THE BEATLES - YES IT IS (Lennon/McCartney). Released as the B
side of TICKET TO RIDE single on April,
9th 1965.
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If you wear red tonight,
Remember what I said tonight.
For red is the colour that my baby wore,
And what's more, its true,
Yes it is.
Scarlet were the clothes she wore,
Everybody knows Im sure.
I would remember all the things we planned,
Understand, its true,
Yes it is, its true.
Yes it is.
I could be happy with you by my side
If I could forget her, but its my pride.
Yes it is, yes it is.
Oh, yes it is, yeah.
Please dont wear red tonight.
This is what I said tonight.
For red is the colour that will make me blue,
In spite of you, its true,
Yes it is, its true.
Yes it is.
I could be happy with you by my side
If I could forget her, but its my pride.
Yes it is, yes it is.
Oh, yes it is, yeah.
Please dont wear red tonight.
This is what I say tonight.
For red is the colour that will make me blue,
In spite of you, its true,
Yes it is, its true.
Yes it is, its true.
For John's part strum gently with side of thumb. George
uses a volume pedal for the 2nd time after I NEED YOU).
12/8 Time
INTRO
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
00:04
VERSE
E A
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
If you wear red tonight
+
F#m7 B7
| e | | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
Remember
+ +
7
E A
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
what I said tonight
+
9
D B7
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| A | | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | |
For
00:19
E/Ab
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
red is the colour that my
A D
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| E | | |
baby wore and what's it's
more
Dbm E
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 |
true Yes, it is
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
00:31
VERSE
E A
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
Scarlet were the clothes she
F#m7 B7
| e | | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
wore
| e | 2 | |
| B | 5 | 4 |
| G | 2 | 2 |
| D | 2 | 4 |
| A | 4 | 2 |
| E | 2 | |
E A
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
Everybody knows I'm
D B7
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| A | | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | |
sure
00:46
E/Ab
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
I would remember all the
A D
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| E | | |
things planned understand it's
we
Dbm E
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 |
true Yes, it is, it's
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
true Yes, it is
01:00
MIDDLE 1
Bm E
| 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 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
I could be happy with
A F#m
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | | 2 |
you by my side
Bm E
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 |
If I could forget her, but
01:11
Dbm E
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | | |
it's pride, Yes, is Yes, is Oh, yes it is
my it it
F#m7 B7
| e | | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 2 | |
Yeah
01:18
VERSE
E A
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
Please, don't wear red tonight
F#m7 B7
| e | | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
E A
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
This what I say tonight
is
D B7
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| A | | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | |
For
01:33
E/Ab
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Red is the colour that will
A D
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| E | | |
make blue in spite you, it's
me of
Dbm E
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 |
true Yes, it is it's
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
true Yes, it is
01:47
MIDDLE 2
Bm E
| 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 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
I could be happy with
A F#m
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | | 2 |
you by my side
Bm E
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 |
If I could forget her, but
01:58
Dbm E
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | | |
it's pride, yes is yes, is Oh, yes it is
my it it
F#m7 B7
| e | | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 2 | |
Yeah
02:05
VERSE
E A
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
Please, don't wear red tonight
F#m7 B7
| e | | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| e | | 4 |
| B | 5 | 4 |
| G | 2 | 2 |
| D | 2 | 4 |
| A | 4 | 2 |
| E | | |
E A
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
This what say tonight
is I
D B7
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| A | | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | |
For
02:20
E/Ab
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
red is the colour that will
A D
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| E | | |
make blue in spite you it's
me of
| e | | |
| B | 2 | 7 |
| G | 2 | 7 |
| D | 2 | 7 |
| A | 0 | 5 |
| E | | |
Dbm E
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 |
true Yes, it is it's
| e | 4 | 4 |
| B | 5 | 5 |
| G | 6 | 6 |
| D | 6 | 6 |
| A | 4 | 7 |
| E | | |
02:31
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 1 1 1 1 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 5 7 7 5 5 5 |
true Yes, it is it's
| e | 4 | |
| B | 4 | 2 |
| G | 6 | 2 |
| D | 6 | 2 |
| A | 6 | 0 |
| E | 4 | |
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