Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Intro: G Bm Em Em7 Em C C7M C9 C7M G Bm Em Em7 Em I read the news today oh boy C Em Am C7M C9add C7M About a lucky man who made the grade G Bm Em And though the news was rather sad C F Em C F Em C7M Well I just had to laugh, I saw the photograph G He blew his mind out in a car C G4/B Am9 He didn't notice that the lights had changed G Bm/F# Em Em/D A crowd of people stood and stared C F They'd seen his face before Em C Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords G Bm/F# Em Em/D I saw a film today oh boy C G4/B Am9 The English Army had just won the war G Bm/F# Em Em/D A crowd of people turned away C G Em C But I just had to look having read the book Em9 F9 F#9 I'd love to turn you on on E minor for a while then goes to E major E D9 Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head E B7 Found my way downstairs and drank a cup E B7 And looking up, I noticed I was late E Found my coat and grabbed my hat, D9 Made the bus in seconds flat E B7 Found my way upstairs and had a smoke E B7 And somebody spoke and I went into a dream C G D A E C G D A E D C D G C G D A E C G D A E D C D G E Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah,ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, G Bm/F# Em Em/D I heard the news today oh boy C G4/B Am9 Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire G Bm/F# And though the holes were rather small C F They had to count them all Em Em/D C Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall Em9 F9 F#9 I'd love to turn you on