A DAY IN THE LIFE Lennon & McCartney The Beatles
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||: ~ ^I read^the news^to day^oh | boy yy yy yy | ~ ^A bout^a luc^ky man^who |
||: ~ ^He blew^his mind^out in^a | car rr rr rr | ~ ^He did^n't no^tice that^the |
||: ~ ^I saw^a film^to day^oh | boy yy yy yy | ~ ^The Eng^lish Ar^my had^just |
||: ~ ^I read^the news^to day^oh | boy yy yy yy | ~ ^4 thou^sand holes^in Black^burn |
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| made^the grade ee ee | ~ ^And though^the news^was rath^er | sad dd dd dd |
| lights^had changed dd dd | ~ ^A crowd^of peo^ple stood^and | stared dd dd dd |
| won^the war rr rr | ~ ^A crowd of peo^ple turned^a | way yy yy yy |
| Lan^ca shire ee ee | ~ ^And though^the holes^were rath^er | small ll ll ll |
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| ~ ^Well I^just had^to laugh | hh hh hh hh |
| ~ ^They'd seen^his face^be fore | ee ee ee ee |
| ~ ^But I^just had^to look | kk kk kk kk |
| ~ ^They had^to count^them all | ll ll ll ll |
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1. | ~ ^I saw^the pho^to graph | hh hh hh hh :||
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2. | No=bo=dy=was real=ly=sure=if he=was=from=the House of | Lords ss / / :||
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3. | / Hav^ing read the | book kk kk ~ ^I'd | love to t^u r^n | y^o o^u o^o o^n | nn / / / |
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| ^Woke up ^fell out=of^bed dragged^a | comb^a cross^my head ~ Found=my |
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| way^down stairs^and drank^a cup^and | look^ing up^I no^ticed I^was |
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| late / / Found^my | coat^and grabbed^my hat made^the |
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| bus^in sec^onds flat Found^my | way^up stairs^and had^a smoke^and |
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| Some=bo^dy spoke^and=I went=in=to=a dream | @ Ah h^h hh h^h | / / / / | / / / / |
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| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||
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4. | Now=they=know=how ma=ny=holes=it takes=to=fill=the Al^bert | Hall ll ll ~ ^I'd |
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| love to t^u r^n | yo^u o^u o^u o^u | ^on ~ / nn nn ||
About this song:
A Day In The Life is performed by The Beatles and written by Lennon & McCartney.
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