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Day Tripper

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Step 1 / 76Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Day Tripper chords
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|------------2-0-|------4-----0-2-|
A|----------2-----|----2-----2-----|
E|0-----3-4-------|----------------| 5x
E7Got a good reason, for Etaking the easy way E7out *
A7Got a good reason, for Etaking the easy way E7out now
She was a F#day tripper, one way ticket yeah
A   G#  C#* B  
It took me so long to find out, and I found out
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|------------2-0-|------4-----0-2-|
A|----------2-----|----2-----2-----|
E|0-----3-4-------|----------------| 2x
E7She's a big teaser, Eshe took me half the way E7there *
A7She's a big teaser, Eshe took me half the way E7there now
She was a F#day tripper, one way ticket, yeah
It took me Aso G#long to find C#out, and I found Bout
B
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|------2---------|
G|------------4-2-|------------2-4-|
D|------0-1-4-----|----4-----4-----|
A|2---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------| 3x
BAh - ah - ah - ah - ah - ah
E7
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|------------2-0-|------4-----0-2-|
A|----------2-----|----2-----2-----|
E|0-----3-4-------|----------------| 2x
E7Tried to please her, but Eshe only played one night E7stands *
A7Tried to please her, but Eshe only played one night E7stands now
She was a F#day tripper, Sunday driver, yeah
It took me Aso G#long to find C#out, and I found Bout
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|------------2-0-|------4-----0-2-|
A|----------2-----|----2-----2-----|
E|0-----3-4-------|----------------| 4x
[Outro] (over riff)
E7Day tripper..... Day tripper yeah ...
(fade)
* riff in A (moves up a string)
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|------------2-0-|------4-----0-2-|
D|----------2-----|----2-----2-----|
A|0-----3-4-------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
** C# is played as #2 of 16 on chord chart
Capo II
E7= D7  
E= D  
A7= G7  
F#= E  
A= G  
G#= F#  
C#= B  
B= A  
Capo IV
E7= C7  
E= C  
A7= F7  
F#= D  
A= F  
G#= E7or Em  
C#= A  
B= G  
All chords in this song (17)

The story behind the song

"Day Tripper" is a playful commentary on those who only partially commit to the psychedelic experience, or to the counterculture more broadly. The song's title itself is a clever double entendre, referring both to a tourist on a short excursion and to someone dabbling in a "trip" with drugs. It’s been described as a "drug song," specifically about acid, and also as a "tongue-in-cheek song about someone who was committed only in part to the idea." At its heart, it captures a feeling of lighthearted skepticism towards those who are just "weekend hippies."

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