B Abm Dbm Gb7 In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs B Abm Bm of ev'ry head he's had the pleasure to know G Gb7 And all the people that come and go stop and say hello B Abm Dbm Gb7 On the corner is a banker with a motor car. B Abm Bm The little children laugh at him behind his back. G Gb7 And the banker never wears a "mac" in the pouring rain, very strange. A Dbm D Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes. A Dbm D Gb7 Wet beneath the blue suburban skies. I sit and meanwhile B Abm Dbm Gb7 B In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hour glass. And in his pocket is a Abm Bm portrait of the queen. G Gb7 He likes to keep his fire engine clean, it's a clean machine. A Dbm D Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes. A Dbm D Gb7 Full of fish and finger pies in summer meanwhile A Dbm D Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes. A Dbm D Gb7 Wet beneath the blue suburban skies. I sit and meanwhile B Abm Dbm Gb7 Behind the shelter in the middle of the roundabout B Abm Bm The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray G And though she feels as if she's in a play Gb7 She is anyway. B Abm Dbm Gb7 In Penny Lane the barber shaves another customer. B Abm Bm We see the banker sitting, waiting for a trend G Gb7 And then the fireman rushes in from the pouring rain, very strange. A Dbm D Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes. A Dbm D Gb7 Wet beneath the blue suburban skies. I sit and meanwhile B Penny Lane This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Penny Lane chords by The Beatles
Suggested strumdriving 4/4
1
d
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2
d
&
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3
d
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u
4
d
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u
Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u
How to play Penny Lane on ukulele
On ukulele, Penny Lane comes down to the driving 4/4: d – d – d u d u. The groove sits around 114 bpm, a medium pace. You are playing it in A major; the original is in B major. I rate the chords skilled, a fair middle ground. For easier shapes, shift it down 2 half-steps with the transposer and clip a capo on fret 2 to land back in the same key. Strum brightly and evenly and lean into the cheerful major chords.
8 ukulele chords used in "Penny Lane" by The Beatles: A, B, Bm, Dbm, D, Gb7, G and Abm
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Every “Wet” should be replaced with “There.”
On the parts of “very strange,” I’ve found that playing an E chord sounds pretty nice there
At the “very strange” parts, I play an E chord, which sounds pretty nice in my opinion
-2 is good for beginners
In the last verse the barber is waiting for a *trim*. In the U K this is a light haircut, just to keep the hair tidy.
‘Trim’ is also what passes for a rhyme in the pop world for ‘in’ in the next line
Strumming pattern i assume is just down strums, kinda self explanatory. But i think for chorus its more effective with a d strum and a fretboard *slap.
My favourite Beatles song
lmao, they put “wet” instead of “there”
Why can’t I print the whole song? Anyone got an idea please?