Beatles - Paperback Writer Chords & Tabs

Paperback Writer
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on single "Paperback 
Writer / Rain"

A good rocker again, I like the "a capella" (only vocals) intro and 
refrains. Also that guitar riff, and Paul's bassline is excellent again. I 
don't know why Paul put the child song "Frere Jacques" in the backing 
vocals for the third and fourth verses, but I think it's funny :-)

Intro:
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  Pa     -    perback             wri     -       ter
                                  Pa     -    perback

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  wri             ter
  Pa     -    perback             wri     -       ter

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                                                          Dear

Verse:
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  Sir     or      Madam, will you read    my      book, it    me
                                                          took

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  years   to  write,     will you take a  look?               It's


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  based   on  a   novel   by  a   man     named   Lear,   and I


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  need    a   job,        so  I   want to be  a   pa- perback


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E|----------------3--------------|----------------3---5---6------|
  wri  -  ter,                                Pa      perback


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  wri  -  ter!                                            It's a

Verse:
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  dir  -  ty  sto  -  ry  of  a   dir  -  ty  man,        and his


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  clin -  ging wife       doesn't understand                  His


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  son     is  wor -  king for the Dai  -  ly  Mail,       it's a


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  stea -  dy  job,        but he  wants to be a   pa- perback


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A|3-------3---------------1---3--|--------------------1---3------|
E|--------------------3----------|----------------3--------------|
  wri  -  ter,                                Pa      perback


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  wri  -  ter!

Refrain:
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  Pa     -    perback             wri     -       ter
                                  Pa     -    perback

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  wri             ter
  Pa     -    perback             wri     -       ter
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/paperback_writer_btab_ver_2.html ]
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                                                          It's a

Verse:
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  thou -  sand pa -  ges, give or take    a   few,        I'll be
  Fre            -                re

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  wri  -  ting more       in  a   week or two             I   could
  Ja             -                cques

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  make    it  lon -  ger  if  you like    the style,      I   can
  Fre            -                re

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  change  it  round,      and I   want to be  a   pa- perback
  Ja             -                cques

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  wri  -  ter,                                Pa      perback


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  wri  -  ter!                                            If  you

Verse:
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  real    ly  like    it, you can have    the rights,     I   could
  Fre            -                re

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  make    a   mil  - lion for you o - vernight            If  you
  Ja             -                cques

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  must    re- turn    it, you can send    it  here,       but I
  Fre            -                re

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  need    a   break,      and I   want to be  a   pa- perback
  Ja             -                cques

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  wri  -  ter,                                Pa      perback


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  wri  -  ter!

Refrain:
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  Pa     -    perback             wri     -       ter
                                  Pa     -    perback

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  wri             ter
  Pa     -    perback             wri     -       ter

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Outro:
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                                                  Pa- perback
  Pa     -    perback             wri     -       ter

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A|--------------------3---5------|--------------------2---3---5--|
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  wri  -  ter
repeat and fade...

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