                              A DAY IN THE LIFE
                             (Lennon/McCartney)
                                 The Beatles
                 Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)




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 I read the news today oh boy,
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About a lucky man who made the grade.
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And though the news was rather sad,
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Well I just had to laugh,
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I saw the photograph.


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He blew his mind out in a car,
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He didn't notice that the lights had changed,
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A crowd of people stood and stared,
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They'd seen his face before,
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Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords.


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I saw a film today oh boy
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The English army had just won the war
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A crowd of people turned away 
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But I just had to look
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Having read the book


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I'd love to turn you on....


(Orchestral climax leading to an E chord)


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Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head
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Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
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And looking up, I noticed I was late
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Found my coat and grabbed my hat, made the bus in seconds flat
E  B
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
E  B
And somebody spoke and I went into a dream


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I read the news today oh boy,
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 Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.
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And though the holes were rather small,
C  F  
 They had to count them all,
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 Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.


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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