Paperback Writer - The Beatles
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
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Paperback Writer – The Beatles
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Written by: Lennon/McCartney
Single (1966)
Now on: "Past Masters, Vol 2" and “Mono Masters, Vol 2”
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The intro and chorus part don’t have any chords in the strict sense. But
there must have been some initially as one can hear in the live versions.
There the Beatles play the chords suggested below in order to have some
orientation for the singers. When I play alone, I use these chords – sounds
quite nice.
Paperback Writer – live at Budokan 1966:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbJWjuwzk3M
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[Chords]
E-A-
C/D x-x-
G5 3-x-
C x-3-
D-G-B-e
0-0-1-0
0-0-3-3
2-0-1-3
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MAIN RIFF
1 + 2 + 3 +
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
+ 4 +
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------5-----
A|--3h5-------
E|3---------3-
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
3---|---------
----|--3----3h
----|3-----3--
-------|
-------|
-------|
---3---|
5------|
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[Intro]
Paperback writ
er, writer, wr
iter
| | % | % |
[RIFF]
% |
[Verse]
Dear Sir or Ma
dam, will you
read my book?
It took me yea
rs to write, w
ill you take a
look
It's based on
a novel by a m
an named Lear
And I need a j
ob so I want t
o be a paperba
ck writer
Paperback writ
er [RIFF]
[Verse]
It's a dirty s
tory of a dirt
y man
And his clingi
ng wife doesn'
t understand
His son is wor
king for the D
aily Mail
It's a steady
job but he wan
ts to be a pap
erback writer
Paperback writ
er [RIFF]
[Chorus]
Paperback writ
er, writer, wr
iter
| | % | % |
[RIFF]
% |
[Verse]
It's a thousan
d pages, give
or take a few
(Frè - re)
I'll be writin
g more in a we
ek or two
(Jaaa - cques)
I can make it
longer if you
like the style
(Frè - re)
I can change i
t 'round and I
want to be a
paperback writ
er
(Jaaa - cques)
Paperback writ
er [RIFF]
[Verse]
If you really
like it you ca
n have the rig
hts
(Frè - re)
It could make
a million for
you overnight
(Jaaa - cques)
If you must re
turn it you ca
n send it here
(Frè - re)
But I need a b
reak and I wan
t to be a pape
rback writer
(Jaaa - cques)
Paperback writ
er [RIFF]
[Chorus]
Paperback writ
er, writer, wr
iter
| | % | % |
[RIFF]
% |
[Coda]
Paperback writ
er
Paperback writer
Paperback writ
er
Paperback writer
(repeat and fade)