Apple Scruffs chords by
George Harrison (Official Version)

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Key: A majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Bb

F

Bb

F

Gm

F

Gm

F

Gm

F

Bb

F

Bb

F

Verse 1
Bb Bb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Now I've watched you sitting there
Bb Bb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Seen the passers-by all stare
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Gm6 Gm6 
 
Like you have  no place to go
Eb Eb 
 
C7b9 C7b9 
 
But there's so  much they don't know   about
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Apple Scruffs
Bb Bb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
You've been stood around for years
Bb Bb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Seen my smiles and touched my tears
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Gm6 Gm6 
 
How it's been  a long, long time
Eb Eb 
 
C7b9 C7b9 
 
And how you've been on my mind,
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
my Apple Scruffs

Chorus 1

C7b9

Bb

C7b9

Bb

Apple Scruffs, Apple Scruffs

Gm

C7

How I love you, how I love you

Solo 1
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F

Verse 2
Bb Bb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
In the fog and in the rain
Bb Bb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Through the pleasures and the pain
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Gm6 Gm6 
 
On the step  outside you stand
Eb Eb 
 
C7b9 C7b9 
 
With your flowers in your hand,
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
my Apple Scruffs
Bb Bb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
While the years they come and go
Bb Bb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Now, your love must surely show  me
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Gm6 Gm6 
 
That beyond  all time and space
Eb Eb 
 
C7b9 C7b9 
 
We're together face to face,  my Apple Scruffs

Solo 2

Bb

F

Bb

F

Gm

F

Gm

F

Gm

F

Bb

F

Bb

F

F

C7b9

C7b9

Bb

Chorus 2

C7b9

Bb

C7b9

Bb

Apple Scruffs, Apple Scruffs

Gm

C7

How I love you, how I love you

Outro 1

Bb

F

Bb

F

Gm

F

Gm

F

Gm

F

[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb F Gm Cm7 Gm7...

Chords

Bb
F
Gm
Cm7
Gm7
Gm6
Eb
C7b9
C7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Gm6: 3-x-2-3-3-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
C7b9: x-3-2-3-2-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 1

1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of Apple Scruffs by George Harrison, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of George Harrison's performance.

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