A Day In The Life

(Lennon/McCartney)

The Beatles

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

 

  I read the news today oh boy,

  About a lucky man who made the grade.

  And though the news was rather sad,

  Well I just had to laugh,

  I saw the photograph.

  He blew his mind out in a car,

  He didn't notice that the lights had changed,

  A crowd of people stood and stared,

  They'd seen his face before,

  Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords.

 I saw a film today oh boy

 The English army had just won the war

 A crowd of people turned away

 But I just had to look

 Having read the book

I'd love to turn     you    on....

(Orchestral climax leading to an E chord)

Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head

Found my way downstairs and drank a cup

And looking up, I noticed I was late

Found my coat and grabbed my hat, made the bus in seconds flat

Found my way upstairs and had a smoke

And somebody spoke and I went into a dream

Aah ah ah ah   Aah ah ah  Ah ah

Aah ah ah ah   Aah ah ah  Ah ah

  I read the news today oh boy,

  Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.

  And though the holes were rather small,

  They had to count them all,

  Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.

I'd love to turn     you    on

(Orchestral climax leading to a massive E chord)

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transcribed by Chris Sears

cts@mail.utexas.edu