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Paperback Writer Tab by The Beatles

  • C

  • G

  • Am11

    3
  • G5

    3
  • C5

    3
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Intro 1
(C major) Paperback (G major) writer
(A minor11) (Writer, writer)
(G5) (G5)
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(G5) (G5)
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Verse 1
(G5) Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look?
It's (G5) based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job
So I wanna be a paperback (C5) writer
Paperback
(G5) writer It's a
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Verse 2
(G5) dirty story of a dirty man
And his clinging wife doesn't understand
His (G5) son is working for the Daily Mail
It's a steady job
But he wants to be a paperback (C5) writer
Paperback (G5) writer
Interlude 1
(C major) Paperback (G major) writer
(A minor11) (Writer, writer)
(G5) (G5)
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(G5) (G5) It's a
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Verse 3
(G5) thousand pages, give or take a few
I'll be writing more in a week or two
I could (G5) make it longer if you like the style
I can change it 'round
And I wanna be a paperback (C5) writer
Paperback
(G5) writer If you
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Verse 4
(G5) really like it you can have the rights
It could make a million for you overnight
If you (G5) must return it you can send it here
But I need a break
And I a wanna be a paperback (C5) writer
Paperback (G5) writer
Interlude 2
(C major) Paperback (G major) writer
(A minor11) (Writer, writer)
(G5) (G5)
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(G5) (G5)
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Outro 1
(G5) Paperback writer
(Paperback (G5) writer)
[Repeat and fade]
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