The Beatles – Shes Leaving Home (Ukulele)

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Song: She's leaving home Artist: The Beatles Composers: Lennon & McCartney Album: Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Tabbed by: DJ 3rd Aug 2014 My performance of the song on ukulele, I played it in D (no capo) and had to be selective of which lyrics I sung.: Soprano ukulele tuning: G-C-E-A Time signature: 3/4 (Waltz time) FINE TUNING: The original backing track was most likely sped up slightly, raising the pitch sharply. To match it, use a chromatic tuner and tune all strings up approx.+40 cents. Alternatively, to avoid retuning, live performances are more likely to be in true concert pitch if you want to play along. Live version at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIc8TnrC9tQ D = 2220 Bm7 = 2222 D7 = 2223 Am7 = 0000 E9 = 4645 Am6/C = 5600 Em = x432 G/A = 2232 Bm6 = 1222 Em/B = 4432 A7 = 0100 G/B = 4232 D * = 2225 Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks =================================================================== [Intro]
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[Verse 1]
D         Am7        Em        Em/B         Bm7
Wednesday morning at five o' - clock as the day begins,

   E9                      G/A                  A7
|  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |  Silently closing her bedroom door,

G/A                        A7
Leaving the note, that she hoped would say more,

         D      Am7           Em      Em/B          Bm7
She goes down - stairs to the kitchen clutching her handkerchief,

  E9                       G/A                 A7
|  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |  Quietly turning the backdoor key,

G/A                     A7
Stepping outside she is free 
[Verse 2]
D
She-------------------------------...
(We gave her most of our lives!)
      D7
...is leaving--------------------------------...
(Sacrificed most of our lives!)
   D *               Am6/C                  Bm7
...home-----------------------------------! She's leaving home...
(We gave her everything money could buy-----!)
         E9                  Bm7            E9
...after living alone for so many years!  |  /  /  /  |
(Bye-----, bye------!) ^ ^ ^ [Verse 3]
D      Am7           Em        Em/B     Bm7
Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown,

  E9                       G/A                        A7
|  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |  Picks up the letter that's lying there,

G/A                   A7
Standing alone at the top of the stairs,

           D         Am7          Em        Em/B       Bm7
She breaks down, and cries to her husband, "Daddy, our baby's gone!"

   E9                       G/A                       A7
|  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |  "Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly?

G/A                      A7
How could she do this to me?"
[Verse 4]
D
She-------------------------------...
(We never thought of ourselves!)
      D7
...is leaving--------------------------------...
(Never a thought for ourselves!)
   D *               Am6/C                     Bm7
...home-----------------------------------!    She's leaving home...
(We struggled hard all our lives to get by-------!)
         E9                  Bm7            E9
...after living alone for so many years! |  /  /  /  |
(Bye-----, bye------!) ^ ^ ^ [Verse 5]
D      Am7        Em        Em/B         Bm7
Friday morning at nine o' - clock she is far away,

  Bm6                     G/A                      A7
|  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  | Waiting to keep the ap - pointment she made,

G/A                    A7
Meeting a man from the motor trade 
[Verse 6]
D
She-------------------------------...
(What did we do that was wrong?)
      D7
...is having--------------------------------...
(We didn't know it was wrong!)
   D *             Am6/C                      Bm7
...fun-----------------------------------!    Something inside...
(Fun is the one thing that money can't buy-----!)
            E9                   Bm7            E9
...that was always denied for so many years, |  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |
(Bye-----, bye------!) [Coda]
Bm7           E9                     G/B          D *
She's leaving home------! (Bye-----, bye------!)