PENNY LANE (1967)

Penny ^BLane there is a ^Abmbarber showing ^Dbm7photographs ^Gb7 Of every ^Bhead he's had the ^Abmpleasure to kno^Bm7w Abm7-5 G And all the people that come and go Stop and say ^Gbhello

On the ^Bcorner is a ^Abmbanker with a ^Dbm7motorcar ^Gb7 The little ^Bchildren laugh at ^Abmhim behind his ^Bm7back Abm7-5 G And the banker never wears a mac In the ^Gbpouring rain, very ^Estrange

CHORUS 1:

Penny ^ALane is in my ^Dbmears and in my ^Deyes ^AWet beneath the ^Dbmblue suburban ^Dskies I sit, and ^Bbdimmeanwhile ^Gb7back in Penny...

^BLane there is a ^Abmfireman with an ^Dbm7hourglass ^Gb7 And in his ^Bpocket is a ^Abmportrait of the ^Bm7queen Abm7-5 G He likes to keep his fire engine clean It's a ^Gbclean machine ^E

Instrumental: |B Abm|Dbm7 Gb7|B Abm|Bm7 | |Abm7-5|G |Gb |E | CHORUS 2:

Penny ^ALane is in my ^Dbmears and in my ^Deyes ^AFull of ^Dbmfish and finger pies^D In summer, ^Bbdimmeanwhile ^Gb7back behind the...

^Bshelter in the ^Abmmiddle of a ^Dbm7roundabout ^Gb7 The pretty ^Bnurse is selling ^Abmpoppies from a ^Bm7tray And though she ^Abmfeels as if she's in a ^Gplay She is ^Gbanyway

In Penny ^BLane the barber ^Abmshaves another ^Dbm7customer ^Gb7 We see the ^Bbanker sitting, ^Abmwaiting for a ^Bm7trend And then the ^Abmfireman rushes ^Gin From the ^Gbpouring rain, very ^Estrange

CHORUS 1 (again):

Penny ^ALane is in my ^Dbmears and in my ^Deyes ^AWet beneath the ^Dbmblue suburban ^Dskies I sit, and ^Bbdimmeanwhile ^Gb7back...

[Key change all up a semitone – straight through, don’t stop] Coda CHORUS:

Penny ^BbLane is in my ^Dmears and in my ^Ebeyes Bb Dm Eb (2 bars) Wet beneath the blue suburban skies (Eb) Bb6 Penny Lane

:Charted by Bustopher the Busker - bustopher@bigpond.com Note the original song (for the chorus) starts in the key of “just slightly higher than” A, then last chorus modulates to “just shy of” Bb. Ask George Martin why. (He does know).