By: Paul McCartney
Album: London Town
Transcribed by Aaron K <[email protected]>
Notes: The whole song really only uses two repeated themes: one for the
verse and
one for the chorus.
#1 Verse
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#2 Chorus
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By Dawn's first light . . .
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With my carnation hidden ... I'm
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carrying Something I'm
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carrying something for you
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A augmentedA long time no see baby . . .
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And if my reappearance . . . I'm
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carrying Something I'm
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carrying something for you
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It's a pretty ad-lib sort of song so you can repeat as many times
as you like and then end off by playing an E MajorE major chord in root
position.
It sounds best (and is probably easiest to play) finger-picked using the
thumb,
first, and middle fingers. The pattern is t-i-m-t-i-m-t-i.
A augmentedA long time no see baby . . .
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And if my reappearance . . . I'm
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carrying Something I'm
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carrying something for you
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It's a pretty ad-lib sort of song so you can repeat as many times
as you like and then end off by playing an 
E MajorE major chord in root
position.
It sounds best (and is probably easiest to play) finger-picked using the
thumb,
first, and middle fingers. The pattern is t-i-m-t-i-m-t-i.