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With a Little Help From My Friends

Beatles

Main Strum

(w/swing feel):

D   D U D   D U

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

D   D U D U D U

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Bridge Strum

(w/swing feel):

D   D U   U D U

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

D                      A           Em(2)

What you would think if I sang out of tune

G A7 D(2)
Would you stand up and walk out on me

D A Em(2)
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song

G A7 D(2)
And I’ll try not to sing out of key

CHORUS:

C G D(2)
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

C G D(2)
Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends

C G D(2)
Oh, gonna try with a little help from my friends

A (Hold for 8 beats)

D A Em(2)
What do I do when my love is away?

G A7 D(2)
(Does it worry you to be alone?)

D A Em(2)
How do I feel by the end of a day?

G A7 D(2)
(Are you sad because you're on your own?)

Chorus

BRIDGE:

Bm(2) E7(2)
Do you need anybody ?

D C G(2)
I need somebody to love

Bm(2) E7(2)
Could it be anybody ?

D C G(2)
I want somebody to love

D A Em(2)
Would you believe in a love at first sight ?

G A7 D(2)
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time

D A Em(2)
What do you see when you turn out the light?

G A7 D(2)
I can't tell you, but I know it's mine

Chorus

Bridge

Chorus

C(2) G(2)
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends
Bb F D(hold)

With a little help from my friends.

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.