| This works well for the intro: |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------2---------2---------3---------3---------2---------2--------3-------3--
|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2---2---2---2--
|-2----2----2----2----0----0----0----0----2----2----2----2----0---0---0---0--
|-0----0----4----4------------------------0----0----4----4-------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------1---------3-------------------
|------2---------2---------3-------------------1---------3-----2-------------
|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----4----4-----2---2---2---2-
|-2----2----2----2----0----0----2----2----3----3----5----5-----2---2---2---2-
|-0----0----4----4------------------------3---------5--------------0---0---0-
|-----------------------------------------1---------3------------------------
| This works the bass line in for the rest of the song: |
| | A | A/C# | A/E | D | D/F# | D/A | A | A/C# | A/E | D | D/F# | D/A |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------2---------2---------3---------3---------2---------2--------3--------3-
|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2---2---2----2-
|-2----2----2----2----0----0----4---------2----2----2----2----0---0---4------
|-0----0----4-----------------------------0----0----4------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 Lady Madonna, children at your feet, |
| 2 Lady Madonna, baby at your breast, |
| 3 Lady Madonna, lying on the bed, |
| 4 Lady Madonna, children at your feet, |
|----------------------------------------------1---------3-------------------
|------2---------2---------3-------------------1---------3-----2-------------
|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----4----4-----2---2---2---2-
|-2----2----2----2----0----0----2----2----3----3----5----5-----2---2---2---2-
|-0----0----4----4------------------------3---------5--------------0---0---0-
|-----------------------------------------1---------3------------------------
| 1 Wonder how you manage to make ends meet. |
| 2 Wonder how you manage to feed the rest. |
| 3 Listen to the music playing in your head. |
| 4 Wonder how you manage to make ends meet. |
| | A | A/C# | A/E | D | D/F# | D/A | A | A/C# | A/E | D | D/F# | D/A |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------2---------2---------3---------3---------2---------2--------3--------3-
|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2---2---2----2-
|-2----2----2----2----0----0----4---------2----2----2----2----0---0---4------
|-0----0----4-----------------------------0----0----4------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 Who finds the money, when you pay the rent? |
|----------------------------------------------1---------3-------------------
|------2---------2---------3-------------------1---------3-----2-------------
|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----4----4-----2---2---2---2-
|-2----2----2----2----0----0----2----2----3----3----5----5-----2---2---2---2-
|-0----0----4----4------------------------3---------5--------------0---0---0-
|-----------------------------------------1---------3------------------------
| 1 Did you think that money was hea ven sent? |
|--------------------------------------------3---------3---------3--------3-
|-----3--------3---------3--------3----------3---------3---------3--------3-
|-----2--------2---------2--------2----0-----0---------0---------0--------0-
|-0-----------------------------------------------3---------2--------0------
|----------3--------2---------0---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 Friday night arrives without a suit case. |
| 3 Tuesday after noon is never end ing |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----1---------1--------1--------1--------1-------1-------1------
|-----0---------0--------0--------0--------2-------2-------2------
|--------------------------------------------------------------2--
|-3--------2--------0------------------0-------2-------3----------
|-----------------------------3-----------------------------------
| 1 Sunday morning creeping like a nun. |
| 3 Wednesday morning papers didn't come. |
|------------------------------------------------3-------3-------3------3--
|-----3-----------3----------3--------3----------3-------3-------3------3--
|-----2-----------2----------2--------2----0-----0-------0-------0------0--
|-0-------------------------------------------------3-------2-------0------
|------------3---------2----------0----------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 Monday's child has learned to tie his boot lace. |
| 3 Thursday night your stockings needed mend ing |
|-0-------2--------0------0--
|-1-------3--------3------0--
|-0-------2--------2------1--
|-2-------4--------4------2--
|-3-------2---------------2--
|-------------------------0--
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-2--2---2--3--3---3--4-----3---2----------2--2---2--3--3---3--4-----3---2--
|-2--2---2--2--2---2-----2--2---2----------2--2---2--2--2---2-----2--2---2--
|-2--2---2--0--0---0--1-----0---2----------2--2---2--0--0---0--1-----0---2--
|-0--0---0--2--2---2--3-----2---0----------0--0---0--2--2---2--3-----2---0--
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| transcribed by Chris Sears |