A Day In The Life Uke tab by The Beatles

14 Chords used in the song: G, Bm, Em, Em7, C, C/B, Asus2, F, E, Dsus2, B7sus4, B7, D, A

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Artist: 
Year:  1967
Difficulty: 
4.14
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords
Intro:
|G chordG Bm chordBm| Em chordEm Em7 chordEm7|C chordC |C chordC |

Verse1:
G chordG Bm chordBm Em chordEm Em7 chordEm7
I read the news today oh boy

C chordC C/B chordC/B Asus2 chordAsus2
About a lucky man who made the grade
G chordG Bm chordBm Em chordEm Em7 chordEm7
And though the news was rather sad
C chordC F chordF Em chordEm Em7 chordEm7
Well I just had to laugh
C chordC F chordF Em chordEm C chordC
I saw the photograph

Verse 2:
G chordG Bm chordBm Em chordEm Em7 chordEm7
He blew his mind out in a car
C chordC C/B chordC/B Asus2 chordAsus2
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
G chordG Bm chordBm Em chordEm Em7 chordEm7
A chordA crowd of people stood and stared
C chordC F chordF
They'd seen his face before
Em chordEm
Nobody was really sure
Em7 chordEm7 C chordC
If he was from the House of Lords

Verse 3:
G chordG Bm chordBm Em chordEm Em7 chordEm7
I saw a film today oh boy
C chordC C/B chordC/B Asus2 chordAsus2
The English Army had just won the war
G chordG Bm chordBm Em chordEm Em7 chordEm7
A chordA crowd of people turned away
C chordC F chordF Em chordEm
But I just had to look
Em7 chordEm7 C chordC
Having read the book
N.C
I'd love to turn you on

Instrumental

Middle:
E chordE
Woke up, fell out of bed
Dsus2 chordDsus2
Dragged a comb across my head
E chordE B7sus4 chordB7sus4
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
E chordE B7sus4 chordB7sus4 (B7 chordB7)
And looking up I noticed I was late (ha ha ha.)
E chordE
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Dsus2 chordDsus2
Made the bus in seconds flat
E chordE B7sus4 chordB7sus4
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
E chordE B7sus4 chordB7sus4
And somebody spoke and I went into a dream.

Interlude:
C chordC G chordG D chordD A chordA E chordE C chordC G chordG D chordD A chordA |E chordE D chordD C chordC D chordD|
(Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

Verse 4:
G chordG Bm chordBm Em chordEm Em7 chordEm7
I read the news today oh boy
C chordC C/B chordC/B Asus2 chordAsus2
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
G chordG Bm chordBm Em chordEm Em7 chordEm7
And though the holes were rather small
C chordC F chordF
They had to count them all
Em chordEm Em7 chordEm7 C chordC
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
N.C
I'd love to turn you on.

Instrumental:
|N.C|N.C|N.C|N.C|E chordE | (hold E chordE chord to fade)

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Uke tab by unknown, 03 Sep 2009

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cavetown_uke avatar
I was playing the song, and kept playing E7 instead of Em7, and it still sounded pretty good, better even. Just a tip for if you don't like how the Em7 chord sounds!
14 Nov 2025
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VarinaCirca avatar
flag for PH(ISO2) (Quezon City)
Asus2 sounds better on the 2nd fret
08 Aug 2019
Correction
Michae avatar
Awesome tab! Just one question: I don't like the sound of the Asus2 very much, does anyone have an alternative chord that might be a better fit?
09 Apr 2019
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Ukeman100 avatar
:D Great job. I'll be sure to show this to my friends who play the uke!
15 Nov 2011
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ukematt avatar
flag for US(ISO2) (San Jose)
Awesome tab for a awesome song.
27 Sep 2010
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karmela avatar
flag for HR(ISO2) (Dubrovnik)
@Vongod - N.C. means No Chord ;)

Btw, I agree, great tab! tnx!
08 Mar 2010
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jesse8fox1 avatar
flag for US(ISO2) (indianapolis)
plz and thank you :D
04 Mar 2010
Correction
jesse8fox1 avatar
flag for US(ISO2) (indianapolis)
what is the strumming pattern?
04 Mar 2010
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Vongod avatar
Great tabs, I've been trying to find this for guitar but it's always been a no go.

Question: N.C?
What is this?
I might just be daft, so I apologies in advanced.
28 Feb 2010
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About this song: A Day In The Life

"A Day in the Life" is a song by the British rock band The Beatles, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, credited to Lennon/McCartney. The song appears as the final track on their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The song includes portions originally authored independently by Lennon and McCartney, and two cacophonous, part-improvised, orchestral crescendos. Lennon was inspired by newspaper articles on the death of Tara Browne, and a civic plan to fill four thousand potholes in Blackburn.

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