Birthday chords by The Beatles

Chords with lyrics

This was from the Beatles' double album that showed that after Sgt
Peppers and Magical Mystery Tour and the meditation in India, that
they could still play rock `n' roll. A augmentedA lot of the songs on the white album
were written in India and recorded with only about 2 of the Beatles present.
This song is an example of that with a catchy riff to go with it.

Birthday - The Beatles
(The Beatles - although we call it the 'White Album' - 1968)


Arr. Mende Joveski  (lyrics taken from Book: "The Beatles
illustrated lyrics")

Here it comes....

Intro and verse riff.

3/8 means slide from fret 3 to fret 8

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------2----3----3/8----7---5----------------------------------
G--2---2------------------------------2------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------2----3----3/8----7---5-------------------------------
G--2---2--------------------------------2--------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------


E------------------5---5/8----7----5-------------------------------
B-------------6------------------------------------------------------
G--7----7-------------------------------7---------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


E------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------2----3----3/8----7----5-------------------------
G---2----2-----------------------------------2-------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------7----7/10----9----7---------------------------
B-------------9------------------------------------------------------
G---9---9------------------------------------7----------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------


E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------2----3----3/8----7----5-----------------------------
G---2----2----------------------------------2-----------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


A augmentedA
They say....
A augmentedA
It's my ...
D MajorD
They say ...
A augmentedA
We're gonna ...
E MajorE
I'm glad ...
A augmentedA
Happy birthday ...

E MajorE
Yes we're ...
E MajorE
Yes we're ...
E MajorE
Yes we're ...
C majorC     G+G
.
C majorC              G+G
(Birthday) Take a ...
.
C majorC        G+G
(Birthday) Dance
E MajorE
   instrumental

A augmentedA
You say ...
A augmentedA
It's my ...
D MajorD
They say ...
A augmentedA
We're gonna ...
E MajorE
I'm glad it's ...
A augmentedA
Happy birthday ...


(Fades out with the riff)


Any comments, suggestions or insults, I await them all.
Mende Joveski,   email:  [email protected]

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