THE BEATLES - EIGHT DAYS A WEEK (Lennon & McCartney) From
BEATLES FOR SALE album. Released December 4th
1964.
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Ooooh I need your love babe,
Guess you know it's true.
Hope you need my love babe,
Just like I need you.
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me.
Ain't got nothin'but love babe,
Eight days a week.
*
Love you ev'ry day girl,
Always on my mind.
One thing I can say girl,
Love you all the time.
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me.
Ain't got nothin'but love babe,
Eight days a week.
Eight days a week
I love you.
Eight days a week
Is not enough to show I care *
Eight days a week. Eight days a week. Eight days a week.
12/8 Time
Intro
D D6 D E E6/D E
| e | 5 5 5H7 5 | 7 7 7H9 7 |
| B | 7 7 7 7 | 9 9 9 9 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 | 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
.......................Fade in.........................
| e | 0 0 0 0 | 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 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
G G6/D G D D6 D
| e | 10 10 10H12 10 | 5 5 5H7 5 |
| B | 12 12 12 12 | 7 7 7 7 |
| G | 12 12 12 12 | 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Verse
D E G
| e | 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 3 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 0 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| A | | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 3 |
Oooh I need your love, babe,
| e | 2 | 0 0 |
| B | 3 | 0 0 |
| G | 2 | 1 1 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
D
| e | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | |
Guess you know it's true.
| e | 3 3 3 | 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
D E
| e | 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 |
Hope you need my love, babe,
| e | 2 2 | 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
G D
| e | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | |
just like I need you
| e | 3 3 3 | 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 | 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Bm G
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 3 3 3 3 |
Hold me Love me
Bm E
| e | 2 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 4 4 4 5 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
Hold me Love me ain't
D E
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
got nothing but love, babe,
| e | 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
G D
| e | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | |
eight days a week
| e | 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Verse
D E G
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Love you ev'....ry day, girl
| e | 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
D
| e | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | |
Always on my mind
| e | 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
D E
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
One thing I can say, girl
| e | 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
G D
| e | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | |
Love you all the time
| e | 3 3 3 | 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 | 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Bm G
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 3 3 3 3 |
Hold me Love me
Bm E
| e | 2 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 4 4 4 5 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Hold me Love me ain't
D E
| e | 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 |
got nothing but love, girl,
| e | 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 0 | 0 0 3 |
| G | 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
G D
| e | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | |
eight days a week
| e | 3 3 2 | 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 2 | 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Middle eight
A
| 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 | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
Eight days a week I
Bm
| e | 2 | 2 2 0 |
| B | 3 | 3 3 0 |
| G | 4 | 4 4 1 |
| D | 4 | 4 4 2 |
| A | 2 | 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 |
lo..........................ve you
E
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
Eight days a week is
G A
| e | 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 | |
not enough to show I care
Verse
D E
| e | 2 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
Oooh I need your love, babe,
| e | 2 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 0 0 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 |
| D | 4 | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
D
| e | 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 | |
Guess you know it's true.
| e | 3 3 | 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 | 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 | 2 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
D E
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 |
Hope you need my love, babe,
| e | 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
G D
| e | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | |
just like I need you
| e | 3 3 3 | 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 | 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Bm G
| e | 2 2 2 2 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 |
Hold me Love me
Bm E
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 5 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
Hold me Love me ain't
D E
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 |
got nothing but love, babe,
| e | 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
G D
| e | 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 3 | |
eight days a week
| e | 3 3 3 | 2 2 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 3 2 |
| G | 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Middle eight
A
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
Eight days a week I
Bm
| e | 2 | 2 2 |
| B | 3 | 3 3 |
| G | 4 | 4 4 |
| D | 4 | 4 4 |
| A | 2 | 2 2 |
| E | | |
lo..........................ve you
E
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
Eight days a week is
G A
| e | 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | |
not enough to show I care
| e | 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 2 2 0 |
| G | 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Verse
D E
| e | 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 |
Love you ev'....ry day, girl
| e | 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
D
| e | 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 | |
Always on my mind
| e | 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
D E
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 |
One thing I can say, girl
| e | 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
G D
| e | 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 | |
Love you all the time
| e | 3 3 | 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 | 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Bm G
| e | 2 2 2 2 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
Hold me Love me
Bm E
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 5 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Hold me Love me ain't
D E G
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 3 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 0 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| A | 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 3 |
got nothing but love, babe,
| e | 2 2 0 | 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 0 | 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 1 | 1 1 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Coda
D
| e | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | |
eight days a week
| e | 3 3 2 | 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 2 | 2 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
G D G
| e | 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 3 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 |
eight days a week
| e | 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
D
| e | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 | |
eight days a week
| e | 3 3 | 2 2 |
| B | 3 3 | 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 | 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Outro
D E
| e | 5 5 5H7 5 | 7 7 7H9 7 |
| B | 7 7 7 7 | 9 9 9 9 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 | 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | 0 0 0 0 | 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 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
G D(.
| e | 10 10 10H12 10 | 5 |
| B | 12 12 12 12 | 7 |
| G | 12 12 12 12 | 7 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Dsus2
| e | 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
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