Song: Paperback writer
Artist: The Beatles
Composer: Lennon & McCartney
Album: Revolver
Tabbed by DJ 20th April 2021

Original promo video by The Beatles: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYvkICbTZIQ

[Verse rhythm 
            
e |----3-3----
B |----3-3----
G |----4-4---4
D |----5-----3
A |----5-----5
E |--3-----3--

pattern]
            
-----|----3-3-
-----|----3-3-
-----|----4-4-
-h5--|----5---
-----|----5---
-----|--3-----

 
--------|
--------|
--4-----|
--3-----|
--5-----|
3-------|

For the lead riff play as a barre with the index finger at
the 3rd fret, use the little finger to play the other notes.

The Choruses were sung acapella, so the chords in brackets
are just my suggestion, implied by the vocal harmonies,
to fill the sound out for a solo performer.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Please IGNORE ALL CHORD BOXES the website displays, they are
not my personal choices. Those diagrams are generated
automatically from the site's generic database and often do nots
how the best options for a particular chord progression.
Please use the voicings suggested in the text column numbers.

[Chorus chords]         [Verse chords]
() = x32030           = 355433
()    = 320030          = 353433
()     = 320003           = 8-10-10-9-8-8 or x35553
()    = 323003          = 8-10-8-10-8-8 or x35353

h = Hammer-on note    ^ = Emphasise the beats

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[Chorus]
(   (
 Paperback wri

       (    
ter-----------

  (
------------!
          (Paperback writer-------------!)
                    (Paperback writer---!)

[Lead Riff]
     
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |-----------
D |---------5-
A |----3-h5---
E |--3--------

--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
----3---|-----
--------|----3
-3------|--3--

-------------| [x2]
-------------|
-------------|
----------3--|
-----3-h5----|
---3---------|

[Verse 1]
             
Dear Sir or Ma

            
dam, will you 


read my book?
           
It took me yea

              
rs to write!  

       
Will you take 

a look?
           
    It's based

            
 on a novel by

   
 a man named L

ear,
           
And I need a j

           
ob, so I want 

              
to be a paper 

     
- back writer,
           
         Paper

       [
 - back wri   

  
  - ter!
                      ^         ^
[Verse 2]
             
It's a dirty s

        
tory of a dirt

y man,
           
And his clingi

            
ng wife doesn'

  
t understand,
           
    His son is

            
 working for t

   
he Daily Mail,

 
           
It's a steady 

           
job, but he wa

              
nts to be a pa

         
per - back wri

ter,
           
           Pap

           
er - back wri 

       
- ter!
                   ^    ^
[Chorus]
(   (
 Paperback wri

       (    
ter-----------

  (
------------!
          (Paperback writer-------------!)
                    (Paperback writer---!)

[Lead Riff]
     
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |-----------
D |---------5-
A |----3-h5---
E |--3--------

--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
----3---|-----
--------|----3
-3------|--3--

-------------| [x2]
-------------|
-------------|
---------3---|
----3-h5-----|
---3---------|

[Verse 3]
             
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,
    (...Jac---------------ques!)

           
   I can make 

            
it longer if y

   
ou like the st

yle
        (Frè-------------------re...)

           
I can change i

            
t 'round, and 

             
I want to be a

            
 paper - back 


writer,
  (...Jac---------------------ques!)

           
         Paper

       [
 - back wri   

  
  - ter!
                      ^         ^
[Verse 4]
             
If you really 

            
like it you ca

  
n have the rig

hts,
      (Frè--------------------re...)

           
It could make 

            
a million for 

    
you overnight,
     (...Jac--------------------ques!)

           
If you must re

            
turn it you ca

  
n send it here

,
      (Frè--------------------re...)

           
But I need a b

           
reak, and I wa

              
nt to be a pap

        
er - back writ

er,
  (...Jac-----------------ques!)

           
         Paper

           
 - back wri - 

     
ter!
                      ^     ^
[Chorus]
(   (
 Paperback wri

       (    
ter-----------

  (
------------!
          (Paperback writer-------------!)
                    (Paperback writer---!)

[Lead Riff]
     
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |-----------
D |---------5-
A |----3-h5---
E |--3--------

--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
----3---|-----
--------|----3
-3------|--3--

-------------|  [x2]
-------------|
-------------|
---------3---|
----3-h5-----|
---3---------|

[Coda - repeats]
           
Paperback  ...

            
writer--------

                 
----------!
                  (Paper - back writer---!)