With A Little Help From My Friends chords by Joe Cocker (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G/A
D/A
A
E/G#
Bm/F#
Bm
E7
G
D
F#m

Intro 1

Interlude 1
G/A 
D/A 
A 
 (G/A)  (D/A)  (A major) 
G/A 
D/A 
A 
 (G/A)  (D/A)  (A major) 
G/A 
D/A 
A 
 (G/A)  (D/A)  (A major) 
G/A 
D/A 
A 
 (G/A)  (D/A)  (A major) 
G/A 
D/A 
A 
 (G/A)  (D/A)  (A major) 
A 
A 
A 
 (A major)  (A major)  (A major) 

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Verse 1

What would you do if I sang out of tune?

Would you stand up and walk out on me?

Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song

I will try not to sing out of key

Chorus 1
Oh, baby I get by
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
All I need is my buddies
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
I say I'm gonna get high
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
Oh yeah
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ooh)  (D major)  (A major) 

Verse 2
A 
E/G# 
Bm/F# 
Bm 
 (A major) What do I  (E/G#) do     when my  (B minor/F#) love     is a (B minor) way?
E7 
A 
(Does it  (E7) worry you to be a (A major) lone?)
No no
A 
E/G# 
Bm/F# 
Bm 
 (A major) How do I  (E/G#) feel   at the  (B minor/F#) end      of the  (B minor) day?
E7 
A 
(Are you  (E7) sad because you're on your  (A major) own?)

Chorus 2
I tell ya I don't get sad no more
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
Gonna get by with my friends
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
Yeah yeah, I'm gonna try
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
Keep on getting high, oh Lord
G 
D 
A 
A 
 (G major) (Ooh)  (D major)  (A major)  (A major) 

Bridge 1
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) (Do you need anybody?)
A 
 (A major) I need someone to love
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) (Could it be anybody?)
E7 
All I need is  (E7) someone
That's just where I'm going, yeah
Somebody knows that's where I'm showing

Chorus 3
Baby
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
Said I'm gonna make it with my friends
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
Oh, I'm gonna keep on trying
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
I'm gonna keep on trying
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ooh)  (D major)  (A major) 

Verse 3
A 
E/G# 
Bm/F# 
Bm 
 (A major) (Would you be (E/G#) lieve  in a  (B minor/F#) love     at first  (B minor) sight?)
E7 
A 
 (E7) I'm certain it happens all the  (A major) time, yeah
A 
E/G# 
 (A major) (What do you  (E/G#) see
Bm/F# 
Bm 
when you  (B minor/F#) turn     out the  (B minor) light?)
E7 
A 
I  (E7) can't tell you but it sure  (A major) feels like mine

Chorus 4
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
Don't you know I'm gonna
make it with my friends?
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
I promised myself I'd get by
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
Said I'm gonna try and not work too hard
G 
D 
A 
A 
 (G major) (Ooh)  (D major)  (A major)  (A major) 

Bridge 2
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) (Do you need anybody?)
A 
F#m 
 (A major) Well I, love yeah yeah  (F sharp minor) yeah
(Could it be anybody?)
E7 
Oh there's gotta be  (E7) somebody
Don't treat me wrong Lord

Chorus 5
Oh yeah yeah
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
Said I'm gonna get by with my friends, yeah
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
Oh, yes I'm gonna keep trying, now
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
Keep on trying with my friends
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
Oh, I'm never gonna stop there, oh
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) (Ah, with a little  (D major) help from my  (A major) friends)
I'm gonna keep on trying, yeah yeah
G/A 
D/A 
A 
 (G/A) (Ah,  with a little  (D/A) help  from my  (A major) friends)
I'm getting high,
I'm gonna make time, oh Lord
G/A 
D/A 
 (G/A) (Ooh)  (D/A) 
A 
 (A major) Gonna get by with my friends
G/A 
D/A 
 (G/A) Oh,   I'm gonna  (D/A) get   on by,
A 
 (A major) yes I'm gonna get on by, my Lord
G/A 
D/A 
 (G/A) I'm gonna tell them  (D/A) all   about it,
A 
I'm  (A major) gonna tell them all, yeah yeah
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

G/A
D/A
A
E/G#
Bm/F#
Bm
E7
G
D
F#m

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: D majorBPM: 70

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

G/A: x-0-5-4-3-x
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
Bm/F#: 2-x-4-4-3-x
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker, 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 D major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Joe Cocker's performance.