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Golder Slumbers

Artist Name
The Beatles
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*BEATLES   *
*  "Golden Slumbers"   *
*    transcribed by nhuebner@umich.edu    *
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Words and Music by
  John Lennon &
 Paul McCartney

INTRO (one measure)
(quietly)
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3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--
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1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

-VERSE-
(quietly the 1st time, louder the 2nd time)
Am7           Dm7  
Once, there was a way_________ to get back homeward
G7   C
Once, there was a way_________ to get back home
EmAm           Dm9
Sleep pretty darling, do not cry,
G7   C    
 And I will sing a lullaby
-CHORUS-
(loudly)
C   F      C 
Gold  - en slumbers fill your eyes  
CF  C
Smiles awake you when you rise
EmAm      Dm9
Sleep pretty darling, do not cry,
G7       C
And I will sing a lullaby

(Repeat VERSE)

HOW TO FINGER THE CHORDS:
  Am7  Dm7  G7   C  Em  Am  Dm9   F
 o o o  o  ooo   o oo  ooo o   o  o  o
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I like to strum the first verse with no pick and then use a pick for the 
chorus and the rest of the song.  The end of this song leads directly into 
"Carry That Weight," with no break between the two songs.

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