"No Reply" — opens Beatles For Sale with emotional precision: I saw you, I know you saw me. Quiet accusation, devastating detail.
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* BEATLES *
* "No Reply" *
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Words and Music by
John Lennon &
Paul McCartney
-VERSE 1-
n.c. C D7
This happened once before When I came to your door
G6
No reply
C D7
They said it wasn`t you But I saw you peep through
G
Your window
Em Bm
I saw the light
Cm Bm
I saw the light
Am7 D7
I know that you saw me `Cause I looked up to see
G
Your face
-VERSE 2-
C D7
I tried to telephone They said you were not home
G6
That`s a lie
C D7
`Cause I know where you`ve been I saw you walk in
G
Your door
Em Bm
I nearly died
Cm Bm
I nearly died
Am7 D7
`Cause you walked hand in hand With another man
G
In my place
(Go to CODA after second time through VERSE 2)
-BRIDGE-
G B7 E
If I were you I`d realize that I
Am C G
Love you more than any other guy
G B7 E
And I`ll forgive the lies that I
Am C G
Heard before when you gave me no reply
(Repeat VERSE 2)
CODA
Em Bm
No reply
Cm G6add9
No reply
HOW TO FINGER THE CHORDS:
C D7 G6 G Em Bm Cm Am7 B7 G6add9
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The fingering for the G6add9 is a bit awkward so you may want to just
play it as a G major chord, although it doesn`t sound as good.
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Знаете ли вы, что...
- From Beatles For Sale (1964). Lennon described it as picture-painting — a precise scene, a doorbell, curtains moving. It tells a full story in two minutes.