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Golden Slumbers

Golden Slumbers is part of a medley on the B-side of The Beatles Abbey Road album and is based on a poem by Thomas Dekker. McCartney found the poem in a lullaby in his stepfathers book and composed the music around it, adding a melody that differed from the original poem.

Key: A

Introduction:  C  

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intermediate |||||
Id Rather Go Blind
Etta James
 Am7                 Dm7 
Once, there was a way   to get back homeward
 Em                 C 
Once, there was a way to get back home
 Em               Am                                   F7M     G7 
Sleep pretty darling, do not cry
                         C 
  And I will sing a lullaby
           F7M           C 
Golden slumbers fill your eyes
                   Fm7                   C 
Smiles awake you when you rise
 Em                   Am                                 F7M   G7 
Sleep pretty darling, do not cry
                   C 
And I will sing a lullaby
 Am7                 Dm7 
Once, there was a way   to get back homeward
 Em                 C 
Once, there was a way to get back home
 Em               Am                                   F7M   G7 
Sleep pretty darling, do not cry
                 C 
And I will sing a lullaby

Other versions

Golden Slumbers |||||

(The Beatles)

Once, there was a way to get back homeward Once, there was a way to get bac...

Golden Slumbers |||||

(Jane Monheit)

Once, there was a way to get back homeward Once, there was a way to get bac...