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Snookeroo

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Tuning: Standard
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capo: 1st fret
play: D
key: Eb
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
E/G#      4-x-2-1-0-0
A/C#      x-4-2-2-2-0
G/B       x-2-0-0-0-3
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[Intro]
|  D|  A|  D|  A|
[Verse]
 DI was born in the Anorth of England
I was Bmraised in a working Gtown
I Dbroke all the rules when AI went to school
But the Bmteacher's couldn't pin me E/G#down
[Bridge]
 AI tried to make my Dparents proud
By aF#dapting the social Bmpowers
Oh, Dpigs will fly and the AEarth will fry
When they Gget me doing honest E/G#hours
[Chorus]
 BmSnookeroo, ESnookeroo, Adaddy's going Don the booze
BmMother used to cut my Ehair and Asister used to G/Bmake the A/C#news
Well, it was Bmtwo rooms up and Gtwo rooms down
We were E/G#sentenced by the wrecking Acrane
Oh, I was Dborn on the A/C#eve of BmHalloAween
             Bm            E                      A   C   G/B|  A| % | 
And Snookeroo, Snookeroo, Snookeroo's my name  (break)
[Verse]
 DI need someone to Acook for me
And Bmturn me lose at Gnight
DI could spend my life with a Afactory girl
'Cause a Bmfactory girl's my E/G#type
[Bridge]
 AI hear them gossip Don the street
F#Most of what they say is Bmtrue
Oh, Ddon't you know that I Ahear them say
"There goes that Glazy, no good SnookeE/G#roo"
[Chorus]
 BmSnookeroo, ESnookeroo, Adaddy's going Don the booze
BmMother used to cut my Ehair and Asister used to G/Bmake the A/C#news
Well, it was Bmtwo rooms up and Gtwo rooms down
We were E/G#sentenced by the wrecking Acrane
Oh, I was Dborn on the A/C#eve of BmHalloAween
             Bm            E                      A     C   G/B|  A| % | 
And Snookeroo, Snookeroo, Snookeroo's my name (Snooke – roo)
[Solo]
|  D|  A|  Bm|  G|
|  D|  A|  Bm|  E/G#|
|  A|  D|  F#|  Bm|
|  D|  A|  G|  E/G#|
[Chorus]
 BmSnookeroo, ESnookeroo, Adaddy's going Don the booze
BmMother used to cut my Ehair and Asister used to G/Bmake the A/C#news
Well, it was Bmtwo rooms up and Gtwo rooms down
We were E/G#sentenced by the wrecking Acrane
Oh, I was Dborn on the A/C#eve of BmHalloAween
[Coda]
And BmSnookeroo, ESnookeroo
 BmSnookeroo, ESnookeroo
          Bm            E                      A   C   G/B|   A  
 Snookeroo, Snookeroo,  Snookeroo's my name  (break)

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Snookeroo

by Ringo Starr

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

E/G#

G/B

A/C#

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Tuning: Standard

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capo: 1st fret

play: D

key: Eb

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

E/G# 4-x-2-1-0-0

A/C# x-4-2-2-2-0

G/B x-2-0-0-0-3

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[Intro]

D A D A

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[Verse]

D A

I was born in the north of England

Bm G

I was raised in a working town

D A

I broke all the rules when I went to school

Bm E/G#

But the teacher's couldn't pin me down

[Bridge]

A D

I tried to make my parents proud

F# Bm

By adapting the social powers

D A

Oh, pigs will fly and the Earth will fry

G E/G#

When they get me doing honest hours

[Chorus]

Bm E A D

Snookeroo, Snookeroo, daddy's going on the booze

Bm E A G/B A/C#

Mother used to cut my hair and sister used to make the news

Bm G

Well, it was two rooms up and two rooms down

E/G# A

We were sentenced by the wrecking crane

D A/C# Bm A

Oh, I was born on the eve of Halloween

Bm E A C G/B A

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And Snookeroo, Snookeroo, Snookeroo's my name (break)

[Verse]

D A

I need someone to cook for me

Bm G

And turn me lose at night

D A

I could spend my life with a factory girl

Bm E/G#

'Cause a factory girl's my type

[Bridge]

A D

I hear them gossip on the street

F# Bm

Most of what they say is true

D A

Oh, don't you know that I hear them say

G E/G#

"There goes that lazy, no good Snookeroo"

[Chorus]

Bm E A D

Snookeroo, Snookeroo, daddy's going on the booze

Bm E A G/B A/C#

Mother used to cut my hair and sister used to make the news

Bm G

Well, it was two rooms up and two rooms down

E/G# A

We were sentenced by the wrecking crane

D A/C# Bm A

Oh, I was born on the eve of Halloween

Bm E A C G/B A

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And Snookeroo, Snookeroo, Snookeroo's my name (Snooke – roo)

[Solo]

D A Bm G

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D A Bm E/G#

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A D F# Bm

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D A G E/G#

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[Chorus]

Bm E A D

Snookeroo, Snookeroo, daddy's going on the booze

Bm E A G/B A/C#

Mother used to cut my hair and sister used to make the news

Bm G

Well, it was two rooms up and two rooms down

E/G# A

We were sentenced by the wrecking crane

D A/C# Bm A

Oh, I was born on the eve of Halloween

[Coda]

Bm E

And Snookeroo, Snookeroo

Bm E

Snookeroo, Snookeroo

Bm E A C G/B A

Snookeroo, Snookeroo, Snookeroo's my name (break)

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