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RevolutionWords & Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

Copyright 1968 Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Limited.

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F 5

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B5

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C m/G

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A5

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G

3fr

C6 B6

Intro2 bar count in:

Gtr. 1 (elec.)[B5]

f w/heavy dist.

*The Beatles original recording of this song sounds some way flat of this key; it is unknown whetherit was played in B or A (which might seem to be a more obvious key), and subsequently varispeeded.

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1.You

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say

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(2.)

(3.)

Verse

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your

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world.

plan.

head.

You

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tell

ask

tell

me

me

me

that

for

its

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we

were

you

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bet ter-

want

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mind

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change

what

the

we

in

world.

can.

stead.

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when

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tell

make

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count

have

a

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to

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wait.

how.

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full full full full full full full

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Chorus

all right,

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Gtr. 2

full

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full full full full full full

all right,

E

all right.

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To Coda 1.

2.

E5 N.C.

[F 57]

2.You

Play Gtr. 1 part

N.C. [F 5 7]

Ah.

(Gtr. 2)

Gtr. 3

hold top stringand restrike as written

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full

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Solo

B

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,

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full fullfull full full full full

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uh, uh, uh, uh.

N.C.

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D.S. al Coda

Coda

3. You

1/2 1/2 1/2

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

N.C.

[F 7]

All right,

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Outro

all right,

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all right,

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all right,

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all right,

w/sim vib.

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B

all right,

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all right,

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all right!

[C6] [B6]

1/21/2

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