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"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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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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B. 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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C. 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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D. 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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E. Second Bridge [1:36]
Tues-day af-ter-noon is ne-ver end - ing,
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Wednes-day morn-ing pa-pers didn'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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F. Fourth Verse [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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G. Ending [2:03]
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