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Lady Madonna Bass Tab

Send "Lady Madonna" Ringtone to your Cell Phone


"Lady Madonna" The Beatles
Lady Madonna/The Inner Light EP [1968]
Bass Guitar; Paul McCartney
Tuning [E A D G]
Written by Misery

Tablature Notation Guide;
[1 2 3 4] = Timing [Quarter Notes]
~ = Let Ring

A. First Verse [0:09]

 La-dy      Ma-don-na,            chil-dren at your feet,
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

 won-der how you  man-age to  make    ends    meet.
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

 Who finds the mon-ey             when you pay the rent,  
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

 did you think that mon-ey was     heav - en  sent?
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

B. First Bridge [0:27]

 Fri-day night ar-rives with-out a suit-case,
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

 Sun-day morn-ing creep-ing like a nun,
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|3---3---2---2---|0---0-----------|0---0---2---2---|3---3-----------|
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

 Mon-day's child has learned to tie his boot-lace. 
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

 See              how     they     run.
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|3---------------|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

C. Second Verse [0:44]

 La-dy      Ma-don-na,             ba-by at    your breast,
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

 won-ders how you man-age to  feed     the    rest.
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   
 
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

D. Third Verse [1:19]

 La-dy      Ma-don-na,             ly-ing on   the  bed,
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

 lis-ten to the   mu-sic play-ing   in your   head.
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E. Second Bridge [1:36]

 Tues-day af-ter-noon  is ne-ver   end  -  ing,
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

 Wednes-day morn-ing pa-pers didn't come,
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

 Thurs-day night your stock-ings need-ed mend-ing.
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4

 See              how     they     run.
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|----------------|----------------|2---------------|----------------|
|3---------------|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

F. Fourth Verse [1:55]

 La-dy      Ma-don-na,            chil-dren at your feet,
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|----------------|0---0---4-------|----------------|0---0---4-------|
|0---0---3---4---|----------------|0---0---3---4---|----------------|
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   

 won-der how you  man-age to  make    ends    meet.
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|0---0---3---4---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4 

G. Ending [2:03]

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