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    THE BEATLES - DON'T PASS ME BY (Starkey) From the WHITE ALBUM
                  Released on 22nd November 1968.

    -------------------------------------------------------------

    I listen for your footsteps
    Coming up the drive
    Listen for your footsteps
    But they don't arrive
    Waiting for your knock dear
    On my old front door
    I don't hear it
    Does it mean you don't love me any more.

    I hear the clock a'ticking
    On the mantel shelf
    See the hands a'moving
    But I'm by myself
    I wonder where you are tonight
    And why I'm by myself
    I don't see you
    Does it mean you don't love me any more.

    Don't pass me by don't make me cry don't make me blue
    'Cause you know darling I love only you
    You'll never know it hurt me so
    How I hate to see you go
    Don't pass me by don't make me cry

    I'm sorry that I doubted you
    I was so unfair
    You were in a car crash
    And you lost your hair
    You said that you would be late
    About an hour or two
    I said that's alright I'm waiting here
    Just waiting to hear from you.


        e                  12 13 15 15  15 17    15               
        B        15 13  15                    18 17               
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        D                             15     14        12     10  
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    00:17
    VERSE

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    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
    listen  for your                coming  up  the
                  footsteps                       drive


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    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
    Listen  for your                but they    arrive
                  footsteps                 don't


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    D 2               2              2               2              
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    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
    Waiting for your    dear        on  my  old front       I   don't
                  knock                             door


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    D                                               
    A                                               
    E                                               
    hear            Does  mean  don't   me  any
        it            it      you   love


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    B            1315   1315  13                                    
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    more                                                          I

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    e     8       8       8       8      8       8       8       8  
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    G                                9 9   9 9   9 9   9 9   9 9   9
    D              12/14                                            
    A 15      15                                                    
    E     15                                                        
    hear    clock                   on  the mantel
        the     a'ticking                         shelf


    e     2       2       2       2 2     2       2       2       2  
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    e 8   8       8       8       8 8     8       8       8       8  
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    B 10                    8 10 8 10                       8 101010 
    G 10                  10   10    10                  10    1010 
    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
    See the hands                   but     by  myself            I
                a'moving              I'm


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    G 4   4       4       4       4  4   4       4       4       4  
    D 2               2              2               2              
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    B    1112 12   1112  1212   8 10     12  12 1212 12 12   10 10  
    G      B         B                                     12  12 12
    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
    wonder  where are   tonight     why     by  myself      I   don't
                 you              and    I'm


    e     2       2 2     2       2 2     2       2 2
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    e     8   8   8 8     8   8   8 8     8   8   8  
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    e                         13                    
    B                    1315    1513                
    G     10  10   12/14                 10  10     
    D 10                             10           13B
    A                                               
    E                                               
    see you         Does  mean  don't   me  any
                      it      you   love


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    A                                              15   1512    1215
    E                                                        15     
    more                                                Don't   me
                                                            pass  by

    CHORUS    01:10


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    e                                                               
    B                                                               
    G                                    12  14 \12                 
    D 14                             /14            14     12        
    A                         12  15                    15   151312 
    E                     15                                      15
        don't   me      don't   me                     'Cause   know
            make  cry       make  blue                      you


    e     2       2       2       2      2       2       2       2  
    B     3       3       3       3      3       3       3       3  
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    e     8       8       8       8      8       8       8       8  
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    B                         16       1513                         
    G                    15                14     12 14 1214        
    D                 15   15                15 15     15    15  15 
    A         15                                                    
    E 13                                                            
    darling     I   love    only  you                   You'll
                                                            never


    e     0       0       0       0      0       0       0       0  
    B     2       2       2       2      2       2       2       2  
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    D                                                               
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    e                                                               
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    G         12                     12                  12  12  12 
    D 14                             13B14               14  12  10 
    A                         12  15                                
    E                     15                                        
    know    hurt  so            How hate    see you     Don't   me
        it      me                I     to        go        pass  by


    e     0       0       0       0      0       0       0       0  
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    e     10      10      10      10     10      10      10      10 
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    e               5 7   5 7        3  7P5  7P5     7   5   7 5    
    B             8     8     8   5\3       8    8          8     8  
    G 12                                         754                
    D 12                                          P\                
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
                                                        don't   me
                                                            make


    e     2       2       2       2      2       2       2       2  
    B     3       3       3       3      3       3       3       3  
    G     2       2       2       2      2       2       2       2  
    D 0               0              0               0              
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    e     8       8       8       8      8       8       8       8  
    B    10      10      10      10     10      10      10      10  
    G    10      10      10      10     10      10      10      10  
    D                                                               
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    e            1013            10  13   10                        
    B         1013              13 13     13  1310       10          
    G     10                                    1210      10 1210   
    D 10                                                            
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
    cry


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                                                                     ....

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    D                                                               
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    e                                                8              
    B                                         8 10 8         10 \8  
    G 9             7 9   7 9              7 9                      
    D            10     10    10 7  7 10 10               10         
    A                             10                                
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                                                                  I'm

    VERSE    01:44


    e                                                               
    B 8   8   8   8 8                                    8   8   8  
    G 9   9   9   9 9                                    9   9   9  
    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
    sorry   that  doubted you       I   was so  unfair
                I


    e                                                               
    B 10                                  8  8       8     8 8   8  
    G 10                                 10 10      10    1010  10  
    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
    You were    a car   crash       and you lost  hair            you
            in                                  your


    e                                                               
    B 8       8       8    8    8 8      8 8     8 8     8   8   8  
    G11B12   11B12   11B1211B121212     1212    1212    12  12  12  
    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
    said        you would late    about an  hour  two         I said
            that        be                      or


    e          B                                    
    B 8       9101010                    10  10  10 
    G10       10   10                    10  10  10 
    D                                               
    A                                               
    E                                               
    that's      I'm waiting       Just    to    from
        alright           here      waiting hear


    e                                                               
    B 8                                                             
    G 8B9           7 9   7 9              7 9   7 9             9 9
    D            10    10     10 7  7 10  10   10     10  10    10   
    A                             10                         12     
    E                                                               
    you                                                 Don't   me
                                                            pass  by

    CHORUS    02:11


    e                             12 12  15  15  12\ 8              
    B                   13  1313                        10 8        
    G                                                        9 7    
    D                                                           10  
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
        don't   me      don't   me                     'Cause   know
            make  cry       make  blue                      you


    e                                                               
    B             10                   10     10     10    10    10 
    G 9B10                10           10     10     10    10    10 
    D                                                               
    A                             8       8      8      8     8   8 
    E                                                               
    darling     I   love    only  you                   You'll
                                                            never


    e                                                8              
    B    8    8     8    8      8    8           8           8      
    G 8B9 8B9   8B9   8B9   8B9   8B9         9           9       9  
    D                                  10 10              10        
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
    know    hurt  so            How hate    see you     Don't   me
        it      me                I     to        go        pass  by


    e         10                     10                             
    B     11B12  12   1012 10 12 1012                                
    G              12     12    12   12  9       12  10  9          
    D 12                                     12              12  10 
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
                                                        don't   me
                                                            make


    e             13                                                
    B      10   13  131513       10                                 
    G 10                 1412 10   10   10                           
    D                                10  1210   10                  
    A                                        12   10 12 1012        
    E                                                  13    13  13 
    cry

    02:39


    e                                                               
    B                                                   HP          
    G 9   910 9   910 9   9          9   9           9 797          
    D                       1210 1012       1210  10       10        
    A                                                        10     
    E                                                               
    One     two     three   four    five    six     seven   sight ...

                                    x       x X X X x x   x   X X


    e                                                               
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    G                                                               
    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
                                            Mmmmmmm

    X
    CHORUS    02:50
                        PP

    e                    875  5  PP  8   10 12131210                
    B                       8   865                  13             
    G/9                            75                   12           
    D                                                            10 
    A                                                    10  12     
    E                                                               
                                                        Don't   me
                                                            pass  by

    02:56


    e                                                               
    B 8                              8                              
    G 8B9                            8B9                     7      
    D                             10                     10      10 
    A                     10  12                                    
    E                                                               
        don't   me      don't   me                     'Cause   know
            make  cry       make  blue                      you


    e                                                13 10          
    B                         10   10         10 1013      13 10 10  
    G                    1012   1012 10 1012   10                10 
    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E 13                                                            
    darling     I   love    only  you                   You'll
                                                            never


    e            8 1010878 10 1281012 8   8           8              
    B                  PPH                       810   8108         
    G 9                                                     10 9 7  
    D                                                             10
    A                                                               
    E                                                               
    know    hurt  so            How hate    see you
        it      me                I     to        go


    e                
    B                
    G 9   9 5 7 975  
    D            PP  
    A                
    E                
        Don't   me
            pass  by


    e                                                  H P P   H P P
    B                                    8     10128 1012108 1012108
    G             7 7   7 7   7 7   7 7   7                          
    D       9 9   9 9   9 9   9 9   9 9                              
    A 1010                                                          
    E                                                               
                                                        don't   me
                                                             make


    e                                                               
    B                     10  810   8 10  8     8 10  8  10   8     8
    G                 10    10   10    10    10   10    10   9   B10R
    D          101210                                               
    A      10 12                                                    
    E 13                                                            
    cry

    03:26
    CODA

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    e     8       8       8       8      8       8       8       8  
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    G     9   7   9       9   7   9      9   7   9       9   7   9  
    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E                                                               


    e             8              8 10 12131210                       
    B 8             8 10 8                   1310                   
    G 9   7 9             9 7                   1210 9         P P  
    D  10     10              10                       1210  141210 
    A                                                               
    E                                                               


    e     2       2       2       2      0       0       0       0  
    B     3       3       3       3      0       0       0       0  
    G     2       2       2       2      1       1       1       1  
    D 0               0                                             
    A         0               0              2               2      
    E                                0               0              


    e     8       8       8       8     10      10      10      10  
    B    10      10      10      10     12      12      12      12  
    G    10      10      10      10     12      12      12      12  
    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E                                                               


    e                                                               
    B                         8    8                      12     H P
    G                        9    9              9 12   12  14 121412
    D  P P                 10   10           9 12                   
    A12108 10 1281012 8              10   12                        
    E                                                               


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   (.


    e                                                               
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    D 2                                                             
    A 0                                                             
    E                                                               


    e 8                                                             
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    G 9                                                             
    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E                                                               


    e                                                                
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    G 9                                                              
    D 9B10                                                           
    A                                                                
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    e      12      12                                                
    B  13 15  1315   13     13                                       
    G                   1214       12 1412                           
    D                         14 1510     1514  12 14          13B14 
    A                                          15    15 12  1215     
    E                                                     15         


    e             15                                                 
    B               13                                               
    G               12 14\12                                         
    D             14        14  10 1210                              
    A       12 15                       1312 10                      
    E    15                                    13                    

        B  Bend
        R  Release
        /  Slide up
        \  Slide down
        H  Hammer-on
        P  Pull-off
        ~  Vibrato
        +  Harmonic
        x  Mute note
        .  Play note like a dot in standard notation
        ^  Ties two notes together
        (. Pause
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e	10 10 10 10	10 10 10 10
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B	10 8 1010 10 8 1010	10 8 10
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B	1315 1315 13
G	1412
D		14 1214 12 14 1214
A		15 15 12 15 15 15
E		15
e	0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0
B	2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2 2 2
G	2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2 2 2
D
A	0 0	0 0
E	0 0	0 0
e
B		8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
G		9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D	12/14
A	15 15
E	15
e	2 2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2
B	3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3
G	2 2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2
D	0 0	0 0
A	0 0	0 0
E
e	8 8 8 8 8 8	8 8 8 8
B10 10 10 10 1010		10 10 10 10
G10 10 10 10 1010		10 10 10 10
D
A
E
e	10 10 10 1010	10 10 1010 10 10
B	1112 12 1112 1212 8 10	12 12 1212 12 12 10 10
G	B B	12 12 12
D
A
E
e	12 12
B	1315 1315 13 13
G	12 1214	1214 12
D	14	1415 1514 1214
A		15 1512 1215
E		15
e
B	8 8 8 8 8 8	8 8 8 8 8 8 8
G11B12 11B12 11B1211B121212		1212 1212 12 12 12
D
A
E
e
B	8
G	8B9 7 9 7 9	7 9 7 9 9 9
D	10 10 10 7 7	10 10 10 10 10 10
A	10	12
E
e	10	10
B	11B12 12 1012 10 12 1012
G	12 12 12	12 9 12 10 9
D	12	12 12 10
A
E
e	13
B	10 13 131513 10
G	10 1412 10 10	10
D		10 1210 10
A		12 10 12 1012
E		13 13 13
e		H P P H P P
B		8 10128 1012108 1012108
G	7 7 7 7 7 7 7	7 7
D	9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9	9
A	1010
E
e
B	10 810 8	10 8 8 10 8 10 8 8
G	10 10 10	10 10 10 10 9 B10R
D	101210
A	10 12
E	13