LADY MADONNA Beatles (#4,1968)
LADY MADONNA, CHILDREN AT YOUR KNEE
WONDER HOW YOU MANAGE TO MAKE ENDS MEET
WHO FINDS THE MONEY WHEN YOU PAY THE RENT
DID YOU THINK THAT MONEY WAS HEAVEN SENT
CHORUS 1:
FRIDAY NIGHT--ARRIVES WITHOUT A SUITCASE
SUNDAY MORNING CREEPING LIKE A NUN
MONDAY'S CHILD HAS LEARNED TO TIE HIS SHOELACE
SEE HOW THEY RUN
LADY MADONNA, BABY AT YOUR BREAST
WONDER HOW YOU MANAGE TO FEED THE REST
LADY MADONNA, LYING ON THE BED
LISTEN TO THE MUSIC PLAYING IN YOUR HEAD
CHORUS 2:
TUESDAY AFTERNOON IS NEVER ENDING
WEDNESDAY MORNING PAPERS DIDN'T COME
THURSDAY NIGHT YOUR STOCKING NEEDED MENDING
SEE HOW THEY RUN
VERSE 1 4 1 4
1 4-5 b6-b7 1
1 4 1 4
1 4-5 b6-b7 1
(key change - - up 1 1/2 steps)
CHORUS 2m 2m 5 5
1 1 6m 6m
2m 2m 5 5
1(hold) 2(hold) 3(hold ...)
LET IT BE Beatles (#1,1970)
WHEN I FIND MYSELF IN TIMES OF TROUBLE MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME
SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM--LET IT BE
AND IN MY HOUR OF DARKNESS
SHE IS STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME
SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM--LET IT BE
CHORUS:
LET IT BE, LET IT BE, LET IT BE, LET IT BE
(1) WHISPER WORDS OF WISDOM--LET IT BE
(2 & 3) THERE WILL BE AN ANSWER--LET IT BE
AND WHEN THE BROKEN-HEARTED PEOPLE
LIVING IN THE WORLD AGREE
THERE WILL BE AN ANSWER--LET IT BE
FOR THOUGH THEY MAY BE PARTED
THERE IS STILL A CHANCE THAT THEY WILL SEE
THERE WILL BE AN ANSWER--LET IT BE
(chorus, interlude, solo, chorus)
AND WHEN THE NIGHT IS CLOUDY
THERE IS STILL A LIGHT THAT SHINES ON ME
SHINE UNTIL TOMORROW--LET IT BE
I WAKE UP TO THE SOUND OF MUSIC
MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME
SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM--LET IT BE
(chorus, chorus, interlude)
(slow 2/4)
VERSE 1 5 6m 4
1 5 4 1
CHORUS 6m 3m 4 1
1 5 4 1
INTERLUDE 4-3m2m 1-b74 5-4 1 (x2)
LOVE ME DO Beatles, 1964 (#1)
LOVE LOVE ME DO--YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU
I'LL ALWAYS BE TRUE--SO PLEASE . . . LOVE ME DO
OH, LOVE ME DO
CHORUS:
SOMEONE TO LOVE, SOMEBODY NEW
SOMEONE TO LOVE, SOMEONE LIKE YOU
(original key is G)
INTRO 1 4 1 4
1 4 1 1
VERSE 1 4 1 4
1 4 4 4 4 (stop)
1 4 1 4 (1)
CHORUS 5 5 4 1
5 5 4 1 (to verse and solo)
SOLO 5 5 4 1
5 5 4 1
1 1 1 1-5 (to verse and end)
END 1 4 1 4 . . .
arrangement:
intro / verse 1 / verse 2 / chorus / verse 3 / solo / verse 4 / end
MICHELLE Lennon & McCartney
CHORUS 1:
MICHELLE, MA BELLE
THESE ARE WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER WELL, MY MICHELLE
CHORUS 2:
MICHELLE, MA BELLE
SONT DES MOTS QUI VONT TRES BIEN ENSEMBLE, TRES BIEN ENSEMBLE
I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU--THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY
UNTIL I FIND A WAY
I WILL SAY THE ONLY WORDS I KNOW THAT YOU'LL UNDERSTAND (chorus 2)
I NEED YOU, I NEED YOU, I NEED YOU--I NEED TO MAKE YOU SEE
OH, WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME
UNTIL I DO I'M HOPING YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I MEAN . . . I LOVE YOU
(solo--same as chorus progression)
I WANT YOU, I WANT YOU, I WANT YOU--I THINK YOU KNOW BY NOW
I'LL GET TO YOU SOMEHOW
UNTIL I DO I'M TELLING YOU SO YOU'LL UNDERSTAND (chorus 2 and ending)
ENDING:
I WILL SAY TO YOU THE ONLY WORDS I KNOW
THAT YOU'LL UNDERSTAND, MY MICHELLE (fade on solo)
INTRO/END
CHORUS A Dm7 G D#dim E-D#dim E
VERSE Am Am C7sus F E7 Am
Am-Am+7 Am7-Am6 F+7 E
NORWEGIAN WOOD Beatles (1965)
I ONCE HAD A GIRL OR SHOULD I
SAY SHE ONCE HAD ME
SHE SHOWED ME HER ROOM, ISN'T IT
GOOD, NORWEGIAN WOOD
CHORUS 1:
SHE ASKED ME TO STAY AND SHE TOLD ME TO SIT ANY-
WHERE
SO I LOOKED AROUND AND I NOTICED THERE WASN'T A
CHAIR
I SAT ON A RUG BIDING MY
TIME DRINKING HER WINE
WE TALKED UNTIL TWO AND THEN SHE
SAID "IT'S TIME FOR BED"
CHORUS 2:
SHE TOLD ME SHE WORKED IN THE MORNING
AND STARTED TO LAUGH
I TOLD HER I DIDN'T AND CRAWLED OFF
TO SLEEP IN THE BATH
AND WHEN I AWOKE I WAS ALONE
THIS BIRD HAD FLOWN
SO I LIT A FIRE ISN'T IT GOOD--NORWEGIAN WOOD
(3/4)
VERSE 1 1 1 1
1 b7 1 1
CHORUS 1m 1m 4 4
1m 1m 2m 5
NOWHERE MAN Beatles (#3,1966)
HE'S A REAL NOWHERE MAN
LIVING IN HIS NOWHERE LAND
MAKING ALL HIS NOWHERE PLANS FOR NOBODY
DOESN'T HAVE A POINT OF VIEW
KNOWS NOT WHERE HE'S GOING TO
ISN'T HE A BIT LIKE YOU AND ME
CHORUS 1:
NOWERE MAN PLEASE LISTEN
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSIN'
NOWERE MAN, THE WORLD IS AT YOUR COMMAND
HE'S AS BLIND AS HE CAN BE
JUST SEES WHAT HE WANTS TO SEE
NOWERE MAN CAN YOU SEE ME AT ALL
CHORUS 2:
NOWHERE MAN DON'T WORRY
TAKE YOUR TIME, DON'T HURRY
LEAVE IT ALL TIL SOMEBODY ELSE LENDS YOU HAND
VERSE 1 5 4 1
4 4m 1 1
CHORUS 3m 6m 3m 6m
3m 4 4 5
OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA Beatles, (1967)
DESMOND HAS A BARROW IN THE MARKETPLACE
MOLLY IS THE SINGER IN A BAND
DESMOND SAYS TO MOLLY, "GIRL I LIKE YOUR FACE"
AND MOLLY SAYS THIS AS SHE TAKES HIM BY THE HAND
CHORUS (after each verse):
OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA, LIFE GOES ON BRA
LA LA HOW THE LIFE GOES ON (repeat both lines)
DESMOND TAKES A TROLLEY TO THE JEWELER'S STORE
BUYS A TWENTY CARAT GOLDEN RING
TAKES IT BACK TO MOLLY WAITING AT THE DOOR
AND AS HE GIVES IT TO HER SHE BEGINS TO SING
BRIDGE:
IN A COUPLE OF YEARS THEY HAVE BUILT A HOME
SWEET HOME
WITH A COUPLE OF KIDS RUNNING IN THE YARD
OF DESMOND AND MOLLY JONES
HAPPY EVER AFTER IN THE MARKET PLACE
DESMOND LETS THE CHILDREN LEND A HAND
MOLLY STAYS AT HOME AND DOES HER PRETTY FACE
AND IN THE EVENING SHE'S A SINGER WITH THE BAND
VERSE I I 5 5
5 5 1 1
1 1 4 4
1 5 1 1
CHORUS 1 1 3m 6m
1 5 1 1 (repeat)
BRIDGE 4 4 4 4
1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4
1 1 5 5
PENNY LANE Beatles (#1,1967)
IN PENNY LANE THERE IS A BARBER SHOWING PHOTOGRAPHS
OF EVERY HEAD HE'S HAD THE PLEASURE TO KNOW
AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT COME AND GO STOP AND SAY HELLO
ON THE CORNER IS A BANKER WITH A MOTOR CAR
THE LITTLE CHILDREN LAUGH AT HIM BEHIND HIS BACK
AND THE BANKER NEVER WEARS A "MAC" IN THE POURING RAIN
VERY STRANGE
CHORUS 1:
PENNY LANE IS IN MY EARS AND IN MY EYES
WET BENEATH THE BLUE SUBURBAN SKIES I SIT AND MEANWHILE BACK
IN PENNY LANE THERE IS A FIREMAN WITH AN HOURGLASS
AND IN HIS POCKET IS A PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN
HE LIKES TO KEEP HIS FIRE ENGINE CLEAN--IT'S A CLEAN MACHINE
CHORUS 2:
PENNY LANE IS IN MY EARS AND IN MY EYES
FULL OF FISH AND FINGER PIES IN SUMMER, MEANWHILE BACK
BEHIND THE SHELTER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROUNDABOUT
A PRETTY NURSE IS SELLING POPPIES FROM A TRAY
AND THOUGH SHE FEELS AS IF SHE'S IN A PLAY--SHE IS ANYWAY
IN PENNY LANE THE BARBER SHAVES ANOTHER CUSTOMER
WE SEE THE BANKER SITTING, WAITING FOR A TREND
AND THEN THE FIREMAN RUSHES IN FROM THE POURING RAIN
VERY STRANGE (chorus 1 & final chorus 1)
VERSE 1-6m 2m-5 1-6m 1m
1dim b6 5sus 5
(second end) 4
(key change--down 1 step)
CHORUS 1 3m 4 4
1 3m 4 5dim-6 (to original key)
(FINAL CHORUS--original key)
1 3m 4 4
1 3m 4 4...PENNY LANE (1)
REVOLUTION Beatles (1968)
YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION--WELL, YOU KNOW
WE ALL WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD
YOU TELL ME THAT IT'S EVOLUTION--WELL, YOU KNOW
WE ALL WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD
BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT DESTRUCTION
DON'T YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN COUNT ME OUT
CHORUS (after each verse):
DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S GONNA' BE ALL RIGHT
YOU KNOW IT'S GONNA' BE ALL RIGHT
GONNA' BE ALL RIGHT
YOU SAY YOU GOT A REAL SOLUTION--WELL, YOU KNOW
WE'D ALL LOVE TO SEE THE PLAN
YOU ASK ME FOR A CONTRIBUTION--WELL, YOU KNOW
WE'RE DOIN' WHAT WE CAN
BUT WHEN YOU WANT MONEY FOR PEOPLE WITH MINDS THAT HATE
ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS BROTHER YOU HAVE TO WAIT
YOU SAY YOU'LL CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION--WELL, YOU KNOW
WE ALL WANT TO CHANGE YOUR HEAD
YOU TELL ME IT'S THE INSTITUTION--WELL, YOU KNOW
YOU BETTER FREE YOUR MIND INSTEAD
BUT IF YOU GO CARRYING PICTURES OF CHAIRMAN MAO
YOU AIN'T GOIN' TO MAKE IT WITH ANYONE ANYHOW
VERSE 1 1 1(two beats)
4 4 1 1
1 1 1(two beats)
4 4 5 5
6m 5 2m 2m3m(two beats)
6 5
CHORUS 1 4 1 4
1 4 5 5
ROCKY RACCOON Beatles
NOW SOMEWHERE IN THE BLACK MOUNTAIN HILLS OF DAKOTA
THERE LIVED A YOUNG BOY NAMED ROCKY RACCOON
AND ONE DAY HIS WOMAN RAN OFF WITH ANOTHER GUY
HIT YOUNG ROCKY IN THE EYE, ROCKY DIDN'T LIKE THAT
HE SAID, I'M GOING TO GET THAT BOY
SO ONE DAY HE WALKED INTO TOWN AND BOOKED HIMSELF A ROOM
IN A LOCAL SALOON
ROCKY RACCOON CHECKED INTO HIS ROOM
ONLY TO FIND GIDEON'S BIBLE
ROCKY HAD COME EQUIPPED WITH A GUN
TO SHOOT OFF THE LEGS OF HIS RIVAL
HIS RIVAL IT SEEMS HAD BROKEN HIS DREAMS
BY STEALING THE GIRL OF HIS FANCY
HER NAME WAS NAME WAS MAGILL--SHE CALLED HERSELF "LIL"
BUT EVERYONE KNEW HER AS NANCY
SHE AND HER MAN WHO CALLED HIMSELF DAN
WERE IN THE NEXT ROOM AT THE HOEDOWN
ROCKY BURST IN AND GRINNING A GRIN
HE SAID "DANNY BOY, THIS IS A SHOWDOWN"
BUT DANIEL WAS HOT, HE DREW FIRST AND SHOT
AND ROCKY COLLAPSED IN THE CORNER
NOW THE DOCTOR CAME IN STINKING OF GIN
AND PROCEEDED TO LIE ON THE TABLE
HE SAID, "ROCKY YOU MET YOUR MATCH"
AND ROCKY SAID, "DOC, IT'S ONLY A SCRATCH
AND I'LL BE BETTER, I'LL BE BETTER DOC, AS SOON AS I"M ABLE"
NOW ROCKY RACCOON, HE FELL BACK IN HIS ROOM
ONLY TO FIND GIDEON'S BIBLE
GIDEON CHECKED OUT AND HE LEFT IT NO DOUBT
TO HELP WITH GOOD ROCKY'S REVIVAL
6m7 6m7 27 27
5 5 1 1/7 bass