Paperback Writer
by the beatles · posted by chibluesteve
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
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Tab
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Paperback writer, paperback writer
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Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
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It took me years to write, will you take a look?
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It's based on a novel by a man named Lear
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And I need a job, so I want to be a paperback writer
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Paperback writer
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It's the dirty story of a dirty man
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And his clinging wife doesn't understand
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His son is working for the Daily Mail
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It's a steady job but he wants to be a paperback writer
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Paperback writer
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Paperback writer, paperback writer
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It's a thousand pages, give or take a few
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I'll be writing more in a week or two
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I can make it longer if you like the style
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I can change it round and I want to be a paperback writer
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Paperback writer
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If you really like it you can have the rights
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It could make a million for you overnight
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If you must return it, you can send it here
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But I need a break and I want to be a paperback writer
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Paperback writer
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Paperback writer, paperback writer
(repeat and fade)
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Paperback writ-er
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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