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A Day In The Life by The Beatles - Guitar Chords

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            Song: A day in the life
Artist: The Beatles
Composers: Lennon & McCartney
Album: Sgt.Peppers Lonely Hearts Club band

Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar-)
25th Feb 2015

The Cmaj7 in the intro is played by the piano only. 

The slash chords show the notes the bass is playing, and are there
just for interest for those who would like to add a bit more to a
solo accompaniment. 
Hopefully I've made a playable attempt for guitarists to simulate
the rising orchestra cacophony before the bridge and Coda. 
I've shortened the actual length of those bars considerably so as
not to prolong the dischord too much.

G        = xx5433  G/A   = x0xxxx  Em/F# = 222000  Dsus2   = xx0230
Bm/F#    = xx4432  Bm    = x24432  Em/G  = 322000  Dsus2/A = x0xxxx
Em       = xx2000  Bm/D  = xx0xxx  Em/A  = x02000  B7sus4  = x22202
Em7/D    = xx0000  Em7/A = x0xxxx  Em/B  = x22000  B7      = x21202
C        = x32010  Em7/B = x2xxxx  Em/C  = x32000  F#m7    = 242222
C/B      = x2x010  C/E   = xx2xxx  Em/C# = x42000  D       = xx0232
Asus2    = x02200  F     = xx3211  Em/D  = xx0000  Dsus4   = xx0233
Asus2/E  = 0xxxxx  C/D   = xx0010  Em/D# = xx1000  A       = x02220
Asus2/F# = 2xxxxx  Cmaj7 = x32000  E     = 022100  E5      = 079900

^ = Emphasise the beats

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[Intro]
   G    Bm/F#     Em   Em7/D     C                   Cmaj7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

[Verse 1]
G             Bm/F#           Em   Em7/D
   I read the news today, oh, boy,
C          C/B           Asus2            Asus2/E  Asus2/F#
   About a lucky man who made the grade,
G             G/A Bm              Bm/D  Em   Em7/D
   And though the news was rath - er    sad,
Em7/A  Em7/B   C           C/E  F            Em    Em7/D
                   Well, I just had to laugh-----,
C        C/E F           Em     C   C/D
   I saw the photograph------

[Verse 2]
G              Bm/F#         Em   Em7/D
   He blew his mind out in a car,
C            C/B             Asus2               Asus2/E  Asus2/F#
   He didn't notice that the lights had changed,
G          G/A Bm           Bm/D Em     Em7/D
   A crowd of  people stood and  stared,
Em7/A   Em7/B   C               C/E F
                    They'd seen his face before,
Em                        Em7/D                      C
Nobody was really sure if he   was from the House of Lords

[Verse 3]
G           Bm/F#           Em   Em7/D
    I saw a film today, oh, boy,
C               C/B           Asus2        Asus2/E  Asus2/F#
    The English Army had just won the war,
G              Bm/F#         Em   Em7/D
    A crowd of people turned away,
C         C/E  F            Em        Em7/D    C
    But I just had to look,    having read the book,
    Cmaj7   Em/F#   Em/G      Em/A    Em/B
I'd love to turn--- you----   on----
          |  /   /   /   /  |  /   /   /   /  |

 Em/C   Em/C#    Em/D   Em/D#
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /   /  /  | 

[Bridge]
   E                             E
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  Woke up, got out of bed,
   ^  ^  ^  ^     ^  ^  ^  ^
                         Dsus2  Dsus2/A   Dsus2  Dsus2/A
Dragged a comb across my head,
Dsus2   Dsus2/A  E                   B7sus4        B7
        Found my way downstairs, and drank a cup,
     E             B7sus4               B7
And, looking up, I noticed I was late, (Hah - hah -  hah!)
         E
Found my coat, and grabbed my hat,
                        Dsus2  Dsus2/A   Dsus2  Dsus2/A
Made the bus in seconds flat,
Dsus2  Dsus2/A  E                 F#m7          B7
       Found my way upstairs, and had a smoke,
    E                     F#m7        B7
And somebody spoke, and I went into a dream

[Link]
C             G              D        Dsus4 D   A
Ah---ah - ah, ah!   Ah - ah, hah----, ah  - ah, ah!
        E      C              G            D    Dsus4 D   A
Ah -ah, ah-----ah-----! Ah--- ah! Ah - ah, hah, ah  - ah, ah!

   E     D  C     D
|  /  /__/  /  /__/ |
   ^     ^  ^     ^

[Verse 4]
G              Bm/F#           Em    Em7/D
   I heard the news today, oh, boy,
C                C/B                 Asus2       Asus2/E  Asus2/F#
   Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire,
G                 Bm/F#             Em    Em7/D
   And though the holes were rather small,
C           C/E F
   They had to  count them all,
Em                              Em7/D                    C
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall

[Coda]
    Cmaj7   Em/F#   Em/G      Em/A    Em/B
I'd love to turn--- you----   on----!
          |  /   /   /   /  |  /   /   /   /  |

 Em/C   Em/C#    Em/D  Em/D#     E5
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  ||
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