I AM THE WALRUS Lennon & McCartney The Beatles
D D7 F6 G A
X. | I^am he^as you^are he^as | you^are me^and we^are all^to |
Y. | Ex^pert text^pert chok^ing smo^kers | Dont^you think^the jok^er laughs^at |
D D7 F6
| (g^e^th) er rr rr | (See^how^they) run^like pigs^from=a gun^see |
| (y^o^u) uu uu uu | (See^how^they) smile^like pigs^in=a sty^see |
G D
| (how^they^fly) yy yy I'm | (c^r^y) ing / / |
| (how^they^snide) ee ee I'm | (c^r^y) ing / / |
D D7 G BbM7 C D D7
||: Sit=ting=on=a corn fl^ake ee | / / wait=ing=for=the van^to | co^m ee ee ee |
||: Yel=low=mat=ter cus ta^rd dd | / / drip=ping=from=a dead^dog's | e^y ee ee ee |
||: Se=mo=li=na pil cha^rd dd | / / climb=ing=up=the Eif^fel | To^we rr rr rr |
Bb
| Cor=po=ra=tion tee^shirt stu=pid=blood=y Tues^day |
| Crab=a=lock=er fish^wife por=no=graph=ic pries^tess |
| E=le=men=t’ry pen^guin sing=ing=Ha=ri Krish^na |
E
| Man=you=been=a naugh^ty boy=you=let=your face^grow | long gg gg (I^am^the) |
| Boy=you=been=a naugh^ty girl=you=let=your knick^ers | down nn nn (I^am^the) |
| Man=you=should=have seen^them kick=ing=Ed=gar Al^lan | Poe ee ee (I^am^the) |
F G G7 A
| egg^man / / (they^are^the) | egg^men / / (I^am^the) | wal^rus / (goo^goo^a) joob |
D D7 F6 G A
1. | Mis^ter ci^ty p’lice^man sit^ting | pret^ty lit^tle p’lice^men in^a |
D D7 F6
| (r^o^w) ww ww ww | (See^how^they) fly^like Lu=cy=in=the sky=see |
G D G-4
| (how^they^run) nn nn I'm | (c^r^y) ing / ~ ^I'm | cry yy yy yy | yy yy y^ing ~ ^I'm |
D A D
| (c^r^y) ing / ~ ^I'm | cry yy yy yy | ^ing ~ / / / :||
A E D C Bb A E D C Bb
2. | bb bb bb bb | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Sit^ting in^an Eng lish | gar^den wait^ing for the |
A Bb E
| sun nn ~ If=the sun^dont | come=you=get=a tan^from stand=ing=in=the Eng^lish |
F G G7
| rain nn nn (I^am^the) | egg^man / / (they^are^the) | egg^men / / (I^am^the) |
A G
| wal^rus / (goo^goo^g') job^g' | (goo^goo^g') jo^ob / / | (To Y. above)
G
3. | (goo^goo^g’) jo^ob / / |
F E-4
||: (goo^goo^g’) goo^g’ (goo^goo^g’) joob | joob bb bb bb :|| Repeat and fade
About this song:
I Am The Walrus is performed by The Beatles and written by Lennon & McCartney.
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