Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Album
1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2. With A Little Help From My Friends
3. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
4. Getting Better
5. Fixing A Hole
6. She's Leaving Home
7. Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite
8. Within You Without You
9. When I'm Sixty-Four
10. Lovely Rita
11. Good Morning, Good Morning
12. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)
13. A Day In The Life
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
Intro:
A7
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Verse 1:
G7 A7
It was twenty years ago today
C7 G7
Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play
G7 A7
They've been going in and out of style
C7 G7
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile
A7
So may I introduce to you
C7
The act you've known for all these years
G7 C7 G7
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
Trumpet Solo:
C7 F7
C7 D7
Chorus:
G Bb C7 G
We're Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
C7 G7
We hope you will enjoy the show
G Bb C7 G
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
A7 D7
Sit back and let the evening go
Bridge:
C7
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely
G7
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely
A7
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely
C7 G7
Heart's Club Band
C7
It's wonderful to be here
F7
It's certainly a thrill
C7
You're such a lovely audience
D7
We'd like to take you home with us
We'd love to take you home
Verse 2:
G7 A7
I don't really wanna stop the show
C7 G7
But I thought you might like to know
G7 A7
That the singer's gonna sing a song
C7 G7
And he wants you all to sing along
A7
So may I introduce to you
C7
The one and only Billy Shears
G7 C7 G7
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
C7
(Segue into "With A Little Help from My Friends")
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WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
C D E
Billy Shears!
riff 1:
A B
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E B F#m
What would you think if I sang out of tune
B7 E
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
B F#m
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
B7 E
And I'll try not to sing out of key
D A E
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
D A E
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
A E [riff 2: see below] B
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
E B F#m
What do I do when my love is away
B7 E
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
B F#m
How do I feel by the end of the day
B7 E
(Are you sad because you're on your own?)
D A E
No, I get by with a little help from my friends
D A E
Mm, get high with a little help from my friends
A E
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
C#m F#7
(Do you need anybody?)
E D A
I need somebody to love
C#m F#7
(Could it be anybody?)
E D A
I want somebody to love
E B F#m
(Would you believe in a love at first sight)
B7 E
Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time
E B F#m
(What do you see when you turn out the light)
B7 E
I can't tell you but I know it's mine
D A E
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
D A E
Mm, get high with a little help from my friends
A E
Oh, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
C#m F#7
(Do you need anybody?)
E D A
I just need someone to love
C#m F#7
(Could it be anybody?)
E D A
I want somebody to love
D A E
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
D A E
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
A E
Oh I get high with a little help from my friends
D A
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends
C/G D7 E
With a little help from my friends
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LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
That cool riff that underlines John's section of the song is played on
a keyboard instrument and is a little awkward to play on the guitar.
If you're stuck on playing it on a guitar, I recommend capoing on the
12th fret and playing the following (you could play this without the
capo--the riff would just be an octave lower). The chords that go a
long the riff are simple enough--just an A chord with a bass line
moving beneath it.
let ring:
A/E A/G A/F# A/F
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A/E A/G A/F# A/F
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Picture yourself in a boat on a river
A/E A/G A/F# Fmaj7
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With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
A/E A/G A/F# A/F
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Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A/E A/G A/F# Dm
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A girl with caleidoscope eyes
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A/E A/G A/F# A/F
A/E A/G A/F# A/F
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
A/E A/G A/F# Fmaj7
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
A/E A/G A/F# A/F
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A/E A/G A/F# Dm
A girl with caleidoscope eyes
Bb C
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
F Bb
Towering over your head
C G D
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes and she's gone
G C D
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
G C D
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
G C D D A
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ahhhhh
A/E A/G A/F# A/F
Follow her down to a bridge by the fountain
A/E A/G A/F# Fmaj7
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies
A/E A/G A/F# A/F
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
A/E A/G A/F# Dm
That grow so incredibly high
Bb C
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
F Bb
Waiting to take you away
C G D
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds and you're gone
G C D
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
G C D
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
G C D D A
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ahhhhh
A/E A/G A/F# A/F
Picture yourself on a train in a station
A/E A/G A/F# Fmaj7
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties
A/E A/G A/F# A/F
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
A/E A/G A/F# Dm
The girl with caleidoscope eyes
[repeat and fade:]
G C D
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
G C D
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
G C D D A
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ahhhhh
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GETTING BETTER
Fmaj7 (V)
C F/G
It's getting better all the time
G C/G G C/G
I used to get mad at my school (No, I can't complain)
G C/G G C/G
The teachers that taught me weren't cool (No, I can't complain)
G C/G G C/G
You're holding me down, turning me around
G C/G G C/G G
Filling me up with your rules
CHORUS:
C F
I've got to admit it's getting better
Em F
A little better all the time
C F
I have to admit it's getting better
Em F Fmaj7 G
It's getting better since you've been mine
C G C/G G C/G
Me used to be angry young man
G C/G G C/G
Me hiding me head in the sand
G C/G G C/G
You gave me the word I finally heard
G C/G G
I'm doing the best that I can ...CHORUS
BRIDGE:
F C/E F C/E F C/E F C/E C
Getting so much better all the time
C F Em Fmaj7
It's getting better all the time, better, better, better
C F Em Fmaj7 G
It's getting better all the time, better, better, better
G
I used to be cruel to my woman G F C G
I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved
Man I was mean but I'm changing my scene
And I'm doing the best that I can
CHORUS #2:
I admit it's getting better
A little better all the time (can't get no worse)
Yes, I admit it's getting better
It's getting better since you've been mine ...BRIDGE
F C/E F C/E F C/E F F/G C
Getting so much better all the time
Fmaj7 (V): x 8 7 5 5 5 C/E: x 0 2 0 1 3
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Fixing a Hole
INTRO:
F C+ Fm7 Fm7(II) Bb7
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F C+ Fm7 (2 beats per chord)
Bb9 F C+ Fm7 Fm6
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in and
Fm7 Fm6 Fm7 Fm6 Fm7 Fm6
stops my mind from wan - dering where it will go______
I'm filling the cracks that ran through the door and
kept my mind from wan - dering where it will go And it
F Gm/C F Gm/C
really doesn't matter if I'm wrong I'm right where I belong
F Gm/C F
I'm right where I belong
C G C G
See the people standing there who disagree and never win and
C G C
wonder why they don't get in my door I'm
F C+ Fm7 Fm6 Fm7
painting the room in a col - orful way and when my mind is wan -
Fm6 Fm7 Fm6 Fm7
dering there I will go Oo oo oo ah
Silly people run around who worry me and never ask me
why they don't get past my door I'm
taking the time to do a number of things that weren't important yes-
terday and I still go
Bb9 = x10111
C+ = xx2110
Gm/C = x3033x
Fm6 = xx0111
Fm7 = xx1111
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She's leaving home
E Bm F#m C#m F#m
Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins
B11 A
Silently closing her bedroom door
B11 A
Leaving the note that she hoped would say more
E Bm F#m C#m
She goes downstairs to the kitchen clutching a handkerchief
B11 B9
Quietly turning the backdoor key
B11 A B7
Stepping outside she is free
E
She (we gave her most of our lives)
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Is leaving (sacrificed most of our lives)
F#m
Home (We gave her everything money could)
C#m F#m C#m
She is leaving home after living alone for so many years
Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown,
Picks up the letter that's lying there.
Standing alone at the top of the stairs,
She breaks down and cries to her husband Daddy our baby's gone.
Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly?
How could she do this to me?
She (we never thought of ourselves)
Is leaving (never a thought for ourselves)
Home (we struggled hard all our lives to get by)
She's leaving home after living alone for so many years
E Bm F#m C#m
Friday morning at nine o'clock she is far away
B11 A
Waiting to keep the appointment she made
B11 A B7
Meeting a man from the motor trade
She (what did we do that was wrong?)
Is having (we didn't know it was wrong)
Fun (fun is the one thing that money can't buy)
C#m F#m C#m F#m
Something inside that was always denied for so many years
C#m F#m A E
She's leaving home bye bye
Chords used:
A x02220
Bm X24432
B11 x22222
B7 x21202
C#m x46654
E 022100
F#m 244222
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BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KITE
Bb A7 Dm G
Cm G
For the benefit of Mr. Kite
Bb Dm G
There will be a show tonight on trampoline
Cm G
The Hendersons will all be there
Bb Dm A
Late of Pablo Fanques Fair- what a scene!
Dm Dm/C
Over man and horses hoops and garters
Bb A7 Dm
Lastly through a hogshead of real fire!
Bb A Dm Gm A7 Dm G
In this way Mr. K. will challenge the world!
The celebrated Mr. K.
performs his feat on Saturday at Bishopsgate
The Hendersons will dance and sing
As Mr. Kite flies through the ring- don't be late!
Messrs. K. and H. assure the public
Their production will be second to none
Bb A Dm F+ C A
And of course Henry The Horse dances the waltz!
Dm F+ C B Em G
The band begins at ten to six
When Mr. K. performs his tricks without a sound
And Mr. H. will demonstrate
Ten summersets he'll undertake on solid ground
We've been some days in preparation
A splendid time is guaranteed for all
And tonight Mr. Kite is topping the bill!
Dm A C Em A Dm A C Em B
Em Em/G C B7 Em C B Em
Em/G C B Em Em/G C B Em
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Within You Without You
C
Boy, this is a tricky one. The whole song revolves around a droning C note
on the sitar, so there are no chord changes. If you happen to have a sitar,
maybe if you fiddle around a little you can pick out the tune - it's in the
key of C, obviously. For the rest of us, pick up that guitar, start strumming
open C, and sing what follows!
Verse:
We were talking
about the space between us all
and the people
who hide themselves behind a wall
of illusion
Never glimpse the truth,
then it's far too late
when they pass away.....
We were talking
about the love we all could share
when we find it
to try our best to hold it there
with our love
with our love we could save the world
if they only knew.....
"Chorus":
Try to realize it's all within your self,
no one else can make you change
And to see you're really only very small,
and life flows within in you and without you
Verse:
We were talking
about the love that's gone so cold
and the people
who gain the world and lose their soul
They don't know....
They can't see.....
Are you one of them
Coda:
When you've seen beyond yourself
then you may find, peace of mind,
is waiting there
And the time will come
when you see we're all one,
and life flows within you and without you
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WHEN I'M SIXTY-FOUR
The song is in C#. Not a good key for guitar. So I suggest capoing the
first fret and playing in C. If you're a purist, just move all the chords
up a half step.
intro: C F G C G C
C G
When I get old and losing my hair many years from now,
G7 C
Will you still be senting me a Valentine birthday greetings bottle of wine?
C7 F
If I'd been out 'till quarter to three would you lock the door?
Fm C A7 D7 G7 C G C
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
Am G Am
(Mmm mmm mmm)
Am E7
You'll be older too.
Am Dm
(Aah) And if you say the word,
F G C G G7
I could stay with you.
C G
I could be handy mending a fuse when your lights have gone.
G7 C
You can knit a sweater by the fireside, Sunday mornings go for a ride.
C7 F
Doing the garden, digging the weeds, who could ask for more?
Fm C A7 D7 G7 C G C
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
Am G Am
Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight if it's not to dear.
Am E7
We shall scrimp and save.
Am Dm
(Aah) Grandchildren on your knee,
F G7 C G G7
Vera, Chuck, and Dave.
C G
Send me a postcard, drop me a line, stating point of view.
G7 C
Indicate precisely what you mean to say, yours sincerely wasting away.
C7 F7
Give me your answer, fill in a form, mine forever more.
Fm C A7 D7 G7 C G C
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
outro:
C F G C G C
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Lovely Rita
Intro:
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CHORUS
B A B
Lovely Rita meter maid Lovely Rita meter maid
E D A E B
Lovely Rita meter maid nothing can come between us
C#m F#7 B
When it gets dark I tow your heart away
E A D G
Standing by a parking meter when I caught a glimpse of Rita
E B
filling in a ticket in her little white book
In a cap whe looked much older, and the bag across her shoulder
made her look a little like a military man
|E C#m F#m7 B7|
E D A E D
Lovely Rita meter maid may I enquire discreetly
C#m F#7 |B A/B |G#m/B F#m/B |
When are you free to take some tea with me?
E6/B B7 |E D A|E B7 |E F#7 |B7 |
Ah Rita
CHORUS
Took her out and tried to win her, had a laugh, and over dinner
told her I would really like to see her again
Got the bill and Rita paid it, took her home, I nearly made it,
sitting on the sofa with a sister or two
Oh, lovely Rita, meter maid, where would I be without you?
Give us a wink and make me think of you
CHORUS
C#m = xx2120
F#7 = xx4320
F#m7 = xx2222
B7 = x21202
A/B = x2222x
G#m/B = x2110x
F#m/B = x24222
E6/B = x22120
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Good Morning
A D A D A D A
Good morning, good morning, good morning, good morning, good morning ah
A A7 G A
Nothing to do to save his life call his wife in
A A7 G A
Nothing to say but "What a Day, how's your boy been?"
D E
Nothing to do, its up to you
A A7 G
I've got nothing to say but its okay
A D A
Good Morning, good morning, good morning ah
A A7 G A
Going to work, don't want to go feeling low down
A A7 G A D A
Heading for home you start to roam when you're in town
D A
Everybody knows there's nothing doing
D A
Everything's closed, it's like a ruin
D A
Everyone you see is half asleep
D A
And you're on your own you're in the street
A A7 G A
After a while you start to smile, now you feel cool
A A7 G A
Then you decide to take a walk by the old school
D E
Nothing had changed it's still the same
A A7 G
I've got nothing to say but it's okay
A D A
Good morning, good morning, good morning ah
[solo]
A A7 G A
A A7 G A D A
D A
People running round it's five o'clock
D A
Everywhere in town is getting dark
D A
Everyone you see is full of life
D A
It's time for tea and meet the wife
A A7 G A
Somebody needs to know the time, glad that I'm here
A A7 G A
Watching the skirts you start to flirt, now you're in gear
D E
Go to a show you hope she goes
A A7 G
I've got nothing to say, but it's okay
A D A D
Good morning, good morning, good
A D A D
Good morning, good morning, good...
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's
Club Band (Reprise)
Intro:
4 Bars of drums, then:
|F | | | | ---- The F is shaped like
this: X-8-10-10-10-X
F Ab
We're Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's
Bb F Bb
Club Band We hope you will enjoy the show
Fill:
F
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F Ab
We're Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's
Bb F G
Club Band We're sorry but it's time to go
Fill:
C
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Bb
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Ser-
F
geant Pepper's Lonely Ser-
G
geant Pepper's Lonely Ser-
D
geant Pepper's Lonely Ser-
G Bb
geant Pepper's Lonely
C G
Heart's Club Band We'd
C
Like to thank you once again
Fill:
G
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G Bb C
Sergeant Pepper's one and only Lonely Heart's
G A
Club Band It's getting very near the end
Fill:
G
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C
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Ser-
G
geant Pepper's Lonely Ser-
A
geant Pepper's Lonely
C
Heart's_____ Club_____
G
Band____
End lick:
G Bb
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This song leads directly into "A Day in the Life"
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A DAY IN THE LIFE
G Bm Em Em7 C
G Bm Em Em7
I read the news today oh boy,
C Em Asus2
About a lucky man who made the grade.
G Bm Em Em7
And though the news was rather sad,
C F Em Em7
Well I just had to laugh,
C F Em C
I saw the photograph.
G Bm Em Em7
He blew his mind out in a car,
C Em Asus2
He didn't notice that the lights had changed,
G Bm Em Em7
A crowd of people stood and stared,
C F
They'd seen his face before,
Em Em7 C
Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords.
G Bm Em Em7
I saw a film today oh boy
C Em Asus2
The English army had just won the war
G Bm Em Em7
A crowd of people turned away
C F
But I just had to look
Em Em7 C
Having read the book
Bm Em Asus2 Bm
I'd love to turn you on....
(Orchestral climax leading to an E chord)
E D
Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head
E B
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
E B
And looking up, I noticed I was late
E D
Found my coat and grabbed my hat, made the bus in seconds flat
E B
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
E B
And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
C G D A E
Aah ah ah ah Aah ah ah Ah ah
C G D A E D C D G
Aah ah ah ah Aah ah ah Ah ah
G Bm Em Em7
I read the news today oh boy,
C Em Asus2
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.
G Bm Em Em7
And though the holes were rather small,
C F
They had to count them all,
Em Em7 C
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.
Bm Em Asus2 Bm
I'd love to turn you on
(Orchestral climax leading to a massive E chord)
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