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Polythene Pam chords
The Beatles
 D   A   E2x
Well you should Dsee APolythene EPam
She's so Dgood-looking but she Alooks like a Eman
                                              G   B7*
Well you should see her in drag dressed in her polythene bag
Yes you should Csee DPolythene EPam
CYeah Dyeah Eyeah
 D   A   E2x
Get a Ddose of her in Ajackboots and Ekilt
She's Dkiller-diller when she's Adressed to the Ehilt
                                        G   B7*
She's the kind of a girl that makes the "News of the World"
Yes you could Csay she was atDtractively Ebuilt
CYeah Dyeah Eyeah
 D   A   E2x
* or B
Set8

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The story behind the song

This song paints a brisk character sketch of a woman from the North, Polythene Pam, who roams the streets at night dressed in a polythene bag. The character was molded from two women John Lennon knew, including an early Beatles fan known for her appetite for plastic and a friend's girlfriend who spent a night clad in a polythene bag. Pam is described as a "mythical Liverpool scrubber" who is "so good looking but she looks like a man." At its heart, it's a playful, quirky portrait of an unusual figure.

AI-written from these sources:Polythene Pam — Wikipedia ↗The Beatles — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Polythene Pam

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Polythene Pam chords

The Beatles

D A E

Well you should see Polythene Pam

D A E

She's so good-looking but she looks like a man

G B7

Well you should see her in drag dressed in her polythene bag

C D E

Yes you should see Polythene Pam

C D E

Yeah yeah yeah

D A E

Get a dose of her in jackboots and kilt

D A E

She's killer-diller when she's dressed to the hilt

G B7

She's the kind of a girl that makes the "News of the World"

C D E

Yes you could say she was attractively built

C D E

Yeah yeah yeah

D A E

* or B

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About Polythene Pam Chords by The Beatles

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