Only A Northern Song

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Only a Northern Song - Yellow Submarine (1969) - The Beatles (George Harrison)
Tabbed by: He
My own way to play this great song by George Harrison. I don't know how close to the original it is but
I like how it sounds in acoustic. For any suggestion please feel free to contact me. Hope you enjoy.
NOTE: The whole psychedelic production that this song had just makes it hard to get it to sound like it
should with only an acoustic guitar. I suggest to play it in this order to get a good sound:
[Verse 1] [Verse 2] [Chorus 1] [Verse 3] [Chorus 2] [Verse 1] [Verse 3] [Instrumental 2] [Outro]
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Chords used:
A
(x02220)
Bm
(x24432)
E
(022100)
D
(xx0232)
G
(355433)
C#7
(x46464)
F#7
(242322)
[Verse 1]
A
If you're listening to this song
Bm
You may think the chords are going wrong
E
But they're not
D
He just wrote it like that.
[Verse 2]
A
When you're listening late at night
Bm
You may think the band are not quite right
E D
But they are, they just play it like that
[Chorus 1]
E Bm7 G C#7
And it doesn't really matter what chords I play
F#7
What words I say
Bm F#7
Or time of day it is
D A E
As it's only a Northern song
[Instrumental 1]
(Played with the Verse rhythm)
A Bm E D
[Chorus 2]
E Bm7 G C#7
It doesn't really matter what clothes I wear
F#7
Or how I fare
Bm F#7
Or if my hair is brown
D A E
When it's only a Northern song.
[Verse 3]
A
If you think the harmony
Bm
Is a little dark and out of key
E D
You're correct, there's nobody there.
[Instrumental 2]
(Played with the Chorus rhythm)
E Bm G C# F# Bm F#
[Outro]
D A E
And I told you there's no one there

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Only a Northern Song - Yellow Submarine (1969) - The Beatles (George Harrison)
Tabbed by: He
My own way to play this great song by George Harrison. I don't know how close to the original it is but
I like how it sounds in acoustic. For any suggestion please feel free to contact me. Hope you enjoy.
NOTE: The whole psychedelic production that this song had just makes it hard to get it to sound like it
should with only an acoustic guitar. I suggest to play it in this order to get a good sound:
[Verse 1] [Verse 2] [Chorus 1] [Verse 3] [Chorus 2] [Verse 1] [Verse 3] [Instrumental 2] [Outro]
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Chords used:
A   (x02220)
Bm  (x24432)
E   (022100)
D   (xx0232)
G   (355433)
C#7 (x46464)
F#7 (242322)
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 1]
[Instrumental 1]
(Played with the Verse rhythm)
A   Bm   E   D
[Chorus 2]
[Verse 3]
[Instrumental 2]
(Played with the Chorus rhythm)
E   Bm   G   C#   F#   Bm   F#
[Outro]

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