The Beatles - A Day in the Life: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "A Day in the Life" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
G Bm Em Em7 I read the news today oh boy, C Em Asus2 About a lucky man who made the grade. G Bm Em Em7 And though the news was rather sad, C F Em Em7 Well I just had to laugh, C F Em C I saw the photograph. G Bm Em Em7 He blew his mind out in a car, C Em Asus2 He didn't notice that the lights had changed, G Bm Em Em7 A crowd of people stood and stared, C F They'd seen his face before, Em Em7 C Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords. I saw a film today oh boy The English army had just won the war A crowd of people turned away But I just had to look Having read the book Bm Em Asus2 Bm I'd love to turn you on.... E D Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head E B Found my way downstairs and drank a cup E B And looking up, I noticed I was late E D Found my coat and grabbed my hat, made the bus in seconds flat E B Found my way upstairs and had a smoke E B And somebody spoke and I went into a dream C G D A E Aah ah ah ah Aah ah ah Ah ah C G D A E D C D G Aah ah ah ah Aah ah ah Ah ah I read the news today oh boy, Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire. And though the holes were rather small, They had to count them all, Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall. I'd love to turn you on You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C  D  E  Em  Em7  F  G  B  Bm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "A Day in the Life" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles.