A Day In The Life Chords by The Beatles

Tempo:
164.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

Em

E

G

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A Day In The Life chords
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[G] Sugarbone Fairy, Sugarbone Fairy.
[Bm]
[Em]
[C]
[G] I read [Bm] the news today, [Em] oh boy,
[C] About a [E] lucky man [A] who made the [Am] grade.
[A] [G] And though the [Bm] news was [G] rather sad,
[C]
Well, I [F] just had to laugh.
[Em]
[C]
I saw [F] the photograph,
[Em]
[C] [G]
He blew his mind out in [Em] a car.
[C] He didn't [E] notice that [A] the lights had [Am] changed.
[Gm] A [Bm] crowd of people stood [Em] and stared.
[C] They'd [F] seen his face [Em] before,
Nobody was really sure if he was from the House [C] of Lords.
[G] I saw [F#] a film [Em] today, oh boy,
[C] The English [Em] army had [A] just won the war.
[G] A [F#] crowd of people [Em] turned away.
[C]
But I [F] just had to look.
[Em]
Having read [C] the form,
I'd love [F#] to [Em] turn again.
[C]
[Am]
[Em] [E] [Am]
[Em]
[Bm] [A] [Em]
[C] [A#]
[F#] [C] [A]
[E]
[C#] [F#] [E]
Woke up, fell out of bed,
Dragged a comb across [D] my head.
[C#m] Found my way [C] downstairs and [F#m] drank a cup.
[E] And looking [C#] up, I noticed I was late.
[B]
[E] Found my coat and grabbed my hat,
Made the bus in [D] seconds fly.
[C#m] Found my way upstairs and [A] had a smoke,
[C#m] And somebody spoke and [A] I went into a dream.
[C]
I [G]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
read [Bm] the news today, oh boy,
[C]
Four thousand holes in [Am] Blackburn, Lancashire.
[A] [G]
And though [Bm] the holes were [Em] rather small,
[G] [C]
They had to [F] count them [Em] all.
Now they know how many [E] holes it takes to fill the [C] Albert Hall.
I'd love [F#] to turn again. [G] Thank you.
[A] [Em]
[C] [E]
[Em]
[Am] [E] [Em]
[E] [C]
[Em] [F#]
[N]
[Em] [C#]
[C] [A]
[E]
Key:  
C
3211
Em
121
E
2311
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
Em
121
E
2311
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Let's start jamming The Beatles - A Day In The Life chords, Practice these chords sequence - Bm, Em, C, F, E, C, G, D, A, G and Bm. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 82 BPM and then match the original tempo of 164 BPM. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[G] _ Sugarbone Fairy, _ Sugarbone Fairy.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] I _ _ read [Bm] the news today, [Em] oh boy, _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ About a [E] lucky man [A] who made the _ [Am] grade.
_ [A] _ [G] _ And though the [Bm] news was [G] rather _ _ sad,
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Well, I [F] just had to laugh.
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
I saw [F] the _ photograph,
[Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ He blew his mind out in [Em] a car. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ He didn't [E] notice that [A] the lights had _ [Am] changed. _
_ _ [Gm] A [Bm] crowd of people stood [Em] and stared. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ They'd [F] seen his face [Em] before,
Nobody was really sure if he was from the House [C] of Lords. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] I saw [F#] a film [Em] today, oh boy,
_ _ _ _ [C] _ The English [Em] army had [A] just won the war.
_ _ _ [G] _ A [F#] crowd of people [Em] turned away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
But I [F] just had to look.
[Em] _ _
_ Having _ read [C] the _ form, _ _ _ _
I'd love [F#] to _ _ [Em] turn _ again. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A#] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Woke up, fell out of bed,
Dragged a comb across [D] my head.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] Found my way [C] downstairs and [F#m] drank a cup.
[E] And looking [C#] up, I noticed I was late.
[B] _
_ [E] Found my coat and grabbed my hat,
Made the bus in [D] seconds fly.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Found my way upstairs and [A] had a smoke,
[C#m] And somebody spoke and [A] I went into a dream.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ I [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
read [Bm] the news today, oh boy,
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Four thousand holes in [Am] Blackburn, _ _ Lancashire.
_ [A] _ _ [G] _
And though [Bm] the holes were [Em] rather small,
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
They had to [F] count them [Em] all.
Now they know how many [E] holes it takes to fill the [C] Albert Hall.
_ _ _ _ _ I'd love [F#] to turn again. [G] Thank you.
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
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