The Beatles – Where Have You Been All My Life (Guitar Intro)

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.*** Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 20th October, 2022 Define: Dsus4 = xx0233 Cadd9 = x32030 Dsus2/C = x30210 ( ) = Designated Riff * = Single Strum
  F       Dm      Bb      C      (C   Cadd9)
e|1-1----|1-1----|1-1----|3-3----|0-----0-----|
B|1-1----|3-3----|3-3----|5-5----|1-1-3---3-1-|
G|2-2----|2-2----|3-3----|5-5----|0-----------|  Typical Strumming Pattern and Riff
D|3-3--3-|0-0--0-|3-3--3-|5-5--5-|2-----------|
A|-----3-|-----0-|-----1-|-----3-|3-----------|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|------------|

  F            Dm        Bb        C
e|-----------|-0-------|---------|----------|
B|-----------|---3-----|-1-------|-3--------|
G|-2-3-2-----|-----2---|---3-----|---5------| Typical Picking Patterns used by The Beatles 
D|-------3---|-------3-|-----3---|-----5----| in these Chords sound great with a second guitar 
A|---------3-|---------|-------3-|-------5--| or play in the Instrumental.
E|-----------|---------|---------|----------|
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[Intro]
  F                       (Dm)
e|-----------------------|----------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------|
D|---3--3------3--3------|----------------|
A|--------3---------3--4-|-5--5----5--5---|
E|-----------------------|------5-------5-|
[Verse 1]
F                                                          Dm        (Dm)
Since we've kissed, I never knew the thrills that could be tasted

Bb                                                  C       C
Sinced we kissed, I never knew the years that I had wasted,       But now I know that I was
[Chorus]
F                                   Dm                      Dsus4          Dm
Waiting for you to come back, I was waiting, girl won't you please tell me why this took so

Bb                     C                          F      C
Long to begin, darling where have you been all my life,  oh don't you know that
[Verse 2]
F                                                Dm           (Dm)
Till we touch, I never knew a touch was what's revealing,

Bb                                               C               C
Until we touch, I never knew my heart was really reeling,        Well now I know that I was
[Chorus]
F                                   Dm                      Dsus4          Dm
Waiting for you to come back, I was waiting, girl won't you please tell me why this took so

Bb                     C              C7          F       (C   Cadd9)         (C   Cadd9)
Long to begin, darling where have you been all my life,    Oh  where you been    where you

[Instrumental]
  F                                  Dsus4 Dm   Dsus4    Dm  Bb                    C
e|--5-6-5-----6p5---6p5---6p5---6-5-|15----13---15-15-15-13-|8-6------8-6---8-6-8-|10-8-8--8-8-10--8-10--8-|
B|--------6-------6-----6-----6-----|15----15---15-15-15-15-|----6--6-----6-------|-8-8-8--8-8--8--8--8--8-|
G|5---------5-----------------------|14----14---14-14-14-14-|---------------------|-9-9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|10----------10-10-10-10-|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|

  F                                  Dsus4 Dm   Dsus4    Dm  Bb                    C
  Been                                                                             Now don't you know that I
[Chorus]
     F                                   Dm                      Dsus4          Dm
Was  waiting for you to come back, I was waiting, girl won't you please tell me why this took so

Bb                     C              C7          F        (C   Cadd9)         (C   Cadd9)
Long to begin, darling where have you been all my life,     Oh  where you been,   where you
[Outro]
  F                                                                                      Dm
  Been,(where have you been)where you been(where have you been)Where you been when I was screaming blue

                                              Bb
 (Where have you been),(where have you been), where have you been (where have you been) when I was

C                                                                  F
Grieving you..., (where have you been) oh wear you been, where you been...(Ahhhh)

          Dm                      Bb              C              C7          F        Dsus2/C*
Where you been...(Ahhhh)  darling where you been, where have you been all my life...
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