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Octopus's Garden

by The Beatles

Written by: Lennon & McCartney

OCTOPUS’S GARDEN Lennon & McCartney The Beatles C Em7 Am Em7 ||: / I'd like to | be ee ee ee | / un der the | sea aa aa in^an | ||: / We would be | warm mm mm mm | / be low the | storm mm mm in^our | F G | Oc to pu s's | gar den nn in^the | shade ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | | Lit tle hide a | way be neath the | waves ss ss ss | ss ss ss ss | C Em7 Am Em7 | / He'd let us | in nn nn nn | / knows where we've | been nn nn in^his | | / Rest ing our | head dd dd dd | / on the sea | bed dd dd in^an | F G | Oc to pu s's | gar den nn in^the | shade ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | | Oc to pu s's | gar den nn near^a | cave ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | Am Am7 | / I'd ask my | friends ss ss to | come ee and see | ee ee / / | | / / We would | sing gg gg and | dance ee a round | dd dd / / | F G | / An Oc to | pu uu s’s ss | gar den with me | ee ee ee / | | / Be cause we | know ww we ee | can't be found dd | dd dd dd / | C Em7 Am Em7 | / I'd like to^be | ee ee ee ee | / un ^der the ^sea | aa aa aa in^an | | / I'd like to^be | ee ee ee ee | / un ^der the ^sea | aa aa aa in^an | F G7 C 1. | Oc to ^pu s's ^gar | r^den nn ~ in^the^shade | ee ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee :|| 2. | Oc to ^pu s's ^gar | r^den nn ~ in^the^shade | ee ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | C Em7 Am Em F | / / ^We would ^shout | tt tt tt tt | / and swim^a a | bout tt tt The | cor al ll that | G C Em7 | lies be neath the | waves ss ss ss | ss ss ss ss | / / Oh what | joy yy yy ~ ^for | Am Em F | ev ry ^girl and ^boy | yy yy yy yy | Know ing gg they're | hap py and they're | G Am Am7 | safe ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | / / We would | be ee ee so | hap^py yy you and | me ee ee ee | F G C Em7 | No one there e^to | ^tell us ^what to do | oo oo oo oo | / / / / | / I'd like to^be | ee ee ee ee | Am Em F G7 | / un ^der the ^sea | aa aa aa In^an ||: Oc to ^pu s's ^gar | r^den nn nn with | Am C B C 1. 2. | you uu uu uu | / / / In^an :|| 3. | you uu uu uu | / / / / ||

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Octopus's Garden is performed by The Beatles and written by Lennon & McCartney. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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