Eleanor Rigby Chords
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Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | no capo |
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Eleanor Rigby
as performed by the Beatles
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
4/4 Time
Standard Tuning
(String Quartet arranged for Guitar Chords)
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Optional voicings for verses 2 and 3 following the string arrangement
[Verse 2] second part
Em Em Emadd9 Em Em7 C Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------------3-|------2-------0-|--------------0-|----------------|----------------|
B|--------------0-|------0-------0-|------3-------1-|1---1---1---1---|1---1-----------|
G|0---0---0---0---|0---0-----------|------0-------0-|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|
D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---2-2-2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|
A|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---2---2---|
E|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|----------------|--------0---0---|
[Verse 3] first part
Em Em Esus4 Em Am Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|------0---------|--------------1-|----------------|----------------|
G|0---0---0---0---|0---0-0-------2-|------0-------2-|2---2---2---2---|2---2---0---0---|
D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2-2-|2---2-2-2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|
A|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---2---2---|
E|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|----------------|--------0---0---|
[Coda]
Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3---0-----------|
B|0-------0-------|
G|0-----------2---|0
D|2---------------|2
A|2---------------|2
E|0---------------|0
[Chorus 1]
C Em
Ah, look at all the lonely people.
C Em
Ah, look at all the lonely people.
[Verse 1]
Em
Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice in the church
C Em
Where a wedding has been, lives in a dream.
Em
Waits at the window, wearing a face
Em/D C Em
That she keeps in a jar by the door, who is it for?
[Chorus 2]
Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em
All the lonely people, where do they all come from?
Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em
All the lonely people, where do they all belong?
[Verse 2]
Em
Father McKenzie, writing the words of a sermon
C Em
That no one will hear, no one comes near.
Em [ Em Emadd9 Em
Look at him working, darning his socks in the night
Em7 ] C Em
When there's nobody there. What does he care?
[Chorus 2]
Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em
All the lonely people, where do they all come from?
Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em
All the lonely people, where do they all belong?
[Chorus 1]
C Em
Ah, look at all the lonely people.
C Em
Ah, look at all the lonely people.
[Verse 3]
Em [ Em Esus4 ]
Eleanor Rigby, died in the church and was buried
[ Em ] Am Em
Along with her name, nobody came.
Em
Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt from his hands
C6 Em
As he walks from the grave, no one was saved.
[Chorus 2]
Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em
Ah, look at all the lone - ly peo - ple.
All the lone - ly peo-ple, where do they all come from?
Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E | Em | Em
Ah, look at all the lone - ly peo - ple. (= Coda)
All the lone - ly peo-ple, where do they all belong?
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In the Chorus try
Em 022000
Em7 022030
Em6 022020
Cmaj7/B 022010
[Chorus]
Em7 Em6
All the lonely people
Cmaj7/B Em
Where do they all come from?
Em7 Em6
All the lonely people
Cmaj7/B Em
Where do they all belong?
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