A Day In The Life Chords by The Beatles

Tempo:
82.05 bpm
Chords used:

Em

C

G

E

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Beatles - A Day In The Life chords
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[G] [Bm] [Em] .
[C] .
[G] I [Bm] read the news [G] today, oh boy, [C] [Em] about a lucky [A] man who made the [Am] grade.
[G] And though [Bm] the news was [Em] rather sad, [C] [F] well I just had to [Em] laugh.
.
[C] I saw [F] the [Em] photograph, [C] [G] he blew his mind [Em] out in a car.
[C] He didn't [E] notice [A] that the lights had [Am] changed.
[G] A [Bm] crowd of people [Em] stood and stared.
[C] They'd seen [F] his [Em] face before, but nobody was [E] really sure if he was from the [C] house of God.
.
[G] I saw a film [Em] today, oh [Bm] boy, [C] the English [Em] army [A] had just won the war.
[G] A [F#m] crowd of people [Em] turned away, [C] [F] but I just had [Em] to look.
Having read [C] the book, I'd like [F#] to [Em] dance.
.
[C] .
[Am] [Em] [E] [Am] .
[Em] [E] [Em] .
[C] [A#] [C] .
[F#] [E] [Fm] [D#m] [E] .
Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across [D] my head.
[C#m] Found my way [Em] downstairs [F#m] and drank [E] a cup.
Looking [C#] up, I noticed [D#] I was late.
[E] Found my coat and grabbed my hat, made the bus [D] in seconds fly.
[C#m] Found my way [Em] upstairs [A] and had a [C#m] smoke, and somebody [A] spoke and I went into [C] a dream.
I [G] [D] .
[A] [E] .
[C] [G] .
[D] [A] .
[E] [C] [G] .
read the news today, oh boy, [C] .
four thousand holes [Am] in Blackburn, [A] Lancashire.
[G] .
[Bm] And though the holes were rather [Em] [G] small, [C] .
they had [F] to count [Em] them all.
Now they know how many [G] holes it takes to [C] fill the Albert Hall.
And that's [B] who I [Em] am.
[Am] [E] [C] [Em] .
[Am] [C#] .
[C] [E] .
[N] .
[E] .
.
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Key:  
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn The Beatles - (Anthology 2 Version) A Day In The Life chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F, Em, C, E, C, G, D, A, G and Bm. A strategic approach would be to train at 41 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 82. Considering the song's key of E Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] I [Bm] read the news [G] today, oh boy, _ [C] _ [Em] about a lucky [A] man who made the [Am] grade.
[G] _ And though [Bm] the news was [Em] rather sad, _ [C] _ [F] well I just had to [Em] laugh.
_ .
_ _ _ [C] I saw [F] the [Em] photograph, _ [C] _ _ [G] he blew his mind [Em] out in a car.
_ _ _ [C] He didn't [E] notice [A] that the lights had [Am] changed.
[G] A [Bm] crowd of people [Em] stood and stared.
_ [C] _ They'd seen [F] his [Em] face before, but nobody was [E] really sure if he was from the [C] house of God.
_ .
_ [G] I saw a film [Em] today, oh [Bm] boy, _ [C] _ the English [Em] army [A] had just won the war.
_ [G] A [F#m] crowd of people [Em] turned away, _ _ [C] _ [F] but I just had [Em] to look.
Having read [C] the book, I'd like [F#] to [Em] _ dance.
_ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ [A#] _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
[F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [D#m] _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across [D] my head.
_ [C#m] Found my way [Em] downstairs [F#m] and drank [E] a cup.
Looking [C#] up, I noticed [D#] I was late.
_ [E] Found my coat and grabbed my hat, made the bus [D] in seconds fly.
_ _ [C#m] Found my way [Em] upstairs [A] and had a [C#m] smoke, and somebody [A] spoke and I went into [C] a dream.
I _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
read the news today, oh boy, _ [C] _ .
four thousand holes [Am] in Blackburn, [A] Lancashire.
[G] _ .
[Bm] And though the holes were rather [Em] [G] small, _ [C] _ .
they had [F] to count [Em] them all.
Now they know how many [G] holes it takes to [C] fill the Albert Hall.
_ And that's [B] who I [Em] am.
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [C#] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _ .
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
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Facts about this song

This song was authored by Paul McCartney and John Lennon.

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