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Eleanor Rigby (E Minor)
Artist: Beatles, The    Genre: Rock & Roll    Tempo: Allegro, 4/4, 137 bpm    Roman Numerals: i, i6, i7, VI, VImaj7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
Em6
(E,G,B,C♯)
E B E G C♯ E
Em7
(E,G,B,D)
E B E G D E
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
Cmaj7
(C,E,G,B)
- C E G B E


Intro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Ah, look at all the lonely		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] people
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Ah, look at all the lonely		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] people

Verse 1
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] been
Lives in a [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] door
Who is it [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] for?

Chorus
[Em7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] All the lonely		 [Em6Minor 6th Chord (U,m3,P5,M6)
on the Perfect Unison] people
Where [Cmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Major Sixth] do they all come		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] from?
[Em7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] All the lonely		 [Em6Minor 6th Chord (U,m3,P5,M6)
on the Perfect Unison] people
Where [Cmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Major Sixth] do they all be-		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] long?

Verse 2
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hear
--No one comes [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] near.
Look at him working. Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody's [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] there
--What does he [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] care?

Chorus
[Em7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] All the lonely		 [Em6Minor 6th Chord (U,m3,P5,M6)
on the Perfect Unison] people
Where [Cmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Major Sixth] do they all come		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] from?
[Em7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] All the lonely		 [Em6Minor 6th Chord (U,m3,P5,M6)
on the Perfect Unison] people
Where [Cmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Major Sixth] do they all be-		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] long?
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Ah, look at all the lonely		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] people
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Ah, look at all the lonely		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] people

Verse 3
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] name--Nobody		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] came
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] grave--No one was		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] saved

Chorus
[Em7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] All the lonely		 [Em6Minor 6th Chord (U,m3,P5,M6)
on the Perfect Unison] people
Where [Cmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Major Sixth] do they all come		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] from?
[Em7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] All the lonely		 [Em6Minor 6th Chord (U,m3,P5,M6)
on the Perfect Unison] people
Where [Cmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Major Sixth] do they all be-		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] long?
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