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The Beatles - I Am The Walrus Chords

Chord reference B, A, G, F, E, D, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[B] [A] [G] [F] [E] [D] [A]I am he as [C]you are he as [D]you are me and [E]we are all [A]together. [C]See how they run like pigs from a gun, see [D]how they fly. I’m [A]crying.

[A]Sitting on a [C] [D]cornflake, [E]waiting for the van to [A]come. [F]Corporation t-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday. [B7]Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long.

I am the [C]eggman, we are the [D]eggmen. I am the [E]walrus, goo goo g’joob.

[A]Mister City [C]Policeman sitting [D]Pretty little [E]policemen in a [A]row. [C]See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see [D]how they run. I’m [A]crying, I’m [D]crying. I’m [A]crying, I’m [E] [D]crying.

[A]Yellow matter [C] [D]custard, [E]dripping from a dead dog’s [A]eye. [F]Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess, [B7]Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.

I am the [C]eggman, we are the [D]eggmen. I am the [E]walrus, goo goo g’joob.

[B] [A] [G] [F] [E] [B]Sitting in an [A]English [G]garden waiting [F]for the [E]sun. [F]If the sun don’t [E]come, you get a tan

From standing in the English rain.

I am the [C]eggman, we are the [D]eggmen. I am the [E]walrus, goo goo g’joob.

[A]Expert textpert [C]choking smokers, [D]Don’t you thing the [E]joker laughs at [A]you? [C]See how they smile like pigs in a sty, [D]See how they snied. I’m [A]crying.

[A]Semolina [C] [D]pilchard, [E]climbing up the Eiffel [A]Tower. [F]Elementary penguin singing Hari Krishna. [B7]Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.

I am the [C]eggman, they are the [D]eggmen. I am the [E]walrus, goo goo g’joob [D]g’goo goo g’joob. [C]Goo goo g’joob g’goo goo g’joob g’goo…

[A]A du du du baw, a [G]du du du baw A [F]du du du baw, a [E]du du du baw [A] [G] [F] [E]

Artist The Beatles
Album Magical Mystery Tour
Genres Rock
Year 1967
Key B

How to Play I Am The Walrus on Guitar?

The Beatles - I Am The Walrus can be played in the key of B using the B, A, G, F, E, D, C chords.

  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I Am The Walrus with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.