Words

and Music by
Singing by Freddie Mercury
In My Defence Dave Clark, David Soames

4
and Jeff Daniel

 4   
( = 77)

Voice

 4                  

Gadd 9 G Gadd 9 G

 4        
OOO O O OOO
O O

  
     



  44             
 
Piano

  
Cadd 9 G

          
OOO
X O O


4
3

           
8

   
In my de fence, what is


  
  
  


Em7 Cadd 9

              
O O O
X O O

6
3

       

        
there to say? All the mis takes we've made must be

     
  
     
  
   
  
D Gadd 9 G

             
  
O O OOO
X XO

            
         
faced to day. It's not ea sy now, know ing

 
 
  
         
  

  
Cadd 9

    
Em

        
O OOO X O O

10

   
where to start while the world we love tears it

          
    
     
     

      

               
G


D G/D D OOO
Bm/F Em G/D

    
X XO X XO X XO X XO
O OOO

12

    
            
self a part. I'm just a sing er with a song, how can I

        
 
        
         

2
            
G


  
C OOO
B7/F

    
X O O

15

 
    
         
try to right the wrong? For just a sing er with a

   
          
   
        

           
C C/D D7sus4

 
Gadd9


G7/D G


Em O OOO X O O X X OO O X XO

  
X X OOO
O O OOO

18

      
3

               

me lo dy, I'm caught in be tween, with a fad ing dream.

 
    
    



 
Gadd9

 
Cadd9 G Cadd9

 
X O O O O OOO X O O

21

                 
 
8

       
3

  
In

    
8

    
              

 


    
G C

   
Em7

             
OOO O O O X O O

 
24

  
   
my de fence, what is there to say? We des troy the love, it's our

    
       
      
     
      
3
              
D G

      
X XO OOO


27

 
       
     
way. We ne ver lis ten e nough, ne ver face

    
    

      
     

      
Em7 C

  
Cadd9

     
O O O


X O O X O O

29 3


  
   
      
the truth, then like a pass ing song, love is

    

  
     
 Em

                 
G

 
OOO
Bm/F G/D

    
D


X XO
X XO O OOO

31

     
3

       
he re, and then it's gone. I'm just a sing er with a song, how can I

       
         
          
             

      
   
G

   
C OOO
B7/F

     
X O O


34

 
    
         
try to right the wrong? For just a sing er with a

     
        
   
        

4
                
C Cm

 
G7/D

  
Em O OOO X O O X O X

  
X X OOO

37


3

         
me lo dy, I'm caught in be tween, with a fad ing

     
 
    

   
E/D A/C♯


D Am/C B7 E


X XO X XO
X X X X X O OO

39


                        
    
dream.

          


                       

   

42


E♭dim
E♭aug5 A/C♯

 
Em G/D D

                        
XX

        
XX OO X XO X X X XO
O OOO

          

                      

5
   
A/E Bm7dim5/E


OO O O O O

45

        

       
    
                        
                       

          
  
G

 
OOO
Bm/F Em G/D
C

 
O OOO
Em G/D
X XO


X O O
O OOO X XO

47


                           
Just a sing er with a song, how can

            
        
   
         

                  
D G
C D Dsus4 OOO
D/F

  
X XO X XO X XO


X O O XO

50

 
             
I try to ri ght the wrong? For just a sing er with a me

      
         
   
   C     

                   
D7sus4 G/B


G7/D Gadd9 G


Em O OOO
X O O
X XO X OO

  
X X OOO
O O
OOO

53

     
3

             

lo dy, I'm caught in be twe en, with a fad ing dream, caught in be

  
       
 
    
6
               

C G/B

  
X O O X OO

   
56

 
    
      
3

         
tw een, with a fad ing dream, caught in be

         
    


     
C Cm


Gadd9 G

 
X O O
X O X
G Gadd9


O O
OOO O O OOO

58

      
       
            
tw een, with a fad ing dream.

     



       


     
  
  

  
          
Am D D7/C


Am7 X XO X O
Bm7
XO O XO O O X

61

       
3

   
Oh, what on Earth, oh, what on Ea rth,

 
         
 
 
    

 
  
      
       
     

  
E/G♯ C/D

      
G

  
Am

 
XX OO X X OO O OOO
XO O

  
64

       
            
          
how do I try, do we live or die?

 
8


         
     
     
      
7
    
C/D D

     
D/F♯ Cadd9/E Gadd9

       
X XO
XO O O O X X OO O O O


68

  
           
           
      
         
Oh, help me God. Please help me!



                
    

 


72



 
8

 
IN MY DEFENSE


In my defence what is there to say


All the mistakes we made must be faced today


It's not easy now knowing where to start


While the world we love tears itself apart
I'm just a singer with a song
How can I try to right the wrong
For just a singer with a melody
I'm caught in between
With a fading dream

In my defence what is there to say

We destroy the love - it's our way
We never listen enough never face the truth
Then like a passing song
Love is here and then it's gone

I'm just a singer with a song

How can I try to right the wrong
For just a singer with a melody
I'm caught in between
With a fading dream

I'm just a singer with a song

How can I try to right the wrong
I'm just a singer with a melody
I'm caught in between with a fading dream
Caught in between with a fading dream
Caught in between with a fading dream

Oh what on earth
Oh what on earth
How do I try
Do we live or die

Oh help me God
Please help me