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====== I am the Walrus - Beatles ======
* https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_the_Walrus
* Guitar Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjW_Ozk5Y1c
[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
See how they run like pigs from a gun,
D7 A
See how they fly, I'm crying.
[Pre-Chorus 1]
A A/G Dadd9/F#
Sitting on a cornflake,
F G A A/G
Waiting for the van to come.
F
Corporation T-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 2]
A A/G C D A A/G
Mr. City p'licemen sitting pretty little p'licemen in a row.
C
See how they fly like Lucy in the sky,
D7 A
See how they run, I'm crying.
Dsus4
I'm cry - ing,
A
I'm crying,
E D D7
I'm cry - ing.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
A A/G Dadd9/F#
Yellow matter custard,
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]
| B A | G F | E |
[Bridge]
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
I am the walrus,
Goo goo g'joob.
D
Goo goo goo g'joob.
[Verse 3]
A A/G
Expert texpert choking smokers,
C D A
Don't you think the joker laughs at you?
A/G
(Ha ha ha! Hee hee hee! Ha ha ha!)
C
See how they smile like pigs in a sty,
D7 A
See how they snide, I'm crying.
[Pre-Chorus 3]
A A/G Dadd9/F#
Semolina pilchard,
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
I am the walrus,
Goo goo g'joob,
D
Goo goo goo g'joob,
C
Goo goo g'joob,
Goo goo goo g'joob, goo.
B7
Chooga, chooga, chooga.
[Outro]
Joob-A, joob-A, joob-A.
||: A | G | F | E | D | C | B7 :||
Joob-a, joob-a, etc. (repeat to fade)
==== Version 1 ====
B A G F E E7 D D7
A G C D A
*I am he as you are he* 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.
A G C D A
*Sitting on a cornflake,* waiting for the van to come.
F
Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday.
B
Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long.
REFRAIN
C D
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
E
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.
A G
*Mister city policeman* sitting
C D A
Pretty little policemen in a row.
C D
See how they fly like Lucy in the sky, see how they run.
A C
I'm crying, I'm crying.
A E
I'm crying, I'm crying.
A G C D A
*Yellow matter custard*, dripping from a dead dog's eye.
F
Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess,
B
Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.
REFRAIN
C D
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
E
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.
D (don't know the bit here but a D fits)
B A G F E
Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun.
F B
If the sun don't come, you get a tan
From standing in the English rain.
C D
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
E
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.
A G
*Expert textpert choking smokers*,
C D A
Don't you thing the joker laughs at you?
C
See how they smile like pigs in a sty,
D
See how they snide.
A
I'm crying.
A G C D A
*Semolina pilchard,* climbing up the Eiffel tower.
F
Elementary penguin singing hari Krishna.
B
Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.
REFRAIN
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 D E
Goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob g'goo.