------------------------------------------------------- THE BEATLES – GOLDEN SLUMBERS Paul McCartney From ABBEY ROAD, released on September 26, 1969 ------------------------------------------------------- Once there was a way to get back homeward Once there was a way to get back home Sleep pretty darling do not cry And I will sing a lullaby Golden slumbers fill your eyes Smiles awake you when you rise Sleep pretty darling do not cry And I will sing a lullaby Once there was a way to get back homeward Once there was a way to get back home Sleep pretty darling do not cry And I will sing a lullaby VERSE G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|5/7----------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Once a way to get back homeward there was G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 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E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| and will a lullaby I sing G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| CHORUS G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|3-----------3------------------| A|3-----------3---------------3--|----------------------------3--| E|------------------------3H5----|------------------------3-5----| Golden slumbers fill your eyes G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3-------3-------3--|3-----------3---------------3--| E|------------------------3-5----|------------------------3-5----| Smiles awake G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|3-----------3------------------|-------------------------------| A|----------------------------3--|3-------3-------2-------2------| E|------------------------3-5----|-------------------------------| you when you rise sleep pretty darling G|---------------|-------------------------------| D|---------------|-------------------------------| A|0-------0------|5------------------------------| E|---------------|-------------------------------| do cry not G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|5-------7-------9-------5------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| and will a lullaby I sing VERSE G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|5/7----------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|0------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Once a way to get back homeward there was 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A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| and will a lullaby I sing G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|