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Whatever Gets You Thru The Night

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Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
John Lennon. #1 in '75.
[Intro]
|     G|    Em|     A|   A7|     C|     C|     G|
[Verse 1]
GWhatever gets you through the Anight,
it's Call-right, it's Gall-right.
GIt's your money or your Alife, it's aCll-right,
it's Gall-right.
GDon't need a Emsword to cut through Dflowers.
COh, no. GOh, no.
[Verse 2]
GWhatever gets you through your Alife,
it's Call-right, it's Gall-right.
GDo it wrong or do it Aright. It's Call-right,
it's Gall-right.
GDon't need a Emwatch to waste your Dtime.
COh, no, GOh, no.
[Sax Break] 
|    Em|    Em|     A|    A|
|     A|     D|     A|    D|
[Chorus]
AHold me darlin'..come on, Dlisten to me,
AI won't do you no Dharm.
ATrust me darlin' come on Dlisten to me,
come on Clisten to me. Come on..Glisten, listen.
[Sax Break]
|    Em|     A|     A|     C|     C|     G|
[Verse 3]
GWhatever gets you to the Alight,
it's Call-right, it's Gall-right.
GOut the blue or out of Asight it's Call-right,
it's Gall-right.
GDon't need a Emgun to blow your Dmind.
COh, no, Goh, no.
[Sax Break] 
|    Em|    Em|     A|    A|
|     A|     D|     A|    D|
[Chorus]
AHold me darlin'..come on, Dlisten to me,
AI won't do you no Dharm.
ATrust me darlin' come on Dlisten to me,
come on Clisten to me. Come on..Glisten, listen.
[Sax Break]
|    Em|     A|     A|     C|     C|     G|     G|    Em|
(repeat to fade)

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Whatever Gets You Thru The Night

by John Lennon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Whatever Gets You Thru The Night

John Lennon. #1 in '75.

[Intro]

G Em A A7 C C G

| | | | | | | |

[Verse 1]

G A

Whatever gets you through the night,

C G

it's all-right, it's all-right.

G A C

It's your money or your life, it's all-right,

it's all-right.

G Em D

Don't need a sword to cut through flowers.

C G

Oh, no. Oh, no.

[Verse 2]

G A

Whatever gets you through your life,

C G

it's all-right, it's all-right.

G A C

Do it wrong or do it right. It's all-right,

it's all-right.

G Em D

Don't need a watch to waste your time.

C G

Oh, no, Oh, no.

[Sax Break]

Em Em A A

| | | | |

A D A D

| | | | |

[Chorus]

A D

Hold me darlin'..come on, listen to me,

A D

I won't do you no harm.

A D

Trust me darlin' come on listen to me,

C G

come on listen to me. Come on..listen, listen.

[Sax Break]

Em A A C C G

| | | | | | |

[Verse 3]

G A

Whatever gets you to the light,

C G

it's all-right, it's all-right.

G A C

Out the blue or out of sight it's all-right,

it's all-right.

G Em D

Don't need a gun to blow your mind.

C G

Oh, no, oh, no.

[Sax Break]

Em Em A A

| | | | |

A D A D

| | | | |

[Chorus]

A D

Hold me darlin'..come on, listen to me,

A D

I won't do you no harm.

A D

Trust me darlin' come on listen to me,

C G

come on listen to me. Come on..listen, listen.

[Sax Break]

Em A A C C G G Em

| | | | | | | | |

(repeat to fade)

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