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Baby's In Black Bass

(ver. 1)
Beatles
"Baby's In Black
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on "Beatles For Sale" 
album

A very sad one, John always described it as a waltz.

3/4 time

Intro:
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D|7----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
A|--------------------7--|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|



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A|7-------9--------------|
E|-----------------------|


Refrain:
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D|7----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  Oh,                     dear,                   what    can I


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D|-----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
A|-----------------------|5----------------------|-----------------------|
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  do?                     Ba  -   by's in         black,          and


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D|-----------------------|----------------6------|7----------------------|
A|7----------------------|7-------9--------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  I'm     fee  -  ling    blue,   Tell    me,     oh,


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  what    can I           do?

Verse:
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D|7----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
A|-----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  She                             thinks  of      him,


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A|7---------------7------|-----------------------|4----------------------|
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                  and     so              she     dres -  ses     in


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A|5----------------------|-----------------------|5----------------------|
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  black,                                  And,    oh,             he'll


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  ne  -   ver     come    back,                   she's   dressed in


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E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  black

Refrain:
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D|7----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  Oh,                     dear,                   what    can I


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D|-----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
A|-----------------------|5----------------------|-----------------------|
E|7----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  do?                     Ba  -   by's in         black,          and


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D|-----------------------|----------------6------|7----------------------|
A|7----------------------|7-------9--------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  I'm     fee  -  ling    blue,   Tell    me,     oh,


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D|-----------------------|7----------------------|----------------6------|
A|5----------------------|-----------------------|7-------9--------------|
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  what    can I           do?

Verse:
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  I                               think   of      her,


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                  but     she             thinks  on  -   ly      of


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  him,                                    And,    oh,             it's


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  on  -   ly      a       whim,                   she     thinks  of


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  him

Bridge:
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  Oh,                     how                     long    will it


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  take,                   Till                    she


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  sees    her     mis  -  take    she     has

Refrain:
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  made,                   dear,                   what    can I


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A|-----------------------|5----------------------|-----------------------|
E|7----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  do?                     Ba  -   by's in         black,          and


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D|-----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
A|7----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  I'm     fee  -  ling    blue,   Tell    me,     oh,


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D|-----------------------|7----------------------|----------------6------|
A|5----------------------|-----------------------|7-------9--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  what    can I           do?

Refrain (solo):
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A|7----------------------|7-------9--------------|-----------------------|
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D|----------------4------|7----------------------|7---------------6------|
A|5----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|


Bridge:
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D|4----------------------|4----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
  Oh,                     how                     long    will it


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D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|5----------------------|5----------------------|
E|7----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  take,                   Till                    she


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D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  sees    her     mis  -  take    she     has

Refrain:
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D|7----------------------|----------------7------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|7----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  made,                   dear,                   what    can I


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D|-----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
A|----------------7------|5----------------------|-----------------------|
E|7----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  do?                     Ba  -   by's in         black,          and


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D|-----------------------|----------------6------|7----------------------|
A|7----------------------|7-------9--------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  I'm     fee  -  ling    blue,   Tell    me,     oh,


G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|7----------------------|----------------6------|
A|5----------------------|-----------------------|7-------9--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  what    can I           do?

Verse:
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D|7----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  She                             thinks  of      him,


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D|-----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
                  and     so              she     dres -  ses     in


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D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|5----------------------|-----------------------|5----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  black,                                  And,    oh,             he'll


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D|-----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  ne  -   ver     come    back,                   she's   dressed in


G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|7----------------------|----------------6------|
A|-----------------------|7-------9--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  black

Refrain:
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D|7----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  Oh,                     dear,                   what    can I


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D|-----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
A|7---------------7------|5----------------------|-----------------------|
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  do?                     Ba  -   by's in         black,          and


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D|-----------------------|----------------6------|7----------------------|
A|7----------------------|7-------9--------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  I'm     fee  -  ling    blue,   Tell    me,     oh,


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D|-----------------------|7----------------------|----------------6------|
A|5----------------------|-----------------------|7-------9--------------|
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  what    can I           do?


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