A Day In The Life Chords by The Beatles

Tempo:
155.45 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Em

E

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A Day In The Life chords
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[G] [Bm]
[Em]
[C]
[G] I read [Bm] the news [G] today, [Em] oh boy,
[C] about [Em] a lucky man [A] who made the [Am] grade.
[G] And though [Bm] the news was [G] rather sad,
[C] well I [F] just had to [Em] laugh.
[C] I saw [F] the photograph, [Em] [C]
[G] he blew his mind out in a [Em] car.
[C] He didn't [E] notice that [A] the lights had [F#] changed.
[G] A [Bm] crowd of people [Em] stood and stared.
[E]
[C] They'd [F] seen his face [Em] before.
Nobody was really sure if he [E] was from the [C] house before.
I
[G] saw [Bm] a film [Em]
today, oh boy.
[Bm]
[C] [Em] The English army had just [A] won the war.
[G] A crowd [F#m] of people [Em] turned away.
[C] But I [F] just had to [Em] look.
Having read [C] the book [F#] to [Em] turn you on.
[C]
[E]
[G] [A] [N]
[C]
[E] [F] [D#]
[G#m] [E]
Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb [D] across my head.
[C#m] Found my way downstairs [B] and drank a cup.
[E]
[C#m] Looking up, [F#m] I noticed I was late.
[B]
[E] Found my coat and grabbed my hat.
Made the bus in second [D] class.
[C#m] Found my way [C#] upstairs and had [A] a smoke.
[C#m] And somebody [F#m] spoke and I went into a [C] dream.
[G]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[E] [D] [C] [D]
[G] I read [Bm] the news today, [Em] oh boy.
[Bm]
[C] Four thousand holes in [Am] Blackburn, like a cheer.
[G]
[Bm] Though the holes were rather [Em]
small, [G] [C]
they had [F] to count them [Em] all.
Well they know how many holes [G] it takes to fill the [C] arm of the whole institution.
[B] [G]
[Am] [B] [C]
[E]
[Em] [A#]
[N]
[E] [A]
[E] [F#]
[E]
[N]
I never [D#] could see any other way.
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
E
2311
Bm
13421112
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
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Let's start jamming The Beatles - A Day In The Life chords, practice the chord sequence Bm, Em, C, F, E, C, G, D, A, Em and G. Start with a comfortable 77 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 155. With E Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ I read [Bm] the news [G] today, [Em] oh boy, _ _ _ _
[C] _ about [Em] a lucky man [A] who made the _ [Am] grade. _ _
[G] _ And though [Bm] the news was [G] rather _ sad, _ _ _ _
[C] _ well I [F] just had to [Em] laugh. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ I saw [F] the _ photograph, [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ he blew his mind out in a [Em] car. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ He didn't [E] notice that [A] the lights had _ [F#] changed. _
[G] _ _ A [Bm] crowd of people [Em] stood and _ stared.
[E] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ They'd [F] seen his face [Em] before.
Nobody was really sure if he [E] was from the [C] house before.
_ I _ _ _
[G] _ _ saw [Bm] a film [Em]
today, oh boy.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Em] The English army had just [A] won the war. _ _ _
[G] _ A crowd [F#m] of people [Em] turned away. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ But I [F] just had to [Em] look.
_ _ _ Having read [C] the book _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] to _ [Em] turn _ you _ _ on. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [N] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Woke up, fell out of bed, _ dragged a comb [D] across my head. _ _ _ _
[C#m] Found my way downstairs [B] and drank a cup.
[E] _
[C#m] Looking up, [F#m] I noticed I was late.
[B] _
_ _ [E] Found my coat and grabbed my hat.
Made the bus in second [D] class.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Found my way [C#] upstairs and had [A] a smoke.
[C#m] And somebody [F#m] spoke and I went into a [C] dream. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ I read [Bm] the news today, [Em] oh boy.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Four thousand holes in [Am] Blackburn, like a cheer.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] Though the holes were rather [Em]
small, _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
they had [F] to count them [Em] all.
Well they know how many holes [G] it takes to fill the [C] arm of the _ whole _ _ _ _ _ _ institution.
[B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _
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_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ I never [D#] could see any other way. _ _ _
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