Paperback Writer Tab by
The Beatles

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Key: G major•

Intro 1
C C 
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G G 
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Paperback writer
Am11 Am11 3
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(Writer, writer)
G5 G5 3
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------5-----------3--------|-------------------------3--------|
A|-----3h--5------------------------|-----3---------3h-5---------------|
E|-3-------------------3------------|-3-----------3--------------------|
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G5 G5 3
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------5-----------3--------|-------------------------3--------|
A|-----3h--5------------------------|-----3---------3h-5---------------|
E|-3-------------------3------------|-3-----------3--------------------|
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Verse 1
G5 G5 3
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Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look?
G5 G5 3
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It's based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job
C5 C5 3
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So I wanna be a paperback writer
Paperback
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   writer It's a
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Verse 2
G5 G5 3
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dirty story of a dirty man
And his clinging wife doesn't understand
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His son is working for the Daily Mail
It's a steady job
C5 C5 3
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But he wants to be a paperback writer
G5 G5 3
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Paperback writer

Interlude 1
C C 
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G G 
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Paperback writer
Am11 Am11 3
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(Writer, writer)
G5 G5 3
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------5-----------3--------|-------------------------3--------|
A|-----3h--5------------------------|-----3---------3h-5---------------|
E|-3-------------------3------------|-3-----------3--------------------|
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G5 G5 3
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      It's a
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Verse 3
G5 G5 3
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thousand pages, give or take a few
I'll be writing more in a week or two
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I could make it longer if you like the style
I can change it 'round
C5 C5 3
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And I wanna be a paperback writer
Paperback
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   writer If you
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Verse 4
G5 G5 3
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really like it you can have the rights
It could make a million for you overnight
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If you must return it you can send it here
But I need a break
C5 C5 3
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And I a wanna be a paperback writer
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Paperback writer

Interlude 2
C C 
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G G 
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Am11 Am11 3
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G5 G5 3
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------5-----------3--------|----------------------------------|
A|-----3h--5------------------------|-----3-----------3-----3h-5-------|
E|-3-------------------3------------|-3-----------3--------------------|
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G5 G5 3
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------5-----------3--------|----------------------------------|
A|-----3h--5------------------------|-----3-----------3-----3h-5-------|
E|-3-------------------3------------|-3-----------3--------------------|
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Outro 1

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Paperback writer

G5

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(Paperback writer)

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC G Am11 G5 C5

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