I AM THE WALRUS
(Lennon-McCartney)
1967
John Lennon's latest psychedelic epic seems to have come about by linking
together a number of independent song ideas. Some of the lyrics were
written while tripping. Lennon claims that he was influenced to write some
sections of the song when he heard a police siren in the distance at his
Weybridge home. Other influences on the lyrics are clearly Lewis Carroll
and the nonsense verse writer Edward Lear. Lennon was growing increasingly
amused by the degree of interpretation that others had been projecting onto
his lyrics. It is clear from later interviews that "I Am The Walrus" was an
attempt to give the Beatle analysts something to really tax their minds!
As usual, George Martin arranged the strings and brass. Eight violins, four
cellos and three horns. The "oompah oompah" backing vocals were performed
by members of the Mike Sammers Singers, stars in the firmament of 'easy'
listening.
B A G F E D D7
A A7 C D E A A7
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together
C D A
See how they run like pigs from a gun see how they fly, I'm crying
A7 D F G A A7
Sitting on a cornflake waiting for the van to come
F
Corporation T-shirt stupid bloody Tuesday
B
Man you been a naughty boy you let your face grow long
C D D7 E
I am the eggman (oo) they are the eggmen (oo) I am the walrus
Goo goo g男oob
A A7 C D E A A7
Mister city p値icemen sitting pretty little p値icemen in a row
C D A
See how they fly like Lucy in the sky see how they run, I'm crying
D A E D D7
I知 crying, I知 crying, I知 crying
A A7 D F G A A7
Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog痴 eye
F
Crab a locker fishwife pornographic priestess
B
Boy you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down
C D D7 E
I am the eggman (oo) they are the eggmen (oo) I am the walrus
E B A G F E
Goo goo g男oob
B A G F E F
Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun
B7
If the sun don稚 come you get a tan from standing in the English rain
C D D7 E
I am the eggman they are the eggmen I am the walrus
D
Goo goo g男oob, goo goo goo g男oob
A A7 C D E A A7
Expert texpert choking smokers don稚 you think the joker laughs at you
(Ho, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee, ha, ha, ha)
C D A
See how they smile like pigs in a sty see how they snide, I'm crying
A7 D F G A A7
Semolina pilchard climbing up the Eiffel Tower
F
Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna
B
Man you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe
C D D7 E
I am the eggman (oo) they are the eggmen (oo) I am the walrus
D
Goo goo g男oob, goo goo goo g男oob
C B
Goo goo g男oob, goo goo goo g男oob, goob
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