With A Little Help From My Friends                   
                              (Lennon/McCartney)
                             The Beatles--Ringo!
                  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

C  D    E
Billy Shears!

riff 1:

                   A            B

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E                B         F#m
What would you think if I sang out of tune
                        B7          E
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
              B             F#m
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
                     B7          E
And I'll try not to sing out of key 

          D                  A             E
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
           D                  A             E
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
           A                               E  [riff 2: see below]  B
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends


 E        B           F#m
What do I do when my love is away 
                      B7   E
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
          B          F#m
How do I feel by the end of the day 
                            B7       E
(Are you sad because you're on your own?)

          D                  A             E
No, I get by with a little help from my friends
         D                  A             E
Mm, get high with a little help from my friends
           A                               E
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends

        C#m      F#7
(Do you need anybody?)
   E        D       A
I need somebody to love
          C#m   F#7
(Could it be anybody?) 
   E       D        A
I want somebody to love 

 E            B         F#m
(Would you believe in a love at first sight)
                           B7              E
Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time
  E           B                F#m
(What do you see when you turn out the light)
                        B7        E
I can't tell you but I know it's mine

          D                 A             E
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
         D                  A             E
Mm, get high with a little help from my friends
               A                               E
Oh, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends

        C#m     F#7
(Do you need anybody?)
    E        D          A
I just need someone to love
         C#m    F#7
(Could it be anybody?)
   E        D        A
I want somebody to love

          D                 A              E
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
           D                  A             E
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
          A                                E
Oh I get high with a little help from my friends
            D                               A
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends
                             C/G  D7  E
With a little help from my friends


riff2:

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transcribed by Chris Sears
cts@mail.utexas.edu