The Beatles – Norwegian Wood (Bass Tab)

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Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on the album "Rubber Soul". "Norwegian Wood" was written mainly by John. It is mistakenly marked as the first time a rock band played sitar in a song, although the Yardbirds did that about half a year before, with a demo recording of "Heart Full Of Soul" (which wasn't released then, they chose a fuzz-tone guitar instead for the final recording). The sitar is played by George; it's not much more than repeating the vocal melody in the verses and strumming the same one chord in the bridges. Two acoustic guitars, bass and percussion (limited to bass drum and tambourine) make up the rest of the arrangement. The song's lyrics tell of one of John's affairs. "Norwegian Wood" was first recorded with a different arrangement (including a sitar "lick" in the bridges that's absent from the final recording) and different key. The song is also notable for being one of the few Lennon-McCartney compositions in 3/4 (waltz) time, and the key changes between E major and E minor (just like in "I'll Be Back"). 3/4 time
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  I                       once    had     a   girl,

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  or      should          say                     she     once    had
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  me?                                             She

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  showed  me      her     room,                  "Isn't           it

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  good,                   Nor  -  we  -   gian    wood."

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Bridge:
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  asked   me      to      stay,   and     she     told    me      to

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  sit a   -   ny   -  where,

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                                          So      I       looked  a - round,

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              and I       no  -   ticed   there   wasn't          a   chair.

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  I                       sat     on      the     rug,

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  bi  -   ding    my      time,                   drin -  king    her

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  wine.                                           We

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  talked  un  -   til     two,                    and     then    she

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  told    me      she     worked  in      the mor   -     ning,   and

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                                          I       told    her     I

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  didn't,         and     crawled off     to      sleep in        the bath.

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  And                     when    I       a - woke,

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  I       was     a - lone,                       this    bird    has flown.

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                                                  So

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  I       lit     a       fire,                   isn't           it

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  good,                   Nor  -  we  -   gian    wood.

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