Ticket To Ride

Words & Music:

John Lennon & Paul McCartney

 

Intro - play twice...let all notes ring [tabber unknown]:

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A

I think I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah.

A                          Bm            E

The girl that's driving me mad is going away.

 

CHORUS:

F#m                   D      F#m             D

She's got a ticket to ride.  She's got a ticket to ride.

F#m                   E                  A

She's got a ticket to ride and she don't care.

 

She said that living with me was bringing her down, yeah.

She could never be free when I was around.

 

CHORUS:

 

BRIDGE:

D

Don't know why she's riding so high.

D                                           E

She oughta do right, she oughta do right by me.

D

Before she gets to saying goodbye,

D                                           E

She oughta do right, she oughta do right by me.

 

Little solo [tabber unknown]:

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I think I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah.

The girl that's driving me mad is going away.

 

CHORUS:

 

               A  [etc. repeat & out]

My baby don't care.  My baby don't care.

 




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