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- #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
- #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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- * BEATLES *
- * "Golden Slumbers" *
- * transcribed by nhuebner@umich.edu *
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- Words and Music by
- John Lennon &
- Paul McCartney
-
- INTRO (one measure)
- (quietly)
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- 0-----0-----0-----0-----
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- 3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--
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- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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- -VERSE-
- (quietly the 1st time, louder the 2nd time)
- Am7 Dm7
- Once, there was a way_________ to get back homeward
- G7 C
- Once, there was a way_________ to get back home
- Em Am Dm9
- Sleep pretty darling, do not cry,
- G7 C
- And I will sing a lullaby
- -CHORUS-
- (loudly)
- C F C
- Gold - en slumbers fill your eyes
- C F C
- Smiles awake you when you rise
- Em Am Dm9
- Sleep pretty darling, do not cry,
- G7 C
- And I will sing a lullaby
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- (Repeat VERSE)
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- HOW TO FINGER THE CHORDS:
- Am7 Dm7 G7 C Em Am Dm9 F
- o o o o ooo o o o ooo o o o o
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- I like to strum the first verse with no pick and then use a pick for the
- chorus and the rest of the song. The end of this song leads directly into
- "Carry That Weight," with no break between the two songs.
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