LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS

(Lennon/McCartney)
The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

That cool riff that underlines John's section of the song is played on
a keyboard instrument and is a little awkward to play on the guitar.
If you're stuck on playing it on a guitar, I recommend capoing on the
12th fret and playing the following (you could play this without the
capo--the riff would just be an octave lower). The chords that go a
long the riff are simple enough--just an A chord with a bass line
moving beneath it.

let ring:

A/E A/G A/F# A/F

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Picture yourself in a boat on a river

A/E A/G A/F# Fmaj7

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With tangerine trees and marmalade skies

A/E A/G A/F# A/F

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Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly

A/E A/G A/F# Dm

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A girl with caleidoscope eyes

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A/E A/G A/F# A/F

A/E A/G A/F# A/F

Picture yourself in a boat on a river
A/E A/G A/F# Fmaj7
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
A/E A/G A/F# A/F
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A/E A/G A/F# Dm
A girl with caleidoscope eyes

Bb C
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
F Bb
Towering over your head
C G D
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes and she's gone

G C D
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
G C D
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
G C D D A
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ahhhhh

A/E A/G A/F# A/F

Follow her down to a bridge by the fountain
A/E A/G A/F# Fmaj7
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies
A/E A/G A/F# A/F
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
A/E A/G A/F# Dm
That grow so incredibly high

Bb C
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
F Bb
Waiting to take you away
C G D
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds and you're gone

G C D
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
G C D
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
G C D D A
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ahhhhh
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Picture yourself on a train in a station
A/E A/G A/F# Fmaj7
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties
A/E A/G A/F# A/F
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
A/E A/G A/F# Dm
The girl with caleidoscope eyes

[repeat and fade:]

G C D
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
G C D
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
G C D D A
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ahhhhh

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transcribed by Chris Sears

cts@mail.utexas.edu