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Ticket To Ride

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Step 1 / 38Position: 2
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Ticket To Ride chords *
[Intro] (play twice... let all notes ring)
e|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0--------|
B|--------2-----0-----------2-----0-----------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------2--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
(Playing with the lyrics "I think I'm gonna be sad...")
e|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0--------|
B|--2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----0-----------|
G|--2-----2--2--------2-----2--2--------------|
D|--2-----2-----------2-----2-----------------|
A|--0-----0-----------0-----0-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
I Athink I'm Asus4gonna be Asad, I Asus4think it's toAday, yeah
The girl that's Asus4driving me Amad is Asus4going aBmwayE  
F#mShe's got a ticket to Dride, F#mshe's got a ticket to Gride
F#mShe's got a ticket to Eride, and she don't Acare.
She Asaid that Asus4living with Ame is Asus4bringing her Adown, yeah
For she would Asus4never be Afree when Asus4I was aBmround E  
F#mShe's got a ticket to Dride, F#mshe's got a ticket to Gride
F#mShe's got a ticket to Eride, and she don't Acare.
I D7don't know why she's riding so high
She ought to think twice she ought to do right by EmeE7  
BeD7fore she gets to saying goodbye
She ought to think twice she ought to do right by Eme
[Solo]
e|--------------------------------------------------0-|
B|---------------------------3-------5b7---r5---3-----|
G|---------------------2/4-------4--------------------|
D|---7b8---7---5--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
I Athink I'm Asus4gonna be Asad, I Asus4think it's toAday, yeah
The girl that's Asus4driving me Amad is Asus4going aBmwayE  
F#mShe's got a ticket to Dride, F#mshe's got a ticket to Gride
F#mShe's got a ticket to Eride, and she don't Acare.
I D7don't know why she's riding so high
She ought to think twice she ought to do right by EmeE7  
BeD7fore she gets to saying goodbye
She ought to think twice she ought to do right by Eme
[Solo]
She Asaid that Asus4living with Ame is Asus4bringing her Adown, yeah
For she would Asus4never be Afree when Asus4I was aBmround E  
F#mShe's got a ticket to Dride, F#mshe's got a ticket to Gride
F#mShe's got a ticket to Eride, and she don't Acare.
AMy baby Asus4don't Acare... 3x
* Alternates:
Capo II
A= G  
Asus4= Gsus4  
Bm= Am  
E= D  
G= F  
F#m= Em  
D= C  
D7= C7  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
A= D  
Asus4= Dsus4  
Bm= Em  
E= A  
G= C  
F#m= Bm  
D= G  
D7= G7  
All chords in this song (17)

The story behind the song

This song tells the story of a girl leaving her boyfriend, with the "ticket to ride" being her means of escape. The lyrics convey a sense of melancholy and finality as the singer grapples with her departure. It marked a new direction for the band, incorporating a harder sound and a sustained, almost drone-like quality in its verses. The song feels like a poignant farewell, capturing the bittersweet ache of a love slipping away.

AI-written from these sources:Ticket to Ride (song) — Wikipedia ↗The Beatles — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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About Ticket To Ride Chords by The Beatles

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