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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                    G7M 
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                    G7M 
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                    G7M 
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                    G7M 
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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