Year: 1967 - Album: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Intro: G Bm Em Em7 C C G D/F# Em Em7 I read the news today oh boy C C/B Am7 About a lucky man who made the grade G Bm Em Em7 And though the news was rather sad C F Em Em7 Well I just had to laugh C F Em C I saw the photograph G D/F# Em Em7 He blew his mind out in a car C C/B Am7 He didn't notice that the lights had changed G Bm Em Em7 A crowd of people stood and stared C F They'd seen his face before Em Nobody was really sure Em7 C If he was from the House of Lords G D/F# Em Em7 I saw a film today oh boy C C/B Am7 The English Army had just won the war G Bm Em Em7 A crowd of people turned away C F Em But I just had to look Em7 C Having read the book C B5 I'd love to turn you on Instrumental:E E D9 Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head E B7 Found my way downstairs and drank a cup E B7 And looking up, I noticed I was late. Ha, ha, ha. E Found my coat and grabbed my hat D9 Made the bus in seconds flat E B7 Found my way upstairs and had a smoke E B7 And somebody spoke and I went into a dream C G D A E C G D A E D C D Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah... G D/F# Em Em7 I read the news today oh boy C C/B Am7 Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire. G D/F# Em Em7 And though the holes were rather small C F They had to count them all; Em Em7 C Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall. B5 I'd love to turn you on. Instrumental: E