E F E Eb E
E|-------------------------------------------5----|-5--5--5---4h-5p4h-5p-4---------------------------| B|-5---5--5--5---6---6--6--6---5---5--5--5--------|--------------------------4---4--4--5-------------| G|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| D|-(2)-(2)(2)(2)-(3)-(3)(3)(3)-(2)-(2)(2)(2)-(3)--|-(3)(3)(3)-(2)--(2)(2)(2)-(1)-(1)(1)(1)-(2)-------| A|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------4--5-6-7--| 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Am G
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------(5)-----(6)(5)(6)(5)---------|-------------------(3)-----(5)(3)(5)(3)---------| G|-(5)-(5)(5)(5)-(7)-----(7)-------------(7)-(5)--|-(4)-(4)(4)(4)-(5)-----(5)-------------(5)-(4)--| D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
F
E|-----------------------12--15----13---12-13--15---| B|---------------(0)-(1)-(0)-(3)(1)--(3)(1)(0)------| G|-(2)-(2)(2)(2)-------------------------------(2)--| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5
E F E F E Eb
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| G|-(1)-(1)(1)(1)-(2)-(2)(2)(2)-(1)-(1)(1)-|-(1)-(2)-(2)(2)(2)-(1)-(1)(1)(1)-(2)(4)-| D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E
E|---------------------------------1215-| B|---------------------------121315-----| G|-(2)(4)(2)(4)(1)----------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Am
E|-17--17--17--------------------15-|-17--15131212-----| B|-----------------------------17---|-------------1513-| G|----------------------------------|------------------| D|----------------------------------|------------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2
G
E|-----------------------------19---|-17--15-----------| B|-12--12--12-----------------------|---------17--17---| G|----------------------------------|------------------| D|----------------------------------|------------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2
F
E|----------------------------------|------------------| B|-15--13------------------15----12-|-13----1210----9--| G|----------------------------------|------------------| D|----------------------------------|------------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2
E F E Eb
E|----------------------------------|------------------| B|-10----9--------------------------|------------------| G|---------10----9-7----------------|------------------| D|---------------------10--9---7h9--|-7---6---7---6h7h-| A|----------------------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2
E F E
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-7--------------------------------| E|-------------------------0--------| 1 2 3 4
Bridge 2
C
You can be anything you want to be
G
Just turn yourself/ into anything you think that you could ever be
E/G# Am E/G# Am
Be free with your tempo,
E/G# Am E/G# Am
be free, be free
G C G C G C
Surrender your ego be free,
G C G G#
be free to yourself
Solo 1
Am G
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| G|-------------4---5---4---7-5h7-5-4--------|-----------------4-------5-4h5p4----------| D|-7---7-7-7---------------------------7----|-5---5-5-5---7-------7-----------7---5----| A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
F E F E
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----------------2-------4-2h4p2----------|----------------------------------| D|-3---3-3-3---5-------5-----------5---3----|-2-----------3-----------2--------| A|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
F E
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-----3-----------9----------------|---------9------------------------| A|-----------------7----------------|---------7------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Am G
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|-----------------5-------6-5h6p5----------|-----------------3-------5-3h5p3----------| G|-5---5-5-5---7-------7-----------7---5----|-4---4-4-4---5-------5-----------5---4----| D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
F E F E
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------0---1---0---3-1h3p1-0--------|----------------------------------| G|-2---2-2-2---------------------------2----|-1---1-1-1---2---2-2-2---1---1-1--| D|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
F E
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-1---2---2-2-2---1----------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Am G
E|-17---------------------------------------|-21------------------------------19--17---| B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
F E F E
E|-15--15--15------------------1512---------|------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------15--13---|-15--13--12--13--12h13p12--12--10---| G|------------------------------------------|-------------------------14---------| D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
F E
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-9---10--9h10p9--------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------109p7---7----------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------10--109-109--|-7-9-7----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|---------0------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Interlude 3
E5 E5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------0h--1----|-3---------------1----------------| G|----------------------------------|-------------------------2--------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E5 E5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------0---1----|-3---------------1----------------| G|----------------------------------|-------------------------2--------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 3
E5 F/E E5 F/E
If there's a God or any kind of justice/ under the sky
E5 F/E
If there's a point, if there's a reason
E5
to live or die
G#5 A
if there's an answer to the questions
G#5 A
we feel bound to ask
G#5 A
Show yourself destroy our fears release
G#5
your mask
Chorus 3
C# B
Oh yes, we'll keep keep on trying
G#/A# F# C# F# E
Hey, tread that fine line
C# B
(Yeah) Yeah, we'll keep on smiling,
G#/A# F#
yeah
C#
(Yeah) (yeah) (yeah)
E F# F#/C#
And whatever will be will be
B F#/A# F#
G#
Till the end of time
A
Till the end of time
From the album
Innuendo
Queen · 1991 · Track 1