[Intro - No drums CAN ALSO TAP WITH RIGHT HAND AS NO SNARE Dm figure play as per Mr Blue Sky] (play Dm at 5th fret - just play Bb on its own, A at nut)
[Verse] The [Dm] taxman's taken [C7] all my dough And [F] left me in my [C7] stately home [A] Lazin' [A/G] on a [A/F] sunny [A/E] after [Dm] noon And I can't sail [C7] my yacht He's [F] taken every [C7] thing I've got [A] All I've gots [A/G] this sunny [A/F] [A/E] after [Dm] noon
[Chorus] [D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this [G] squeeze  [G7] .. I got a big [C7] fat mama  tryin' to break [F] me [A7] .. And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after
(TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E]
[Verse] My [Dm] girlfriend's run [C7] off with my car And [F] gone back to her [C7] ma and pa [A] Tellin' [A/G] tales of [A/F] drunke [A/E] ness and [Dm] cruelty .. Now I'm sittin' [C7] here Sippin' [F] at my ice- [C7] cooled beer [A] Lazin' [A/G] on this [A/F] sunny after [A/E] noon [Dm] on
[Chorus] [D] Help me, help me, [D7] help me sail away [G][G7]  Or give me [C7] Two good reasons why I oughta [F] stay [A7] And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this life of lux [G7] ury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after (TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E]
[Chorus] [D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this [G] squeeze  [G7] .. I got a big [C7] fat mama  tryin' to break [F] me [A7] .. And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after
(TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] [Repeat a few times]
[Verse 1] [E] What would you [B] think if I [F#m] sang out of tune, Would you [F#m] stand up and [B] walk out on [E] me. [E] Lend me your [B] ears and I'll [F#m] sing you a song, And I'll t [F#m] ry not to [B] sing out of [E] key.
[Chorus] Oh, I get [D] by with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, I get high with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, gonna [D] try with a little [A] help from my [E] friends.
[B] (break + drum fill)
[Verse 2] [E] What do I [B] do when my l [F#m] love is away. (Does it [B] worry you to be a [E] lone) [E] How do I [B] feel by the [F#m] end of the day (Are you [B] sad because you're on your [E] own)
[Chorus] Oh, I get [D] by with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, I get high with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, gonna [D] try with a little [A] help from my [E] friends.
[Bridge] Do you [C#m] need any [F#] body, I [E] need some [D] body to [A] love. Could it [C#m] be any [F#] body I [E] want some [D] body to [A] love.
[Verse 3] [E] Would you [B] believe in a [F#m] love at first sight, (Yes I'm [F#m] certain that it [B] happens all the [E] time.) [E] What do you [B] see when you [F#m] turn out the light, (I can't [F#m] tell you, but I [B] know it's [E] mine.)
[Chorus] Oh, I get [D] by with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, I get high with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, gonna [D] try with a little [A] help from my [E] friends.
[Bridge 2] Do you [C#m] need any [F#] body, I just [E] need some [D] one to [A] love, Could it [C#m] be any [F#] body, I [E] want some [D] body to [A] love.
[Chorus] Oh, I get [D] by with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, gonna [D] try with a little [A] help from my [E] friends. Hmm, I get [D] high with a little [A] help from my [E] friends,
[Outro] Yes, I get [D] by with a little help from my [A] friends with a little help from my