The Beatles - Ticket to Ride: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Ticket to Ride" 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.

    A
I think I'm gonna be sad,
I think it's today, yeah.
     A7
The girl that's driving me mad
          Bm E
Is going away.

Chorus:
 F#m                   D
She's got a ticket to ride,
 F#m                   D
She's got a ticket to ride,
 F#m                   E
She's got a ticket to ride,
               A
But she don't care.

She said that living with me
Is bringing her down yeah.
For she would never be free
When I was around.

Chorus

   D
I don't know why she's ridin' so high,
She ought to think twice,
                          E
She ought to do right by me.
   D
Before she gets to saying goodbye,
She ought to think twice,
                          E
She ought to do right by me.

I think I'm gonna be sad,
I think it's today yeah.
The girl that's driving me mad
Is going away, yeah.

Chorus

I don't know why she's ridin' so high,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me.
Before she gets to saying goodbye,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me

She said that living with me,
Is bringing her down, yeah.
For she would never be free
When I was around.

Chorus:
Ah, she's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.

My baby don't care, my baby don't care.
My baby don't care, my baby don't care.
My baby don't care, my baby don't care.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Bm

Guitar chord 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 "Ticket to Ride" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Ticket to Ride" by The Beatles.

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