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Ticket To Ride

Ticket to Ride by the Beatles is often interpreted as referring to the cards prostitutes in Hamburg, Germany, would carry, indicating a clean bill of health. However, John Lennon later explained that the song was about a girl who no longer needed a man and was asserting her independence, metaphorically having a ticket to ride.

Key: A

Introduction:

     A  
I think I' m gonna be sad    I think it' s today, yeah
                                                      Bm     E  
The girl that' s driving me mad is going away

 F#m                          D      F#m                          G7+  
She' s got a ticket to ride  she' s got a ticket to ride
F#m                            E                          A  
She' s got a ticket to ride  and she don' t care.

 A  
She said that living with me  Is bringing her down, yeah
                                                      Bm     E  
She would never be free      when I was around

 F#m                          D      F#m                          G7+  
She' s got a ticket to ride  she' s got a ticket to ride
F#m                            E                          A  
She' s got a ticket to ride  and she don' t care.

    D7  
I don' t know why she' s riding so high
                                                                     E  
She ought to think twice    she ought to do right by me
    D7  
Before she gets to saying goodbye
                                                                     E  
She ought to think twice    she ought to do right by me

     A  
I think I' m gonna be sad    I think it' s today, yeah
                                                      Bm     E  
The girl that' s driving me mad is going away, yeah

 F#m                          D      F#m                          G7+  
She' s got a ticket to ride  she' s got a ticket to ride
F#m                            E                          A  
She' s got a ticket to ride  and she don' t care.

    D7  
I don' t know why she' s riding so high
                                                                     E  
She ought to think twice    she ought to do right by me
    D7  
Before she gets to saying goodbye
                                                                     E  
She ought to think twice    she ought to do right by me

 A  
She said that living with me  Is bringing her down, yeah
                                                      Bm     E  
She would never be free      when I was around

 F#m                          D      F#m                          G7+  
She' s got a ticket to ride  she' s got a ticket to ride
F#m                            E                          A  
She' s got a ticket to ride  and she don' t care.
                     A  
My baby don' t care...
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