The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising John LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time[1] and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form.[2] Rooted in skifflebeat and 1950s rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways.

A Day in the life

🎼 Chords

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Special voicings
       E-A-D-G-B-e
Bm     2-2-4-4-3-2 (actually Bm/F#)
Em7    0-2-0-0-0-0
C/B    x-2-x-0-1-0
Asus2  x-0-2-2-0-0
 
Em/F#  2-x-2-0-0-0
Em/G   3-0-2-0-0-0
Em/A   x-0-2-0-0-0
Em/B   x-2-x-0-0-0
Em/C#  x-4-2-0-0-0
Em/C   x-3-2-0-0-0
Em/D   x-5-x-0-0-0 or x-x-0-0-0-0
 
Dsus2  x-x-0-2-3-0
B7sus4 x-2-4-2-5-2 or x-2-4-2-0-0
📼 Videos
[Intro]

|G Bm | Em Em7 | C | C |

* *

[Verse 1]

G           Bm             Em    Em7

 I read the news today, oh boy

C        C/B           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

*

[Verse 2]

G            Bm            Em   Em7

 He blew his mind out in a car

C          C/B             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

Nobody was really sure

   Em7                      C

If he was from the House of Lords

* *

[Verse 3]

G        Bm             Em   Em7

 I saw a film today, oh boy

C            C/B           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

            | Em/F# Em/G | Em/A  Em/B | Em/C# Em/D | Em | ...

I'd love to turn    you    on                      (orchestral glissando)
[Middle 8]

     E

Woke up, fell out of bed

                         Dsus2

Dragged a comb across my head

         E                  B7sus4

Found my way downstairs and drank a cup

    E            B7sus4

And looking up I noticed I was late

         E

Found my coat and grabbed my hat

                        Dsus2

Made the bus in seconds flat

         E                B7sus4

Found my way upstairs and had a smoke

E                    B7sus4

Somebody spoke and I went into a dream.

* *

[Interlude]

| C | G | D | A | E | C | G | D | A | E D C D |

(Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

*

[Verse 4]

G          Bm            Em  Em7

I read the news today oh boy

C             C/B                 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

            | Em/F# Em/G | Em/A  Em/B | Em/C Em/D | Em | ...

I'd love to turn    you    on                      (orchestral glissando)

* *

[Coda]

E


Across The Universe

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[Intro]
    D                         F#m                      A
e|--2-----/10-----9--7--5---|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------7-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-------------2-----------|
G|--2-----/11-----9--7--6---|-2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4-|-2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--|
D|-----0-------0------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A|--------------------------|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------|-2-----2-----2-----2----|-------------------------|

[Verse 1]
D                 Bm               F#m
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup
     Em7                          A              A7
They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe
D                Bm               F#m
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind
  Em7            Gm
Possessing and caressing me
 
 
[Chorus]
D             A7sus4
Jai guru deva om
A                         A7
Nothing's gonna change my world
G                         D
Nothing's gonna change my world
A                         A7
Nothing's gonna change my world
G                         D
Nothing's gonna change my world
 
 
[Verse 2]
D         Bm                 F#m                            Em7
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes
                        A            A7
They call me on and on across the universe
D                Bm              F#m
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letterbox
     Em7                               A              A7
They tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe
 

[Chorus]
D             A7sus4
Jai guru deva om
A                         A7
Nothing's gonna change my world
G                         D
Nothing's gonna change my world
A                         A7
Nothing's gonna change my world
G                         D
Nothing's gonna change my world
 
 
[Verse 3]
D                   Bm                 F#m
Sounds of laughter, shades of life are ringing through my opened ears
  Em7          Gm
Inciting and inviting me
D            Bm               F#m                             Em7
Limitless, undying love which shines around me like a million suns
                        A            A7
And calls me on and on across the universe
 
 
[Chorus]
D             A7sus4
Jai guru deva om
A                         A7
Nothing's gonna change my world
G                         D
Nothing's gonna change my world
A                         A7
Nothing's gonna change my world
G                         D
Nothing's gonna change my world
 
 
[Outro]
D
Jai guru deva
D
Jai guru deva

Let it be

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[Intro]
C G Am F C G
F C Dm C

[Verse 1]

      C              G                 Am          F
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
C                 G              F C Dm C
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

   C             G                Am                F
And in my hour of darkness, she is standing right in front of me
C                 G              F C Dm C
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

* *

[Chorus]

C      Am         G          F          C
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
C                G              F C Dm C
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

*

[Verse 2]

   C               G               Am            F
And when the broken hearted people, living in the world agree
C                G              F C Dm C
There will be an answer, let it be

   C                  G                Am                  F
For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see
C                G              F C Dm C
There will be an answer, let it be

* *

[Chorus]

C      Am         G          F          C
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
C                G              F C Dm C
There will be an answer, let it be
C      Am         G          F          C
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
C                G              F C Dm C
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

* *

[Instrumental]

C G Am F C G
F C Dm C

*

[Chorus]

C      Am         G          F          C
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
C                G              F C Dm C
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

*

[Verse 3]

   C                 G                Am                 F
And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me
C                 G            F C Dm C
Shine on till tomorrow, let it be

 C              G               Am          F
I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me
C                 G              F C Dm C
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

* *

[Chorus]

C      Am         G          F          C
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
C                G              F C Dm C
There will be an answer, let it be

C      Am         G          F          C
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
C                G              F C Dm C   F Em Dm C
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Now And Then

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[Intro]
Am   G6   Am   G6
 
 
[Verse 1]
Am             G6
   I know it's true
Am                  G6
   It's all because of you
Am          Fmaj7
   And if I make it through
     E     E7   E    Asus4    Am
It's all because, of yoooohooohooh
 
 
[Verse 2]
Am             G6
   And now and then
Am            G6
   If we must start again
Am               Fmaj7
   Well, we will know for sure
     E     E7    E   Am/E E7*    Asus4 Am
That I-iii-iii-ii,          will love  you
 
 
[Chorus]
G                      Bm
  Now and then, I miss you
    Em              Am             D
Oh, now and then, I want you to be there for me
Am          D
Always to return to me
 
 

[Verse 3]
Am             G6
   I know it's true
Am                  G6
   It's all because of you
Am            Fmaj7
   And if you go away
    E         E7     E   Am/E E7* Asus4     Am
I know you'll neeeever            stay-aaaayay
 
 
[Chorus]
G                      Bm
  Now and then, I miss you
    Em              Am             D
Oh, now and then, I want you to be there for me
 
 
[Solo]
| Dm  | Dm  | C   | C   |
| Dm  | Dm  | C   | C   |
| Em  | Em  | Am  | Am  |
| D   | D   | Dm  | G   |
 
 
[Verse 4]
Am             G6
   I know it's true
Am                  G6
   It's all because of you
Am          Fmaj7
   And if I make it through
     E  E7      E   Am/E E7* Asus4    Am
It's all because,        of  yoooohooohooh
 
 
[Outro]
(Am)  G6   E7
 Am   G6   E7
 Am  Asus4  G6  Fmaj7  E  Am