THE BEATLES - GOLDEN SLUMBERS (Lennon & McCartney) From ABBEY
ROAD album. Released on 26th September 1969.
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Once there was a way to get back homeward
Once there was a way to get back home
Sleep pretty darling do not cry
And I will sing a lullabye
Golden slumbers fill your eyes
Smiles awake you when you rise
Sleep pretty darling do not cry
And I will sing a lullabye
Once there was a way to get back homeward
Once there was a way to get back home
Sleep pretty darling do not cry
And I will sing a lullabye
Am7
| e | | |
| B | | 8 8 8 8 |
| G | | 5 5 5 5 |
| D | | 7 7 7 7 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
00:03
| e | | |
| B | 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 8 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Once way to back homeward
there get
was
a
Dm A7 A+5 A7 Dm
| e | | |
| B | 6 6 8 8 | 10 10 8 6 |
| G | 7 7 9 9 | 10 10 9 7 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
G7
| e | | |
| B | 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Once way to back home
there get
was
a
C E7 Am G6
| e | 3 3 4 4 | |
| B | 5 5 3 3 | 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 4 4 | 5 4 |
| D | 5 5 | 7 5 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Sleep pretty do
darling not
Fmaj7 G7 G7sus4 G7
| e | | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 | 6 6 7 6 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 4 5 6 4 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 | 5 5 5 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
cry And will a lullabye
I sing
x x X x X x
C
| e | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 5 5 5 |
| A | |
| E | |
00:34
C Fadd9
| e | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Golden slumbers spill your
eyes
C
| e | 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 5 5 5 5 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Smiles awake you when you rise
C C6 E7 Am G6
| e | | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 7 7 7 | 5 4 |
| D | 5 7 5 6 6 6 | 7 5 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Sleep darling do not
pretty
Fmaj7 G7 G7sus4 G7
| e | | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 | 6 6 7 6 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 4 5 6 4 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 | 5 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
cry and will sing lullaby
I a
C
| e | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 5 5 5 5 |
| A | |
| E | |
01:02
| e | | |
| B | 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 8 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Once way to back homeward
there get
was
a
| e | | |
| B | 6 6 8 8 | 10 10 8 8 6 5 |
| G | 7 7 9 9 | 10 10 9 9 7 5 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Once way to back home
there get
was
a
| e | | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 7 7 | 5 5 |
| D | 5 7 6 6 | 7 5 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Sleep pretty do
darling not
| e | | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 | 6 6 7 6 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 4 5 6 4 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 | 5 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
cry And will a lullabye
I sing
(.
This is the last measure of Golden Slumbers (beats 1 and 2) and
the first of Carry That Weight (beats 3 and 4), where the intro
drum fill and the same two C piano chord in fourths are placed.
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