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Strawberry Fields Forever

Artist Name
The Beatles
From: Harlan L Thompson 

STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER- The Beatles

E -7-7-7-7-7-7-5/4---2-5----0-4-2-0-----
B --------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------
D -------------4/2--------------0-------
A -7---6---5-------4------2-------4-0---
E --------------------------------------

                 (A)                Em7
Let me take you down, cos I'm going to Strawberry Fields
F#m7                   D            F#
Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about
  Dmaj7              A
Strawberry Fields forever
 E(IV)     G#m       E7(II)  Bm7 C#7 F#m        F#m7             Dmaj7
Living is easy with eyes closed,      misunderstanding all you see
 D            E7           A                     F#m
It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out
 D           E            D   A
It doesn't matter much to me

CHORUS:
 (n.c.)                             Em7
Let me take you down, cos I'm going to Strawberry Fields
 C#dim                  D            F#
Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about
 Dmaj7                A   riff 1
Strawberry Fields forever

 E(IV)    G#m     E7(II)  Bm7 C#m7 F#m          F#m7            Dmaj7 
riff 2
No one I think is in my tree,        I mean it must be high or low
 D            E7                  A                F#m  E
That is, you can't you know tune in but it's all right
 D            E                D  A
That is, I think it's not too bad ...CHORUS

 E(IV)  G#m       E7(II)           Bm7 C#m7 F#m
Always know, sometimes think it's me
                F#m7                Dmaj7  riff 2
But you know I know when it's a dream
 D          E7             A                  F#m  E
I think a "no" will be a "yes", but it's all wrong
 D           E          D   A
That is, I think I disagree ...CHORUS (without riff 1)
 
F#m   Dmaj7              A
    Strawberry Fields forever
 Dmaj7        E      F#m
Strawberry Fields forever


    RIFF 1:               RIFF 2:
E -10-9------------------ ----------
B ------10-8-5----------- ----------
G -------------7p6------- ----------
D -----------------7----- -4-2-0----
A ----------------------- ----------
E ----------------------- ----------


Em7:   0 2 2 0 3 0   F#m7: 2 4 2 2 2 2  Dmaj7:   x x 0 2 2 2 
E(IV): x x 6 4 5 4   G#m:  4 6 6 4 4 4  E7 (II): x x 2 4 3 4
Bm7:   2 2 4 2 3 2   C#7:  x 4 3 4 2 x  C#dim:   x x 1 2 1 2


(from Magical Mystery Tour, 1967)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)