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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5Eleanor Rigby as performed by the Beatles Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney 4/4 Time Standard Tuning (String Quartet arranged for Guitar Chords) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Optional voicings for verses 2 and 3 following the string arrangement [Verse 2] second part Em Em Emadd9 Em Em7 C Em 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|--------------3-|------2-------0-|--------------0-|----------------|----------------| B|--------------0-|------0-------0-|------3-------1-|1---1---1---1---|1---1-----------| G|0---0---0---0---|0---0-----------|------0-------0-|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---| D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---2-2-2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---| A|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---2---2---| E|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|----------------|--------0---0---| [Verse 3] first part Em Em Esus4 Em Am Em 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|------0---------|--------------1-|----------------|----------------| G|0---0---0---0---|0---0-0-------2-|------0-------2-|2---2---2---2---|2---2---0---0---| D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2-2-|2---2-2-2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---| A|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---2---2---| E|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|----------------|--------0---0---| [Coda] Em 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|3---0-----------| B|0-------0-------| G|0-----------2---|0 D|2---------------|2 A|2---------------|2 E|0---------------|0 [Chorus 1] C Em Ah, look at all the lonely people. C Em Ah, look at all the lonely people. [Verse 1] Em Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice in the church C Em Where a wedding has been, lives in a dream. Em Waits at the window, wearing a face Em/D C Em That she keeps in a jar by the door, who is it for? [Chorus 2] Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em All the lonely people, where do they all come from? Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em All the lonely people, where do they all belong? [Verse 2] Em Father McKenzie, writing the words of a sermon C Em That no one will hear, no one comes near. Em [ Em Emadd9 Em Look at him working, darning his socks in the night Em7 ] C Em When there's nobody there. What does he care? [Chorus 2] Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em All the lonely people, where do they all come from? Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em All the lonely people, where do they all belong? [Chorus 1] C Em Ah, look at all the lonely people. C Em Ah, look at all the lonely people. [Verse 3] Em [ Em Esus4 ] Eleanor Rigby, died in the church and was buried [ Em ] Am Em Along with her name, nobody came. Em Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt from his hands C6 Em As he walks from the grave, no one was saved. [Chorus 2] Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em Ah, look at all the lone - ly peo - ple. All the lone - ly peo-ple, where do they all come from? Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E | Em | Em Ah, look at all the lone - ly peo - ple. (= Coda) All the lone - ly peo-ple, where do they all belong?