Paperback writer
Bee Gees
RockEasy for beginners3 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
G
G7
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
C G G C G7 Paperback writer, paperback writer! G Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? G7 It took me years to write, will you take a look? G It's based on a novel by a man named Lear, G7 C and I need a job so I want to be a paperback writer, G7 paperback writer G It's a dirty story of a dirty man, G7 and his clinging wife doesn't understand. G His son is working for the Daily Mail, G7 C it's a steady job but he wants to be a paperback writer, G7 C G C G7 paperback writer. Paperback writer, paperback writer. G It's a thousand pages, give or take a few, G7 I'll be writing more in a week or two. G I can make it longer if you like the style, G7 C I can change it 'round and I want to be a paperback writer, G7 paperback writer.
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Chord set
C · G · G7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.