Penny Lane
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B E F#
Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
B Bm
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know
Bm6/G# G7M
And all the people that come and go
F#4 F# F#4 F#
Stop and say hello
B E F#
On the corner is a banker with a motor car
B Bm
The little children laugh at him behind his back
Bm6/G# G7M
And the banker never wears a mac
F#4 F# E
In the pouring rain very strange
A C#m7 D D/A
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
A C#m7 D
Wet beneath the blue suburban skies
F#
I sit and meanwhile back
B E F#
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
B Bm
And in his pocket is a portrait of the queen
Bm6/G# G7M
He likes to keep his fire engine clean
F#4 F# F#4 F#
It's a clean machine
( B E F# )
( B Bm Bm6/G# G7M )
( F#4 F# E )
A C#m7 D D/A
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
A C#m7 D
Full of fish and finger pies
F#
In summer meanwhile back
B E F#
Behind the shelter in the middle of the roundabout
B Bm
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
Bm6/G# G7M
And though she feels as if she's in a play
F#4 F# F#4 F#
She is anyway
B E F#
Penny Lane the barber shaves another customer
B Bm
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trick
Bm6/G# G7M
And then the fireman rushes in
F#4 F# E
From the pouring rain very strange
A C#m7 D D/A
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
A C#m7 D
There beneath the blue suburban skies
F#
I sit and meanwhile back
B D#m7 E
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
B B/D# E
There beneath the blue suburban skies
B
Penny Lane
How to play Penny Lane
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.