back Writer
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on single "Paperback
Writer / Rain"
A good rocker again, I like the "a capella" (only vocals) intro and
refrains. Also that guitar riff, and Paul's bassline is excellent again. I
don't know why Paul put the child song "Frere Jacques" in the backing
vocals for the third and fourth verses, but I think it's funny :-)
Intro:
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Pa - perback wri - ter
Pa - perback
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wri ter
Pa - perback wri - ter
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Dear
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Sir or Madam, will you read my book, it me
took
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years to write, will you take a look? It's
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based on a novel by a man named Lear, and I
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need a job, so I want to be a pa- perback
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wri - ter, Pa perback
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wri - ter! It's a
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dir - ty sto - ry of a dir - ty man, and his
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clin - ging wife doesn't understand His
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son is wor - king for the Dai - ly Mail, it's a
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stea - dy job, but he wants to be a pa- perback
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wri - ter, Pa perback
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wri - ter!
Refrain:
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Pa - perback wri - ter
Pa - perback
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wri ter
Pa - perback wri - ter
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It's a
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thou - sand pa - ges, give or take a few, I'll be
Fre - re
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wri - ting more in a week or two I could
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