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John Lennon

Power to the people

John Lennon

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Power to the people

Year: 1970 - Album: Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon

Written by John Lennon

	  		 Intro 
  Q=112 
  N.C. 
 4/4 
  Gtr I (Sax. arr. for Gtr.) 
  Wx8 
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   Chorus 
    Db       GbDb                     Gb 
    W                   E Q     E E E S S E 
||--------------------|---------------------| 
||o-------------------|---6-----6-6-6-4-4---| 
||--------------------|-------------------6-| 
||--------------------|---------------------| 
||o-------------------|---------------------| 
||--------------------|---------------------| 
| 
|   Gtr II (Piano arr. for Gtr.) 
|   E E +Q   E E +Q     E E +H        Q 
||--------------------|---------------------| 
||o-6-6-(6)--7-6-(6)--|-6-6-(6)-------7-----| 
||--6-6-(6)--6-6-(6)--|-6-6-(6)-------6-----| 
||--6-6-(6)--8-6-(6)--|-6-6-(6)-------8-----| 
||o-------------------|---------------------| 
||--------------------|---------------------| 


  Db     GbDb                   Gb 
  W               E E  E  E E E S S S S 
|---------------|---------4-4------------| 
|---------------|---6--6------6-6-4------| 
|---------------|-------------------6-3--| 
|---------------|------------------------| 
|---------------|------------------------| 
|---------------|------------------------| 
| 
| E Q.   E Q.     E E +H        Q 
|---------------|------------------------| 
|-6-6----7-6----|-6-6-(6)-------7--------| 
|-6-6----6-6----|-6-6-(6)-------6--------| 
|-6-6----8-6----|-6-6-(6)-------8--------| 
|---------------|------------------------| 
|---------------|------------------------| 


  Db       GbDb                     Gb 
  W                   E Q     E E E S S S S 
|-------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------|---6-----6-6-6-6-------| 
|-------------------|-----------------8-6---| 
|-------------------|---------------------8-| 
|-------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------|-----------------------| 
| 
| E E +Q   E E +Q     E E +H        Q 
|-------------------|-----------------------| 
|-6-6-(6)--7-6-(6)--|-6-6-(6)-------7-------| 
|-6-6-(6)--6-6-(6)--|-6-6-(6)-------6-------| 
|-6-6-(6)--8-6-(6)--|-6-6-(6)-------8-------| 
|-------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------|-----------------------| 


  Db       Cb         Db 
  W                   E E E E E S S +S  S E 
|-------------------|---4---4---4------------|| 
|-------------------|-6---6---6---4-(4)-4----|| 
|-------------------|---------------------6--|| 
|-------------------|------------------------|| 
|-------------------|------------------------|| 
|-------------------|------------------------|| 
| 
| E E +Q   E E +Q     Q   H          Q 
|-------------------|------------------------|| 
|-6-6-(6)--4-4-(4)--|-6---6----------6-------|| 
|-6-6-(6)--4-4-(4)--|-6---6----------6-------|| 
|-6-6-(6)--4-4-(4)--|-6---6----------6-------|| 
|-------------------|------------------------|| 
|-------------------|------------------------|| 


 1st - 3rd Verses 
  Ebm 
   Q.      E  +Q    Q      Q.      E  +H 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|--6-------6--(6)-------|--8-------8--(8)-------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
| 
|  E  E E  E   E  E E E    E  E E  E   E  E E E 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|--8--8-8--8---8--8-8-8-|--8--8-8--8---8--8-8-8-| 
|--9-------9--(9)-------|--9-------9--(9)-------| 
|-11------11-(11)-------|-11------11-(11)-------| 
   Q.      E  +H           Q.      E  +H 


   W                       Q.      E  +H 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|--8-------8--(8)-------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
| 
|  E  E E  E   E  E E E    E  E E  E   E  E E E 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|--8--8-8--8---8--8-8-8-|--8--8-8--8---8--8-8-8-| 
|--9-------9--(9)-------|--9-------9--(9)-------| 
|-11------11-(11)-------|-11------11-(11)-------| 
   Q.      E  +H           Q.      E  +H 


   W                   Q.      E +Q    E E  3x 
|-------------------|-----------------------|| 
|-------------------|----------------------o|| 
|-------------------|--8-------8-(8)---8-6--|| 
|-------------------|-----------------------|| 
|-------------------|----------------------o|| 
|-------------------|-----------------------|| 
| 
|  E E E  E E E E E    E  E E  E  E  E E E  3x 
|-------------------|-----------------------|| 
|-------------------|----------------------o|| 
|-------------------|-----------------------|| 
|--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-|--8--8-8--8--8--8-8-8--|| 
|--9------9---------|--9-------9-----------o|| 
|-11-----11---------|-11------11------------|| 


 Chorus 
  Db       GbDb                     Gb 
  W                   E E  E  E E E S S E 
|-------------------|------4--4---4--------| 
|-------------------|---6-------6---6-4----| 
|-------------------|-------------------6--| 
|-------------------|----------------------| 
|-------------------|----------------------| 
|-------------------|----------------------| 
| 
| E E +Q   E E +Q     E E +H        Q 
|-------------------|----------------------| 
|-6-6-(6)--7-6-(6)--|-6-6-(6)-------7------| 
|-6-6-(6)--6-6-(6)--|-6-6-(6)-------6------| 
|-6-6-(6)--8-6-(6)--|-6-6-(6)-------8------| 
|-------------------|----------------------| 
|-------------------|----------------------| 


  Db       GbDb                           Gb 
  W                    E E  E   E  +E   E  E E 
|-------------------|--------------------------| 
|-------------------|----9--9--11-(11)-11-11-9-| 
|-------------------|-10-----------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------| 
| 
| E E +Q   E E +Q      E E +H              Q 
|-------------------|--------------------------| 
|-6-6-(6)--7-6-(6)--|--6-6-(6)-------------7---| 
|-6-6-(6)--6-6-(6)--|--6-6-(6)-------------6---| 
|-6-6-(6)--8-6-(6)--|--6-6-(6)-------------8---| 
|-------------------|--------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------| 


  Db       GbDb                       Gb 
  W                    E Q.      +Q    Q 
|-------------------|----9-------(9)------| 
|-------------------|-11--------------11--| 
|-------------------|---------------------| 
|-------------------|---------------------| 
|-------------------|---------------------| 
|-------------------|---------------------| 
| 
| E E +Q   E E +Q      E E  +H         Q 
|-------------------|---------------------| 
|-6-6-(6)--7-6-(6)--|--6-6--(6)--------7--| 
|-6-6-(6)--6-6-(6)--|--6-6--(6)--------6--| 
|-6-6-(6)--8-6-(6)--|--6-6--(6)--------8--| 
|-------------------|---------------------| 
|-------------------|---------------------| 


  Db       Cb         Db 
  W                    E  S  S  +Q   E  E  S  S E 
|-------------------|-----------------------------|| 
|-------------------|---------------------------9-|| 
|-------------------|---------------------10-10---|| 
|-------------------|-11-11-11-(11)----11---------|| 
|-------------------|-----------------------------|| 
|-------------------|-----------------------------|| 
| 
| E E +Q   E E +Q      Q         H         Q 
|-------------------|-----------------------------|| 
|-6-6-(6)--4-4-(4)--|--6---------6---------6------|| 
|-6-6-(6)--4-4-(4)--|--6---------6---------6------|| 
|-6-6-(6)--4-4-(4)--|--6---------6---------6------|| 
|-------------------|-----------------------------|| 
|-------------------|-----------------------------|| 


 Sax Solo 
  Ebm 
   Q    E E  Q   E  E    +E   E  +E   S S  Q   E E 
|---------------------|------------------------------| 
|-11---11-9-11---9-11-|-(11)-11-(11)-11-9-11---9-----| 
|---------------------|------------------------------| 
|---------------------|------------------------------| 
|---------------------|------------------------------| 
|---------------------|------------------------------| 
| 
|  E E  E E  E E E  E     E   E   E   E    E E E E 
|--2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-|---2---2---2---2----2-2-2-2---| 
|--4-4--4-4--4-4-4--4-|---4---4---4---4----4-4-4-4---| 
|--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-|---3---3---3---3----3-3-3-3---| 
|--4-4--4-4--4-4-4--4-|---4---4---4---4----4-4-4-4---| 
|---------------------|------------------------------| 
|---------------------|------------------------------| 


  Q   E  E  E E  E E   +Q    Q    E E  E E 
|------------------9-|-(9)---9-------------| 
|-----9-11-11-9-11---|-----------11-9-11-9-| 
|--------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------| 
| 
| E E E  E  E E  E E    E  E E E  E E  E E 
|-2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-|--2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-| 
|-4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-|--4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-| 
|-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-|--3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-| 
|-4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-|--4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-| 
|--------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------| 


   Q   E Q    E Q      E Q    E  +E  E S  S E 
|-11---9-9----------|-11-9---------------------| 
|------------11-----|--------11-(11)-9-9-------| 
|-------------------|--------------------10-8--| 
|-------------------|--------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------| 
| 
|  E E E E E  E E E    E E E  E   E  E E    E 
|--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|--2-2-2--2---2--2-2----2--| 
|--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-|--4-4-4--4---4--4-4----4--| 
|--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|--3-3-3--3---3--3-3----3--| 
|--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-|--4-4-4--4---4--4-4----4--| 
|-------------------|--------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------| 


  Db        Gb   Db                            Gb 
   E E  Q   S  S  E  Q     E  E  S  E.  S S  E  Q 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|----9-------------------|---11-----9--------------| 
|-10---10---8------------|-------------10-8--------| 
|-------------11-11-11---|------------------11-11--| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
| 
|  E E +Q   E     E +Q     E  E +H              Q 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|--6-6-(6)--7-----6-(6)--|-6--6-(6)-------------7--| 
|--6-6-(6)--6-----6-(6)--|-6--6-(6)-------------6--| 
|--6-6-(6)--8-----6-(6)--|-6--6-(6)-------------8--| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 


   Outro 
    Db       GbDb       Db              Gb 
    W                    E E  Q    E  E  S S  E 
||--------------------|---------------------------| 
||o-------------------|----9--9---11-11-----------| 
||--------------------|-10--------------10-8------| 
||--------------------|----------------------11---| 
||o-------------------|---------------------------| 
||--------------------|---------------------------| 
| 
|   E E +Q   E E +Q      E E +H          Q 
||--------------------|---------------------------| 
||o-6-6-(6)--7-6-(6)--|--6-6-(6)---------7--------| 
||--6-6-(6)--6-6-(6)--|--6-6-(6)---------6--------| 
||--6-6-(6)--8-6-(6)--|--6-6-(6)---------8--------| 
||o-------------------|---------------------------| 
||--------------------|---------------------------| 


  Db       GbDb                                   Gb 
  W                    S  S  E  S   S  E  S  S  E  S S  S S 
|-------------------|---------------------------------------| 
|-------------------|---------------------------------------| 
|-------------------|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-8------| 
|-------------------|----------------------------------11-8-| 
|-------------------|---------------------------------------| 
|-------------------|---------------------------------------| 
| 
| E E +Q   E E +Q      E     E +H                  Q 
|-------------------|---------------------------------------| 
|-6-6-(6)--7-6-(6)--|--6-----6-(6)-----------------7--------| 
|-6-6-(6)--6-6-(6)--|--6-----6-(6)-----------------6--------| 
|-6-6-(6)--8-6-(6)--|--6-----6-(6)-----------------8--------| 
|-------------------|---------------------------------------| 
|-------------------|---------------------------------------| 


  Db       GbDb 
  W 
|--------------------| 
|--------------------| 
|--------------------| 
|--------------------| 
|--------------------| 
|--------------------| 
| 
| E E +Q   E E +Q 
|--------------------| 
|-6-6-(6)--7-6-(6)---| 
|-6-6-(6)--6-6-(6)---| 
|-6-6-(6)--8-6-(6)---| 
|--------------------| 
|--------------------| 


                              Gb 
   S  S  E  S   S  E  S  S  E  S S  S S 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-8------| 
|----------------------------------11-8-| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
| 
|  E     E +H                  Q 
|---------------------------------------| 
|--6-----6-(6)-----------------7--------| 
|--6-----6-(6)-----------------6--------| 
|--6-----6-(6)-----------------8--------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 


  Db       Cb         Db 
  W                   E  Q.        +H            3x 
|-------------------|----------------------------|| 
|-------------------|---------------------------o|| 
|-------------------|---10tr13----(10tr13)-------|| 
|-------------------|----------------------------|| 
|-------------------|---------------------------o|| 
|-------------------|----------------------------|| 
| 
| E E +Q   E E +Q     Q        H            Q    3x 
|-------------------|----------------------------|| 
|-6-6-(6)--4-4-(4)--|-6--------6------------6---o|| 
|-6-6-(6)--4-4-(4)--|-6--------6------------6----|| 
|-6-6-(6)--4-4-(4)--|-6--------6------------6----|| 
|-------------------|---------------------------o|| 
|-------------------|----------------------------||

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