#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## ******************************************************************** * BEATLES * * "Golden Slumbers" * * transcribed by nhuebner@umich.edu * ******************************************************************** Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney INTRO (one measure) (quietly) ------------------------ ------------------------ 0-----0-----0-----0----- ------------------------ 3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0-- ------------------------ 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & -VERSE- (quietly the 1st time, louder the 2nd time) Am7 Dm7 Once, there was a way_________ to get back homeward G7 C Once, there was a way_________ to get back home Em Am Dm9 Sleep pretty darling, do not cry, G7 C And I will sing a lullaby -CHORUS- (loudly) C F C Gold - en slumbers fill your eyes C F C Smiles awake you when you rise Em Am Dm9 Sleep pretty darling, do not cry, G7 C And I will sing a lullaby (Repeat VERSE) HOW TO FINGER THE CHORDS: Am7 Dm7 G7 C Em Am Dm9 F o o o o ooo o o o ooo o o o o ||||*| ||||** |||||* ||||*| |||||| ||||*| ||||*| ||||** ||*||| |||*|| |*|||| ||*||| |**||| ||**|| |||*|| |||*|| |||||| |||||| *||||| |*|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |**||| I like to strum the first verse with no pick and then use a pick for the chorus and the rest of the song. The end of this song leads directly into "Carry That Weight," with no break between the two songs. ########################################### Nathan Luke Huebner ## ## ## # ### ## ## ## nhuebner@umich.edu ## ### ## ### #### ### ### ## ### ## ### ## ## ### ## #### ### ## ## ### ## ## ### ## ### #### ### ### ## ### ## ### ## ###########################################