The Beatles - Beatles for Sale (1964)
1. No Reply (Lennon/McCartney)
nc F G7 C6
This happened once before, when I came to your door. No reply.
F G7 C
They said it wasn't you, but I saw you peep through, your window.
Am Em Fmaj7 Em
I saw the light. I saw the light.
Dm7 G7 C
I know that you saw me, 'cause I looked up to see, your face.
F G7 C6
I tried to telephone, they said you were not home. That's a lie.
F G7 C
'Cause I know where you've been, I saw you walk in, your door.
Am Em Fmaj7 Em
I nearly died. I nearly died.
Dm7 G7 C
'Cause you walked hand in hand, with another man, in my place.
E7 A
If I were you, I'd realize, that I.
Dm F C
Love you more, than any other guy.
E7 A
And I'll forgive, the lies, that I.
Dm F C
Heard before, when you gave me no reply.
F G7 C6
I tried to telephone, they said you were not home. That's a lie.
F G7 C
'Cause I know where you've been, I saw you walk in, your door.
Am Em Fmaj7 Em
I nearly died. I nearly died.
Dm7 G7 C
'Cause you walked hand in hand, with another man, in my place.
Am Em Fmaj7 C6add9
No reply. No reply.
2. I'm a Loser (Lennon/McCartney)
Am D Am D
I'm a loser, I'm a loser,
Am F D
And I'm not what I appear to be.
G D F G
Of all the love I have won or have lost,
D F G
There is one love I should never have crossed.
D F G
She was a girl in a million, my friend.
D F G
I should have known she would win in the end.
Am D Am D
I'm a loser, and I lost someone who's near to me.
G Em Am F D
I'm a loser, and I'm not what I appear to be.
G D F G
Although I laugh and I act like a clown,
D F G
Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown.
D F G
My tears are falling like rain from the sky,
D F G
Is it for her or myself that I cry?
Am D Am D
I'm a loser, and I lost someone who's near to me.
G Em Am F D
I'm a loser, and I'm not what I appear to be.
Break: G D F G / D F G Am D Am D G Em Am F D
G D F G
What have I done to deserve such a fate?
D F G
I realise I have left it too late.
D F G
And so it's true, pride comes before a fall.
D F G
I'm telling you, so that you won't lose all.
Am D Am D
I'm a loser, and I lost someone who's near to me.
G Em Am F D
I'm a loser, and I'm not what I appear to be.
Outtro: Fade G D F G / D F G Am D Am D
3. Baby's in Black (Lennon/McCartney)
Intro: A
A E7 D7 E7
Oh dear, what can I do, Baby's in black, and I'm feeling blue.
A D A E7
Tell me, oh, what can I do?
A A7 D
She thinks of him, and so she dresses in black,
A E7 A
And though he'll never come back, she's dressed in black.
A E7 D7 E7
Oh dear, what can I do, Baby's in black, and I'm feeling blue.
A D A E7
Tell me, oh, what can I do?
A A7 D
I think of her, but she thinks only of him.
A E7 A
And though it's only a whim, she thinks of him.
F#m7 B7 D E7 A
Oh, how long will it take, till she sees the mistake she has made?
E7 D7 E7
Dear, what can I do, Baby's in black, and I'm feeling blue.
A D A E7
Tell me, oh, what can I do?
Break: A E7 D7 E7 A D A
F#m7 B7 D E7 A
Oh, how long will it take, till she sees the mistake she has made?
E7 D7 E7
Dear, what can I do, Baby's in black, and I'm feeling blue.
A D A E7
Tell me, oh, what can I do?
A A7 D
She thinks of him, and so she dresses in black.
A E7 A
And though he'll never come back, she's dressed in black.
A E7 D7 E7
Oh dear, what can I do Baby's in black, and I'm feeling blue.
A D A E A nc
Tell me oh, what can I do?
4. Rock and Roll Music (Chuck Berry)
Intro: E7 E7 E7 nc
Just let me hear some of that
A
Rock and roll music, any old way you choose it.
D
It's got a backbeat, you can't lose it,
A E7
Any old time you use it. Gotta be rock roll music,
A E7 A nc
If you wanna dance with me. If you wanna dance with me.
E
I got no kick against modern jazz,
E7 A
Unless they try to play it too darn fast.
D
And lose the beauty of the melody,
E7 nc
Until it sounds just like a symphony. That's why I go for that
A
Rock and roll music, any old way you choose it.
D
It's got a backbeat, you can't lose it,
A E7
Any old time you use it. It's gotta be rock roll music,
A E7 A nc
If you wanna dance with me. If you wanna dance with me.
E
I took my love on over 'cross the tracks,
E7 A
And she could hear a man a-wailin' sax.
D
I must admit they had a rockin' band,
E7 nc
Now, they were blowin' like a hurrican'. That's why I go for that
A
Rock and roll music, any old way you choose it.
D
It's got a backbeat, you can't lose it,
A E7
Any old time you use it. Gotta be rock and roll music,
A E7 A nc
If you wanna dance with me. If you wanna dance with me.
E
Way down south they had a jubilee,
E7 A
And Georgia folks, they had a jamboree.
D
They're drinkin' home-brew from a wooden cup,
E7 nc
The folks are dancin' and got all shook up. And started playin' that
A
Rock and roll music, any old time you use it.
D
It's got a backbeat, you can't lose it,
A E7
Any old time you use it. Gotta be rock roll music,
A E7 A nc
If you wanna dance with me. If you wanna dance with me.
E
Go get to hear 'em play a tango.
E7 A
And in the mood they take a mambo.
D
It's way too early for the congo,
E7 nc
So keep on rockin' that piano. That's why I go for that
A
Rock and roll music, any old time you use it.
D
It's got a backbeat, you can't lose it,
A E7
Any old time you use it. All you got is rock roll music,
A E7 A nc
If you wanna dance with me. If you wanna dance with me.
5. I'll Follow the Sun (Lennon/McCartney)
Intro: C F C
G F9 C D7
One day, you'll look, to see I've gone.
C Em D7 G7 C F C
For tomorrow may rain, so, I'll follow the sun.
G F7 C D7
Some day, you'll know, I was the one.
C Em D7 G7 C
But tomorrow may rain, so, I'll follow the sun.
C7 Dm7 Fm6 C
And now the time has come, and so my love I must go.
C7 F6 Fm6 C Dm7
And though I lose a friend, in the end you will know. Oh, oh, oh.
G F9 C D7
One day, you'll find, that I have gone.
C Em D7 G7 C F C
But tomorrow may rain, so, I'll follow the sun.
Break: G F9 C D7
C Em D7 G7 C
Yes, tomorrow may rain, so, I'll follow the sun.
C7 Dm7 Fm6 C
And now the time has come, and so my love I must go.
C7 F6 Fm6 C Dm7
And though I lose a friend, in the end you will know. Oh, oh, oh.
G F9 C D7
One day, you'll find, that I have gone.
C Em D7 G7 C F C nc
For tomorrow may rain, so, I'll follow the sun.
6. Mr. Moonlight (Roy Lee Johnson)
Intro: F#
Mis - ter Moon – light.
F#
You came to me, one summer night.
B F#
And from your beam you made my dream.
D#m
And from the world, you sent my girl.
B F#
And from above you sent us love.
B F# D#7
And now she is mine, I think you're fine.
G#m C#7 nc F#
Cause we love you, Mister Moonlight.
F#
Mister Moonlight, come again please.
F#
Here I am, on my knees, begging if you please.
B
And the night you don't come my way,
F# D#7
I pray and pray more each day.
G#m C#7 nc F#
Cause we love you, Mister Moonlight.
Break: F# (8 bars)
B
And the night you don't come my way,
F# D#7
Whoa, I pray and pray more each day.
G#m C#7 nc F#
Cause we love you, Mister Moonlight.
F#
Mister Moonlight, come again please.
F#
Here I am, on my knees, begging if you please.
B
And the night you don't come my way,
F# D#7
Whoa, I pray and pray more each day.
G#m C#7 nc F#
Cause we love you, Mister Moonlight.
Outtro: Repeat and fade
F#
Mister Moonlight.
7. Kansas City (Leiber/Stoller)/ Hey Hey Hey Hey (Little Richard)
Intro: G C G G G C D
G
Ah, Kansas City, gonna get my baby back home. Yeah, yeah.
C7 G
I'm going to Kansas City, gonna get my baby back home. Yeah, yeah.
D C7 G G G C D nc
Well, it's a long, long time since, my baby's been gone.
G
Ah, Kansas City, gonna get my baby one time. A-yeah, yeah.
C7 G
I'm going to Kansas City, gonna get my baby one time. Yeah, yeah.
D C7 G G G C D nc
It's just a-one, two, three, four. Five, six, seven, eight, nine. Whoa.
Break: G / / / C7 / G / D C G nc
G
Hey, hey, hey, hey. (Hey, hey, hey, hey.)
G C7
Hey, baby. (Hey, baby.) Ooh, now, girl (Well, gal.)
G
I said, you’re my pal. (Girl, pal.)
D C7 G nc
Woah, now, now, now tell me, baby, what's been wrong with you.
G
Hey, hey, hey, hey. (Hey, hey, hey, hey.)
G C7
Hey, now, baby. (Hey, baby.) Ooh, now, girl (Well, gal.)
G
I said, you’re my pal. (Girl, pal.)
D C7 G G G C D
Now, now, now tell me, baby, what's been wrong with you.
G
Well, I said bye. (Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye.)
G
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye. (Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye.)
C7
Ooh, so long. (So long, so long, so long.)
G
Bye-bye, baby, I’m gone. (Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye.)
D C7 G D
Yeah, I said bye-bye, baby, bye, bye, bye, bye.
G
Bye, now, bye. (Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye.)
G
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye. (Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye.)
C7
Ooh, so long. (So long, so long, so long.)
Fade out
G
Bye-bye, baby, I’m gone. (Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye.)
8. Eight Days a Week (Lennon/McCartney)
Intro: D E7 G D
E7 G D
Ooh, I need your love, babe. Guess you know it's true.
E7 G D
Hope you need my love, babe. Just like I need you.
Bm G6 Bm E7
Hold me, love me. Hold me, love me.
D E7 G D
Ain't got nothin' but love, babe. Eight days a week.
E7 G D
Love you every day, girl. Always on my mind.
E7 G D
One thing I can say, girl. Love you all the time.
Bm G6 Bm E7
Hold me, love me. Hold me, love me.
D E7 G D
Ain't got nothin' but love, girl. Eight days a week.
A Bm
Eight days a week, I love you.
E7 G A7
Eight days a week, is not enough to show I care.
D E7 G D
Ooh, I need your love, babe. Guess you know it's true.
E7 G D
Hope you need my love, babe. Just like I need you. Oh.
Bm G6 Bm E7
Hold me, love me. Hold me, love me.
D E7 G D
Ain't got nothin' but love, babe. Eight days a week.
A Bm
Eight days a week, I love you.
E7 G A7
Eight days a week, is not enough to show I care.
D E7 G D
Love you every day, girl. Always on my mind.
E7 G D
One thing I can say, girl. Love you all the time.
Bm G6 Bm E7
Hold me, love me. Hold me, love me.
D E7 G D
Ain't got nothin' but love, babe. Eight days a week.
G D G D
Eight days a week. Eight days a week.
Outtro: D E7 G D nc
9. Words of Love (Buddy Holly)
Intro: Repeat 4 A D E
A D E A
Hold me close and, tell me how you feel,
D E A D E A D E
Tell me love is real. Mmm mmm mmm, mmm mmm.
A D E A
Words of love you, whisper soft and true,
D E A D E A D E
Darling I love you. Mmm mmm mmm, mmm mmm.
Break: Repeat 8 A D E
A D E A
Let me hear you say, the words I long to hear,
D E A D E A D E
Darling when you're near. Mmm mmm mmm, mmm mmm.
A D E A
Words of love you, whisper soft and true,
D E A D E A D E A
Darling I love you. Mmm mmm mmm, mmm mmm mmm.
Outtro: Repeat and fade D E A
Oh o oh o o oh.
10. Honey Don't (Carl Perkins)
Intro: E7 E6 Esus4 E /
E nc E C nc
Well, how come you say you will when you won’t?
C E nc
Say you do, baby, when you don’t?
E C nc
Let me know, honey, how you feel. Tell the truth, now, is love real?
B7 E
But, ah-a. Well, honey don’t. Well, honey don’t. Honey, don’t.
A7 E
Honey, don’t. Honey, don’t.
B7 A E
I say you will when you won’t. Ah-a, honey, don’t.
E nc E C nc
Well, I love you, baby, and you ought to know,
C E nc
I like the way that you wear your clothes.
E C nc
Everything about you is so dog-gone sweet,
You got that sand all over your feet.
B7 E
But, ah-a, well, honey don’t. Honey don’t. Honey, don’t.
A7 E
Honey, don’t. Honey, don’t.
B7 A E
I say you will when you won’t. Ah-a, honey, don’t.
Break: E / C / E / C B7
E / / / A7 / E / B7 A/B E /
I feel fine. Ooo oo. I said.
E nc E C nc
Well, sometimes I love you on a Saturday night,
C E nc
Sunday morning you don’t look right.
E C nc
You been out, painting the town.
Ah-a, baby, been steppin’ around.
B7 E
But, ah-a, well, honey don’t. I said, honey, don’t. Honey, don’t.
A7 E
Honey, don’t. Honey, don’t.
B7 A E
I say you will when you won’t. Ah-a, honey, don’t.
Outtro: E / C / E / C B7 E /
E / A7 /
Well, honey don’t. Well, honey don’t.
E /
A little, little, honey, don’t.
B7 A E / E6 nc
I say you will when you won’t, ah-a, honey don’t.
11. Every Little Thing (Lennon/McCartney)
Intro: A D E nc
A D E A G D
When I'm walking beside her, people tell me I'm lucky.
B B7 E A D E
Yes, I know I'm a lucky guy. I remember the first time,
A G D B B7 E A
I was lonely without her. Can’t stop thinking about her now.
A G A
Every little thing she does, she does for me, yeah.
G A
And you know the things she does, she does for me, woo.
A D E A G D
When I'm with her I'm happy, just to know that she loves me.
B B7 E A D E
Yes, I know that she loves me now. There is one thing I'm sure of,
A G D B B7 E A
I will love her forever. For, I know love will never die.
A G A
Every little thing she does, she does for me, yeah.
G A
And you know the things she does, she does for me, woo.
Break: A D E A G D B B7 E A
A G A
Every little thing she does, she does for me, yeah.
G A
And you know the things she does, she does for me, woo.
Outtro: Repeat and fade out
D E A
Every little thing.
12. I Don't Want to Spoil the Party (Lennon/McCartney)
Intro: G G7 F7 F6 D D7 G
G
I don't want to spoil the party, so I'll go.
D
I would hate my disappointment to show.
Em B7 Am7 D
There's nothing for me here, so I will disappear.
G F G
If she turns up while I'm gone, please let me know.
G
I've had a drink or two and I don't care.
D
There's no fun in what I do if she's not there.
Em B7 Am7 D
I wonder what went wrong, I've waited far too long.
G F G
I think I'll take a walk, and look for her.
Em A C D
Though tonight she's made me sad. I still love her.
G Em A C D
If I find her I'll be glad. I still love her.
G
I don't want to spoil the party, so I'll go.
D
I would hate my disappointment to show.
Em B7 Am7 D
There's nothing for me here, so I will disappear.
G F G
If she turns up while I'm gone, please let me know.
Break: G / / / / / D / Em B7 Am D G F G
Em A C D
Though tonight she's made me sad. I still love her.
G Em A C D
If I find her I'll be glad. I still love her.
G
Though I've had a drink or two and I don't care.
D
There's no fun in what I do if she's not there.
Em B7 Am7 D
I wonder what went wrong, I've waited far too long.
G F G
I think I'll take a walk, and look for her.
Outtro: G G7 F7 F6 D D7 G nc
13. What You're Doing (Lennon/McCartney)
Intro: nc (drum intro 4 bars) then
D G D G
D G D G
Look, what you're doing, I'm feeling blue and lonely.
Bm G D G
Would it be too much, to ask of you, what you're doing, to me?
D G D G
You, got me running, and there's no fun in it.
Bm G D
Why should it be so much, to ask of you, what you're doing, to me?
G Bm G Bm
I've been waiting here for you, wondering what, you're gonna do.
E A nc
Should you need a love that's true, it's me.
D G D G
Please, stop your lying, you got me crying, girl.
Bm G D G
Why should it be so much, to ask of you, what you're doing, to me?
Break: D G7 D G7 Bm7 G7 / D
G Bm G Bm
I've been waiting here for you, wondering what, you're gonna do.
E A nc
Should you need a love that's true, it's me.
D G D G
Please, stop your lying, you got me crying, girl.
Bm G D
Why should it be so much, to ask of you, what you're doing, to me?
Outtro: G D G D G D nc
What you're doing, to me. What you're doing, to me.
Drum (4 bars) and bass (last 2 bars)
Then repeat and fade
D G7
14. Everybody's Trying to Be my Baby (Carl Perkins)
E nc E nc
Well, they took some honey, from a tree,
Dressed it up and they called it me.
A E
Everybody's trying to be my baby, everybody's trying to be my baby.
B7 A E
Everybody's trying to be my baby, now.
E nc E nc E nc
Woke up last night, half past four,
Fifty women knocking on my door.
A E
Everybody's trying to be my baby, everybody's trying to be my baby.
B7 A E
Everybody's trying to be my baby, now.
Break: E / / / A / E / B7 A E /
E nc E nc E nc
Went out last night, I didn't stay late.
'Fore I got home I had nineteen dates.
A E
Everybody's trying to be my baby, everybody's trying to be my baby.
B7 A E
Everybody's trying to be my baby, now.
Break: E / / / A / E / B7 A
E / / / / / A / E / B7 A E /
E nc E nc E nc
Went out last night, I didn't stay late.
'Fore I got home I had nineteen dates.
A E
Everybody's trying to be my baby, everybody's trying to be my baby.
B7 A E
Everybody's trying to be my baby, now.
E nc E nc E nc
Well, they took some honey, from a tree,
Dressed it up and they called it me.
A E
Everybody's trying to be my baby, everybody's trying to be my baby.
Outtro: B7 A E / / / E7 nc
Everybody's trying to be my baby, now.
