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

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.*** Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 23rd October, 2022 Define: ( ) = Designated Riff * Single Strum
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[Intro]
   F                     Dm        Dm
e|---------------------|-5-------|-5-------|
B|---------------------|-6-x-6---|-6-x-6---|
G|-2--2------2--2------|-7-x-7---|-7-x-7---|
D|-3--3-3----3--3-3----|-7-x-7-7-|-7-x-7-7-|
A|------3---------3--4-|-5-----5-|-5-----5-|
E|---------------------|-------5-|-------5-|

[Verse 1]
  F          F                 Dm          Dm 
e|-1-x-1----|-----------------|-----------|-5-------|
B|-1-x-1----|-----------------|-----x-x---|-6-x-x---|
G|-2-x-2----|-3-2-----3-2-----|-5/7-x-x---|-7-x-x---|
D|-3---3--3-|-----3-------3---|-5/7-x-x-7-|-7-x-x-7-|
A|--------3-|-------3-------3-|-3/5-----5-|-5-----5-|
E|----------|-----------------|---------5-|-------5-|
  F                                                        Dm      Dm
  Since we kissed, I never knew the thrills that could be  tasted

   Bb       Bb                   C        C   Cadd9   C
e|-1-----1-|-------------------|---------|0-----0---------|
B|-3-x-x-3-|-------------------|-3/5-5br-|1-1-3---3-1---1-|
G|-3-x-x-3-|-3h5p3---3h5p3---3-|-3/5-5br-|0-----------0---|
D|-3-x-x-3-|-------5-------5---|-3/5-5br-|2---------------|
A|-1-----1-|-------------------|---------|3---------------|
E|---------|-------------------|---------|----------------|
  Bb                                                   C        C       Cadd9       C
  Sinced we kissed, I never knew the years that I had  wasted,  But now I know that 

[Chorus]
  F                                          Dm                      Dsus4  Dm   Dsus4 Dm
e|-----------------------------------------|-1--1----------1-----1-|-3------1----3-----1---1----1----1--|
B|--1---1/3-1---1--1/3-1--3----1br-------1-|-3--3-----3----3-----3-|-3------3----3-----3---3----3----3--|
G|2-----------------------------------2----|-2-------------2-----2-|-2------2----2-----2---2----0----2--|
D|-----------------------------------------|-0-------------0-------|-0------0----0-----0----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
  F                                   Dm                             Dsus4  Dm   Dsus4 Dm
  I was waiting for you to come back, I  was waiting, girl won't you please tell me    why this took so

  Bb                      C                           F         C   Cadd9   C
e|-1-------------1--1---|-3-------------------------|-1--1-1---|0-----0---------------|
B|-3----3--3-3---3--3---|-5-----5----5---5----------|-1--1-1---|1-1-3---3-1---1-2/3-1-|
G|-3----3--3-3---3--3---|-5-----5----5---5----5---5-|-2--2-2---|0-----------0---------|
D|-3----3--3-3----------|-5-----5----5---5----5---5-|-3------3-|2---------------------|
A|-1--------------------|-3-----3-------------3-----|-3------3-|3---------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------------|-1------1-|----------------------|
   Bb                     C                           F         C        Cadd9    C
   long to begin, darling where have you been all my  life,     oh don't you know that till we

[Verse 2]
   F          F                 Dm          Dm 
e|-1-x-1----|-----------------|-----------|-5-------|
B|-1-x-1----|-----------------|-----x-x---|-6-x-x---|
G|-2-x-2----|-3-2-----3-2-----|-5/7-x-x---|-7-x-x---|
D|-3---3--3-|-----3-------3---|-5/7-x-x-7-|-7-x-x-7-|
A|--------3-|-------3-------3-|-3/5-----5-|-5-----5-|
E|----------|-----------------|---------5-|-------5-|
   F                                     Dm         Dm
   Touch, I never knew a touch was worth revealing,       

   Bb       Bb                   C        C   Cadd9   C
e|-1-----1-|-------------------|---------|0-----0---------|
B|-3-x-x-3-|-------------------|-3/5-5br-|1-1-3---3-1---1-|
G|-3-x-x-3-|-3h5p3---3h5p3---3-|-3/5-5br-|0-----------0---|
D|-3-x-x-3-|-------5-------5---|-3/5-5br-|2---------------|
A|-1-----1-|-------------------|---------|3---------------|
E|---------|-------------------|---------|----------------|
   Bb              Bb                               C        C      Cadd9       C
   Until we touch, I never knew my heart was really reeling, Oh now I know that I was 

[Chorus]
  F                                          Dm                      Dsus4  Dm   Dsus4 Dm
e|-----------------------------------------|-1--1----------1-----1-|-3------1----3-----1---1----1----1--|
B|--1---1/3-1---1--1/3-1--3----1br-------1-|-3--3-----3----3-----3-|-3------3----3-----3---3----3----3--|
G|2-----------------------------------2----|-2-------------2-----2-|-2------2----2-----2---2----0----2--|
D|-----------------------------------------|-0-------------0-------|-0------0----0-----0----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
  F                                   Dm                      Dsus4  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   Cadd9   C
e|-1-------------1--1---|-3-------------------------|-1--1-1---|0-----0--------------|
B|-3----3--3-3---3--3---|-5-----5----5---5----------|-1--1-1---|1-1-3---3-1---1-2/3-1|
G|-3----3--3-3---3--3---|-5-----5----5---5----5---5-|-2--2-2---|0-----------0--------|
D|-3----3--3-3----------|-5-----5----5---5----5---5-|-3------3-|2--------------------|
A|-1--------------------|-3-----3-------------3-----|-3------3-|3--------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------------|-1------1-|---------------------|
   Bb                     C                           F         C   Cadd9          C
   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   Dsus4 Dm
e|-----------------------------------------|-1--1----------1-----1-|-3------1----3-----1---1----1----1--|
B|--1---1/3-1---1--1/3-1--3----1br-------1-|-3--3-----3----3-----3-|-3------3----3-----3---3----3----3--|
G|2-----------------------------------2----|-2-------------2-----2-|-2------2----2-----2---2----0----2--|
D|-----------------------------------------|-0-------------0-------|-0------0----0-----0----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
  F                                   Dm                      Dsus4  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   Cadd9   C
e|-1-------------1--1---|-3-------------------------|-1--1-1---|0-----0--------------|
B|-3----3--3-3---3--3---|-5-----5----5---5----------|-1--1-1---|1-1-3---3-1---1-2/3-1|
G|-3----3--3-3---3--3---|-5-----5----5---5----5---5-|-2--2-2---|0-----------0--------|
D|-3----3--3-3----------|-5-----5----5---5----5---5-|-3------3-|2--------------------|
A|-1--------------------|-3-----3-------------3-----|-3------3-|3--------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------------|-1------1-|---------------------|
   Bb                     C                           F         C   Cadd9          C
   long to begin, darling where have you been all my  life,     Oh  where you been    where you

[Outro]
   F          F          Dm         Dm 
e|-1------1-|-1------1-|-5------5-|-5------5-|
B|-1--1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-|-6--6-6-6-|-6--6-6-6-|
G|-2--2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-|-7--7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-|
D|-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-|-7--7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-|
A|-1------1-|-1------1-|-5------5-|-5------5-|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|
   F                                                                                      Dm             
   Been,(where have you been)where you been(where have you been)Where you been when I was screaming blue
                         Dm
  (Where have you been),(Where have you been)

   Bb        Bb         C         C
e|-1------1-|-1------1-|3------3-|3------3-|
B|-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-|5--5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|
G|-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-|5--5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|
D|-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-|5--5-5-5-|5--5-5-5-|
A|-1------1-|-1------1-|3------3-|3------3-|
E|----------|----------|---------|---------|
   Bb             Bb                                    C                    
   Where have you been (where have you been) when I was Grieving you, oh where have you been , where you 

   F         F                Dm        (Dm) 
e|-1------1-|---------------|-5------5-|-----------------|
B|-1--1-1-1-|---------------|-6--6-6-6-|-5h6p5---5h6p5---|
G|-2--2-2-2-|-2h3p---2h3p---|-7--7-7-7-|-------7-------7-|
D|-3--3-3-3-|------3------3-|-7--7-7-7-|-----------------|
A|-1------1-|---------------|-5------5-|-----------------|
E|----------|---------------|----------|-----------------|
  F                                   Dm     (Dm)                                              Dm
  Been,(where have you been)where you been...(Ahhhh)  darling where you been, where have you been all my life.
(Dm)
(Where have you been),(where have you been),

   Bb        C       C7       F         F  Dsus2/C 
e|-1------1-|3------|3------|-1------1-|---0------|
B|-3--3-3-3-|5--5-5-|5--5-5-|-1--1-1-1-|---1------|
G|-3--3-3-3-|5--5-5-|3--3-3-|-2--2-2-2-|2--2------|
D|-3--3-3-3-|5--5-5-|5--5-5-|-3--3-3-3-|3--0------|
A|-1------1-|3------|3------|-1------1-|---3------|
E|----------|-------|-------|----------|----------|
Bb              C              C7          F      F  Dsus2/C*
Where you been, where have you been all my life...
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