Here is a more complete chordal version of "I am the Walrus" by the
Beatles (for acoustic guitar).
I've included the original submission by Paul Zimmerman below my version
so you can see the differences.
Beatles - I Am The Walrus
Transcribe by ~ Ian C.T. vom Saal
Questions/Comments . . . Ian C.T. vom Saal
Key of A-Major
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A=x02220 A/G=3x2200 C=032010 D=x00232 E=022100
D/F#=200230 FM7=003210 G=320003 F=x03211 B=x24442
Dsus=x00233 D7=x00212 B7=X21202 Bsus=XX4452 E7=020100
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[A]I am he as [A/G]you are he as [C]you are me
and [D]we are [E]all together[A]______[A/G]
[C]See how they run like pigs from a gun,
see how [D]they fly______I'm [A]crying
[A]Sitting on a corn-flake[A/G]___ [D/F#]
[FM7]waiting for the [G]van to come[A]___[A/G]
[F]Corporation tee shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday,
man [B]you been a naughty boy you let your face grow long.___
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I am the [C]egg-man (oooh) they are the [D]egg-man (oooh)
I am the [E]Walrus ___ Goo goo g' joob
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[A]Mister city [A/G]police-man sitting
[C]pretty little [D]police-men [E]in a row____[A] [A/G]
[C]See how they fly like Lucy in the sky___see how [D]they run______
I'm [A]crying___I'm [Dsus]cry-ing I'm [A]crying I'm [E]cry-[D]ing [D7]
[A]Yellow matter custard[A/G]___[D/F#]
[FM7]dripping from a [G]dead dogs eye[A]____[A/G]
[F]Crab-a-locker fish-wife pornographic priestess
boy [B]you been a naughty girl, you let your knickers down
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I am the [C]egg-man (oooh) they are the [D]egg-man (oooh)
I am the [E]Walrus ___ Goo goo g' joob
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[E] - [B] - [A] - [G] - [F] - [E]
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[B]Sitting in an [A]English gar[G]den
waiting [F]for the sun[E]____[F]If the sun don't come,
[B7]you get a tan from standing in the English rain.
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I am the [C]egg-man, They are the [D]egg-men
[D7]I am the [E]Walrus, Goo goo g'joob g'goo__[D]__goo g'joob
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[A]Expert texpert [A/G]choking smokers, [C]don't you think
the [D]joker [E]laughs at you?[A]___[A/G]
[C]See how they smile, like pigs in a sty,
see how [D]they hide_____I'm [A]crying
[A]Semolina pilchards[A/G]___[D/F#]
[FM7]Climbing up the [G]Eiffel Tow[A]er____[A/G]
[F]Elementary penguin singing Ha-re Krish-na.
Man[B], you should have seen them kicking Edger Allan Poe.
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I am the [C]egg-man, (oooh) they are the [D]egg-men (oooh)
I am the [E]Walrus, Goo goo g'joob g'goo__[D]__goo g'joob
[C]Googoo g'goo g'goo-goo g'joob [Bsus]joob
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[A] - [G] - [F] - [E7] . . . Repeat & Fade . . . .
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I Am The Walrus
The Beatles
| B - - - | - - A - | G - F - | E - - - | E7 - - - | D - - - | D7 - - - |
AA/G (3x222x) CDEAA/G
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together
CD
See how they run like pigs from a gun see how they fly
A
I'm crying
Expert texpert choking smokers don't you think the joker laughs at you?
See how they smile like pigs in a sty, see how they snied
I'm crying
AA/GD/F# (2x023x) Famj7 GAA/G
Sitting on a cornflake waiting for the van to come
F
Corporation tee shirt stupid bloody Tuesday man
B
you've been a naughty boy you let your face grow long
Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye
Crab a locker fishwife pornographic priestess boy
you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down
Semolina pilchards climbing up the Eiffel Tower
Element'ry penguin singing Hare Krishna. Man
you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe
CHORUSCDE
I am the egg-man, they are the egg-men, I am the Walrus Goo goo g'
joob
AA/GCDEAA/G
Mister city p'liceman sitting pretty little p'lice men in a row
CD
See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky see how they run
ADsus4AEDD7
I'm crying I'm cry - ing I'm crying I'm cry - ing
BRIDGE
| E - - - | B - A - | G - F - | E - - - |
BAGFEF
Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun. If the sun don't
come
B7C
you get a tan from standing in the English rain I am the
egg-man...
CHORUS
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