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Queen - "Drowse" (Acoustic Arrangement)
Words & Music by Roger Taylor
Arranged by Matt Notley
matt_notley@hotmail.com
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------------|
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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------------|
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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|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
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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---------------------|
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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|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
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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|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
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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---|--------------------------------------|
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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---|--------------------------------------|
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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---|
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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|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------|
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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|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------|
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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|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------|
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