"Paperback Writer" — McCartney's literary aspirant in a single. A job application letter as a pop song. The bass line is as important as the hook.
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From: [email protected] (Mikko Laaninen)
I think it was on `Rubber Soul`? Don`t know for sure.
Well, here it is, with the first bit tabbed:
Paperback Writer
by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
It took almost 30 years to get this song on a computer :-)
(Original written in 1966, I wrote this on 01.01.1995)
Yip, it`s the best two-chord song I`ve ever heard...
This is the intro bit:
e----------------v-----------------v
B----------------v-----------------v
G-------0--------v-----------------v
D---0-3-----0-3--v---------0---3---v
A----------------v---3-------------v
E-3--------------v-3-----3---------v
And the complete lyrics & chords:
Paperback writer...
G7
Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look
It`s based on a novel by a man named Lear
C
And I need a job so I want to be a paperback writer
G7
Paperback writer
G7
It`s a dirty story of a dirty man
And his clinging wife doesn`t understand
His son is working for the Daily Mail
C
It`s a steady job but he wants to be a paperback writer
G7
Paperback writer
G7
It`s a thousand pages, give or take a few
I`ll be writing more in a week or two
I can make it longer if you like the style
C
I can change it `round and I want to be a paperback writer
G7
Paperback writer
G7
If you really like it you can have the rights
It could make a milion for you overnight
If you must return it you can send it here
C
But I need a break and I want to be a paperback writer
G7
Paperback writer
G7
Paperback writer...
And I`ll send this to Nevada, too :-)
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Знаете ли вы, что...
- Written as a request from a relative who wanted a non-love-song. The bass line was the most prominent ever on a pop record at the time.