I Am The Walrus

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                   I am the Walrus – The Beatles
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Written by: Lennon/McCartney
From: "Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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[Intro]
  B                        B       A   A6   G       F   F6
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------------------------|------------2---|----------------|
B|4---4---4---4---4---4---|4---4---2---2---|0-----------3---|
G|--4---4---4---4---4---4-|4-----4-2-------|0-------2---2---|
D|4-----------------------|4-------2-------|0-------3-------|
A|2-----------------------|2-------0-------|----------------|
E|------------------------|----------------|3-------1-------|
  E                E7               D                D7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----------------|----------------|2---------------|2---------------|
B|0---------------|3---------------|3---------------|1---------------|
G|1---------------|1---------------|2---------------|2---------------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
A|2---------------|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|

[Link]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|--------0---0---|
B|2---------4---4-|
G|2---------------|
D|2---------------|
A|0---------------|
E|----------------|

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CHORDS
     E-A-D-G-B-e
A6   x-0-2-2-2-2
F6   1-3-3-2-3-1
A/G  3-x-2-2-2-0
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x

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[Intro]
| B | 
| B   A  A6 | G   F F6 | E | E7 | 
| D |D7 |

[Verse 1]
A          A/G           
I am he as you are he 
   C              D            A      A/G
As you are me and we are all together
C                                          D
See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly
    A
I'm crying
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[Verse 2]
A                       A/G
Sitting on a cornflake
D/F# F               G      A      A/G
     Waiting for the van to come
F
Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday
B7
Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long

[Chorus]
         C                    D
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen
         E
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob

[Verse]
A           A/G
Mister City P’liceman sitting
C             D              A      A/G
Pretty little p’licemen in a row
C                                          D
See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run
    A
I'm crying

[Interlude]
    Dsus4
I'm crying
    A
I'm crying
    E  D  D7
I'm crying

[Verse 3]
A                      A/G
Yellow matter custard
D  F               G          A      A/G
   Dripping from a dead dog's eye
F
Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess
B7
Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down

[Chorus]
         C                    D
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen
         E
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob

[Instrumental Link]
| B A | G F | E |

[Middle 8]
B             A       G              F       E
Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun
F                 B7
 If the sun don't come, you get a tan from standing in the English rain

[Chorus]
         C                    D
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen
         E                         D
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob, g'goo goo g'joob

[Verse 4]
A               A/G
Expert textpert choking smokers
C                   D               A     A/G
Don't you think the joker laughs at you?
C
See how they smile like pigs in a sty
    D
See how they snied
    A
I'm crying
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[Verse 5]
A                  A/G
Semolina pilchard
D  F               G      A      A/G
   Climbing up the Eiffel Tower
F
Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna
B7
Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe

[Chorus]
         C                    D
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen
         E                         D
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob, g'goo goo g'joob
C                                 B7
Goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob g'goo

[Outro]
| A | G | F | E | D | C | B7 |

(repeat and fade)

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                   I am the Walrus – The Beatles
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Lennon/McCartney
From: "Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
| B | 
| B   A  A6 | G   F F6 | E | E7 | 
| D |D7 |
[Verse 1]
   [LINK]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental Link]
| B A | G F | E |
[Middle 8]
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
   [LINK]
[Verse 5]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
| A | G | F | E | D | C | B7 |
(repeat and fade)

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