[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
[Intro - no drums - starting note is open B of G chord] We [G] come on the sloop John B
My grandfather and me Around Nassau town we did [D] roam [Dsus4][D] Drinking all [G] night [G7] Got into a [C] fight [Am] Well I [G] feel so broke up [D] I want to go [G] home (drums in)
So [G] hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the captain ashore Let me go [D] home, let me go [G] home [G7] I wanna go [C] home, yeah [Am] yeah Well I [G] feel so broke up [D] I wanna go [G] home
The [G] first mate he got drunk
And broke in the capn's trunk The constable had to come and take him a [D] way [Dsus4][D] Sheriff John [G] Stone [G7] Why don't you leave me a [C] lone, yeah [Am] yeah Well I [G] feel so broke up I [D] wanna go [G] home
So [G] hoist up the John B's sail (host up the John B)
See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)
Call for the captain ashore Let me go [D] home, let me go [D] home I wanna go [G] home, let me go home, why don't you let me go [C] home?
Hoist up the John B, Hoist up the John B Well I [G] feel so broke up [D] I wanna go [G] home
The [G] poor cook he caught the fits
And threw away all my grits And then he took and he ate up all of my [D] corn [Dsus4][D] Let me go [G] home [G7] Why don't they let me go [C] home [Am] This [G] is the worst trip [D] I've ever been [G] on
So [G] hoist up the John B's sail (host up the John B)
See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)
Call for the captain ashore Let me go [D] home, let me go [G] home [G7] I wanna go [C] home, yeah [Am] yeah Well I [G] feel so broke up [D] I wanna go [G] home