The Beatles
Paperback Writer
(1966)

    Paperback writer (writer, writer)

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     G7
Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look
It's based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job so I wanna be

              C                 G7               w/ riff
  A paperback writer, paperback writer

It's a dirty story of a dirty man
And his clinging wife doesn't understand
His son is working for the Daily Mail
It's a steady job but he wants to be

  A paperback writer, paperback writer           (riff/2)

    Paperback writer (writer, writer)

riff  x 2

It's a thousand pages, give or take a few        w/ (Frère Jacques)
I'll be writing more in a week or two
I can make it longer if you like the style
I can change it 'round and I wanna be

  A paperback writer, paperback writer

If you really like it you can have the rights
It could make a milion for you overnight
If you must return it you can send it here
But I need a break and I wanna be

  A paperback writer, paperback writer

    Paperback writer (writer, writer)
 
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 G7
(Paperback writer) Paperback writer  x 4

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