Penny Lane

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Penny Lane
The Beatles.

[Verse 1]

          A         A/G#    A/F#    A/E     Bm7  Bm  E7sus4 E7
In Penny Lane there is a   barber showing photographs      
          A         A/G#     A/F#     A/E  Am7 
Of every head he's had the pleasure  to  know 
             Am/F#               Fmaj7/F            Esus4 E(x2)
And all the people that come and go,  stop and say hello.     
        A     A/G#    A/F#    A/E    Bm7  Bm   E7sus4   E7
On the corner is a  banker   with a motorcar,
            A       A/G#      A/F#     A/E     Am7
The little children laugh at him   behind his back.
          Am/F#               Fmaj7/F     Esus4        E   D      
And the banker never wears a mack in the pouring rain,   
 D      D
very strange.
 
[Chorus]
 
       G             G/B           C (Trompet rif.1)  
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes   
 G               G/B             C/G   (A - B - C  note on 5th)   
There beneath the blue suburban skies   I  sit, and             
 E    E/G#   E
meanwhile   back
 
[Verse 2]
 
           A    A/G#      A/F#     A/E    Bm7  Bm   E7sus4   E7
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass     
            A     A/G#   A/F#    A/E     Am7
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen 
             Am/F#                 Fmaj7/F       Esus4   E (x2)
He likes to keep his fire engine clean, It's a clean machine.
 
[Trompet solo]
 
A  A/G#  A/F#  A/E  Bm7 Bm Esus4 E
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
A   A/G#  A/F#  A/E  Am7
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Am/F#       Fmaj7/F       Esus4  E  D D D
Aaah ah ah  aaah  ah ah   aaah
 
[Chorus]
 
       G            G/B            C (Trompet rif.1)
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
G                G/B        C/G    (A - B - C   note on 5th)        
  A four of fish and finger pie     in- su-mmer,               
 E    E/G#   E
meanwhile   back
 
[Verse 3]
 
             A       A/G#  A/F#    A/E   Bm7   Bm  E7sus4  E7
Behind the shelter in the middle of the roundabout
            A        A/G#    A/F#     A/E    Am7
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
              Am/F#                   Fmaj7/F        Esus4   E  (x2)
And tho' she feels as if she's in a play,     she is anyway.
          A        A/G#    A/F#   A/E    Bm7  Bm  E7sus4  E7
In Penny Lane the barber shaves another customer
            A      A/G#    A/F#    A/E    Am7
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim.
              Am/F#           Fmaj7/F         Esus4        E           
And then the fireman rushes from      in the pouring rain, 
 D      D     D
very strange.
 
[Chorus]
 
       G            G/B            C  (Trompet rif.2)
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
  G                 G/B           C/G  (A - B - C  note on 5th)     
There beneath the blue suburban skies   I  sit, and                  
 E     E/G#  E
mean while  back
 
       A            A/C#           D (Trompet rif. 3)
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
 A                  A/C#          D  (Trompet rif. 4)   
There beneath the blue suburban skies
           A
Penny Lane
 
 
Trompet rif. 1
 
   C/G  C/F     C  C9    C      C/F   C    C    G6
e|-3------1-----0------------|--1-----0----------------|
B|-1------1-----1---3----1---|--1-----1----1----3------|
G|------------------0----0---|-------------0----0------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
Trompet rif. 2
 
   C      C/F  C/F  C/G         C     C9    C
e|-0------1----1----3--------|--------------0----------|
B|-1------1----1----1--------|--1-----3-----1----------|
G|---------------------------|--0-----0----------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|

Trompet rif. 3
   
   D                                            A
e|-5-----3-----2----0--------|--3-----2---------0------|
B|-3-----3-----3—---3----3---|--3-----3----3----2------|
G|-----------------------2---|-------------0-----------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
 

Trompet rif. 4

   D
e|-2------3-----3------5-----|--------0------2---------|
B|-3------3-----3------3-----|--3----------------------|
G|---------------------------|--2-----2------2---------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|


Piano chords.

Verse 1]

          B                               E        F#
In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
          B                                   Bm
Of every head he's had the pleasure to have known
             Bm/G#                Bm/G
And all the people that come and go
            F#sus4     F#   F#sus4 F#
Stop and say      hello
          B                           E      F#
On the corner is a banker with a motorcar
             B                                 Bm
The little children laugh at him   behind his back
         Bm/G#                Bm/G
And the banker never wears a mac
        F#sus4      F#    E
In the pouring rain,     very strange
        A            A                 D
Penny Lane is in my ears    and in my eyes
  A                 A                D
There beneath the blue    suburban skies
            F#
I sit, and meanwhile back

[Verse 2]

          B                           E      F#
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
            B                            Bm
And in his pocket is a portrait of the queen
             Bm/G#                  Bm/G
He likes to keep  his fire engine clean
         F#sus4         F#   F#sus4 F#
It's a clean    machine
 
[Solo]    

B B E F#   B B Bm    Bm/G# Bm/G    F#sus4 F#   E

[Chorus]
 
       A            A                 D
Penny Lane is in my ears    and in my eyes
A            A                  D
  A four of fish    and finger pies
            F#
In summer, meanwhile back
              B                         E         F#
Behind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout
            B                                Bm
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
             Bm/G#                      Bm/G
And though she feels as if she's in a play
       F#sus4  F#   F#sus4 F#
She is anyway

[Verse 3]

          B                                E       F#
In Penny Lane the barber shaves   another customer
            B                             Bm
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim
              Bm/G#         Bm/G
And then the fireman rushes in
          F#sus4       F#   E
From the pouring rain,     very strange
        A            A                 D
Penny Lane is in my ears    and in my eyes
  A                 A                D
There beneath the blue    suburban skies
            F#
I sit, and meanwhile back

[Chorus] 

       B            B                 E
Penny Lane is in my ears    and in my eyes
  B                 B                E
There beneath the blue    suburban skies
          B
Penny Lane
J. Solomonoff - JOFF.

Penny Lane chords and lyrics

Free chords for Penny Lane by The Beatles. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Penny Lane
The Beatles.
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
       G             G/B           C (Trompet rif.1)  
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes   
[Verse 2]
[Trompet solo]
[Chorus]
       G            G/B            C (Trompet rif.1)
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
       G            G/B            C  (Trompet rif.2)
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
       A            A/C#           D (Trompet rif. 3)
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
 A                  A/C#          D  (Trompet rif. 4)   
There beneath the blue suburban skies
Trompet rif. 1
Trompet rif. 2
Trompet rif. 3
Trompet rif. 4
Piano chords.
Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Solo]    
B B E F#   B B Bm    Bm/G# Bm/G    F#sus4 F#   E
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus] 
J. Solomonoff - JOFF.

Penny Lane Chords by The Beatles

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