Penny Lane
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Penny [G]Lane: there is a [Em]barber showing [Am7]photographs[D7]
Of every [G]head he's had the [Em]pleasure to [Gm7]know.
And all the [Em7-5]people that come and [Eb]go
Stop and [D7]say hello.[C]
Penny [F]Lane is in my ears and in [Am7]my ey[Bb]es.
[F]Wet beneath the blue subur[Am7]ban sk[Bb]ies,
I sit and [Cdim]meanwhile:[D7]
On the corner is a banker with a motor car.
The little children laugh at him behind his back.
And the banker never wears a "mac"
In the pouring rain.
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
Wet beneath the blue suburban skies,
I sit and meanwhile:
Back in Penny Lane: there is a fireman with an hourglass.
And in his pocket is a portrait of the queen.
He likes to keep his fire engine clean,
It's a clean machine.
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
Wet beneath the blue suburban skies,
I sit and meanwhile:
Back in Penny Lane: the barber shaves another customer.
We see the banker sitting, waiting for a trend.
And then the fireman rushes in
From the pouring rain.
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
Wet beneath the blue suburban skies,
I sit and meanwhile back:
Penny [G]Lane is in my ears and in [Bm7]my e[C]yes.
[G]Wet beneath the blue subur[Bm7]ban sk[C]ies.
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