Beatles › Lady Madonna Bass Tab

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The Beatles
Lady Madonna
4/4 Tuning

A. Piano & Drums Introduction (No Bass Guitar) (0:00)

B. First Verse (0:09)
 
  La-dy       Ma-don-na,             chil-dren at your feet,
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  won-der how  you man-age to make   ends meet.
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  Who finds the mon-ey           when you pay the rent.
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  Did you think that mon-ey was     heav - en sent ? 
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C. First Bridge (0:27)
 
  Fri-day night   ar-rives with-out a suit-case,
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  Sun-day morn-ing creep-ing like a nun,
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  Mon-day’s child has learned to tie   his boot-lace,
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   See              how they          run.             
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D. Second Verse (0:44)

  La-dy      Ma-don-na              ba-by at    your breast,
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  Won-ders how you man-age to feed     the rest.
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 (Instrumental)
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 (Instrumental) 
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E. Third Verse (1:19)

  La-dy      Ma-don-na             ly-ing on    the  bed,
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  Lis-ten to the   mu-sic play-ing    in your   head.
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 (Instrumental)
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 (Instrumental)
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F. Second Bridge (1:36)

  Tues-day af - ter-noon is nev - er - end - ing,
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  Wednes-day morn-ing pa-pers did-n’t come,
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 Thurs-day night your stock-ings need - ed mend - ing,
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   See              how they          run.             
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G. Partial-Chorus (1:55)

  La-dy       Ma-don-na,             chil-dren at your feet,
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  won-der how  you man-age to make   ends meet.
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H. Ending (2:03)

 (Instrumental)
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 (Instrumental)
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First Of All, This Tab Is 100% Correct, All Of The Other Tabs Were
Quite Poor, So I Did My Version Of This Song.
I Have Included Lyrics And The Timing For The Song At The Subtitles
This Is A Fairly Simple Song With Lots Of Melody, And Would Be Great For Beginners 
And Even Experts.
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