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The Beatles — Rubber Soul — chord + lyric charts

Charted: all 14 tracks of 14. Drive My Car and Wait carry full chord+lyric charts; the rest are chord+form maps (harmony, sections, and fingerings, no lyrics). Changes from the Hal Leonard Beatles Complete Scores and standard published voicings; alignment is approximate, verify by ear. · Built 2026-06-14

About these charts. Each song is charted from the published Hal Leonard transcription, in the key the book actually uses. Drive My Car is a D-G verse vamp (the bluesy 7th color is in the riff, so the chart labels stay D and G). Wait is in F# minor, with an F# pedal under a descending inner line in the verse and an A6 lift in the chorus. The right rail shows the chord fingerings for the song you are viewing; pick a tab to switch. Use the toggle to read in letters, Nashville numbers, or Roman numerals relative to each song's key.
Chord notation

The Beatles, Drive My Car

key: D
Source: Hal Leonard The Beatles, Complete Scores, "Drive My Car" (verse vamp D-G, turn A7, chorus Bm-G7, push-back E7, coda D). Lyrics transcribed from the recording.
Reading the rail: open voicings for D, G, A7, G7, E7; Bm is the A-shape barre at the 2nd fret. Diagrams are on the right (they stack below the chart on a narrow screen).
[Intro (riff)]
D                           G
(rhythm + slide riff, instrumental)

[Verse 1]
D                           G
Asked a girl what she wanted to be
D                           G
She said baby, can't you see
D                           G
I wanna be famous, a star on the screen
A7
But you can do something in between

[Chorus]
Bm                       G7
Baby you can drive my car
Bm                       G7
Yes I'm gonna be a star
Bm                       G7
Baby you can drive my car
E7                A7
And maybe I'll love you

[Tag]
D                           G
Beep beep'm beep beep yeah

[Verse 2]
D                           G
I told that girl that my prospects were good
D                           G
And she said baby, it's understood
D                           G
Working for peanuts is all very fine
A7
But I can show you a better time

[Chorus]
Bm                       G7
Baby you can drive my car
Bm                       G7
Yes I'm gonna be a star
Bm                       G7
Baby you can drive my car
E7                A7
And maybe I'll love you

[Tag]
D                           G
Beep beep'm beep beep yeah

[Guitar solo (over the riff)]
D                           G
(slide-guitar solo, instrumental)

[Verse 3]
D                           G
I told that girl I could start right away
D                           G
And she said listen babe I've got something to say
D                           G
I got no car and it's breaking my heart
A7
But I've found a driver and that's a start

[Chorus]
Bm                       G7
Baby you can drive my car
Bm                       G7
Yes I'm gonna be a star
Bm                       G7
Baby you can drive my car
E7                A7
And maybe I'll love you

[Outro (tag, repeat to fade)]
D                           G
Beep beep'm beep beep yeah
D                           G
Beep beep'm beep beep yeah

The Beatles, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

key: E
Source: the standard published changes (E to D to A verse riff in a compound lilt; the bridge turns Em to A, then Em to F#m to B7 back to E). This pane charts the harmony and form only and does not reproduce the lyrics.
Reading the rail: open E, D, A, Em and B7; F#m is the 2nd-fret barre. Toggle reads numbers relative to E.
[Verse — fingerpicked riff, compound lilt; four lines, each:]
| E        | D     A  | E        | E        |

[Bridge — opening couplet]
| Em       | Em       | A        | A        |
[Bridge — turnaround back to the verse]
| Em       | F#m      | B7       | B7       |   to  E

[Verse 2 — sitar carries the verse melody, instrumental, same changes]
| E        | D     A  | E        | E        |

[Bridge 2 — same changes as Bridge 1]
| Em       | Em       | A        | A        |
| Em       | F#m      | B7       | B7       |   to  E

[Verse 3 — outro, same riff]
| E        | D     A  | E        | E        |

The Beatles, You Won't See Me

key: A
Key as transcribed: A. Source: Published changes corroborated across CifraClub and ironpick transcriptions + Wikipedia musical analysis (key A, Motown feel, Mal Evans' held-A Hammond through final verse/coda); verse IV->iv (D->Dm) descent and B7/E7 dominants are the well-established reading. (confidence: high). This pane charts the harmony and form only and does not reproduce the lyrics.
Reading the rail: the diagrams on the right are this song's chord voicings; the toggle reads numbers relative to the key.
[Intro]
| A | A |   (D6->A riff figure; the top E string sustains over descending B-string notes)

[Verse]   (x3 across the song; melody rides the descending IV->iv move)
| A | B7 | D | A |
| B7 | D | A | A7 |
| D | Dm | A | B7 |

[Refrain]   (title-phrase turnaround; D6-A see-saw)
| D6 | A | D6 | A |

[Bridge / Middle-eight]
| Dm6 | A | B7 | E7 |   (E7 reached via E7sus4; only spot E7 appears)

[Outro]   (verse cycle, repeat to fade)
| A | B7 | D | A |
| A | B7 | D | A |
(over a single held A on the Hammond organ, sustained through final verse + coda)

Form: Intro - Verse - Refrain - Verse - Refrain - Bridge - Verse - Refrain/Outro to fade. Steady eighth-note Motown groove, ~115 BPM. Tempo drifts slightly slower toward the end.

The Beatles, Nowhere Man

key: D
Chords sit directly above the syllable they change on. Lyrics transcribed from the recording; chord placement follows the published Original guitar chart and the Hal Leonard Complete Scores. Confirm final voicings by ear.
Reading the rail: the diagrams on the right are this song's chord voicings; the toggle reads numbers relative to the key.
Intro — capo 2; D-shapes sound a tone higher, in E
D A G D
Verse 1
He's a real nowhere man
Sitting in his nowhere land
Em7Making all his nowhere Gmplans for Dnobody
Verse 2
DDoesn't have a Apoint of view
GKnows not where he's Dgoing to
Em7Isn't he a bit Gmlike you and Dme?
Bridge 1
F#mNowhere man Gplease listen
You F#mdon't know Gwhat you're missing
F#mNowhere man,
Em7the world is at your command
A(La, la, la, la)
Solo — over the verse changes
D A G D
Em7 Gm D
Verse 3
DHe's as blind as Ahe can be
GJust sees what he Dwants to see
Em7Nowhere man, can Gmyou see me at Dall
Bridge 2
F#mNowhere man Gdon't worry
F#mTake your time, Gdon't hurry
F#mLeave it all 'Em7til somebody else
Lends you a hand
A(La, la, la, la)
Verse 4
DDoesn't have a Apoint of view
GKnows not where he's Dgoing to
Em7Isn't he a bit Gmlike you and Dme?
Bridge 3 — repeat to fade
F#mNowhere man Gplease listen
You F#mdon't know Gwhat you're missing
F#mNowhere man, Em7the world is at your command

The Beatles, Think for Yourself

key: C
Chords sit directly above the syllable they change on. Lyrics transcribed from the recording; chord placement follows the published Original guitar chart and the Hal Leonard Complete Scores. Confirm final voicings by ear.
Reading the rail: the diagrams on the right are this song's chord voicings; the toggle reads numbers relative to the key.
Intro
G G Abm
Verse 1
AmI've got a word or Dmtwo
BbTo say about the Cthings that G7you Abmdo
AmYou're telling all those Dmlies
BbAbout the good Cthings that we can G7have
AmIf we close our eyes
Chorus
C7Do what you want to do
And G7go where you're going to
Eb/BbThink for yourself
'DCause I won't be there G7#9with Abmyou
Verse 2
AmI left you far beDmhind
BbThe ruins of the Clife
that G7you have in Abmmind
AmAnd though you still can't Dmsee
BbI know your mind's Cmade up
You're G7gonna cause more Ammisery
Chorus
C7Do what you want to do
And G7go where you're going to
Eb/BbThink for yourself
'DCause I won't be there G7#9with Abmyou
Verse 3
AmAlthough your mind's oDmpaque
BbTry thinking Cmore
if G7just for your own Abmsake
AmThe future still looks Dmgood
BbAnd you've got Ctime to recG7tify
AmAll the things that you should

The Beatles, The Word

key: D
Key as transcribed: D. Source: Established Beatles changes (Hal Leonard Beatles Complete Scores reading): key of D, funky D7 vamp with a G/C/G turnaround and an A dominant push, bridge lifts through F-Gm-D7, harmonium outro settles on D. Form/bar-counts are onset-approximate; verify fine placement by ear. (confidence: high). This pane charts the harmony and form only and does not reproduce the lyrics.
Reading the rail: the diagrams on the right are this song's chord voicings; the toggle reads numbers relative to the key.
[Intro — funky riff on the tonic]
| D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 |

[Verse — D7 vamp, one-chord-leaning groove; turnaround lifts to G then falls back]
| D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 |
| D7 | D7 | G  | G  |
| C  | C  | G  | D7 |
| A  | A  | D7 | D7 |

[Bridge — lifts off the vamp to the flat side, then dominant push back]
| F  | F  | Gm | Gm |
| F  | F  | D7 | D7 |
| A  | A  | A  | A  |

[Verse — repeat of the D7 vamp + turnaround]
| D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 |
| D7 | D7 | G  | G  |
| C  | C  | G  | D7 |
| A  | A  | D7 | D7 |

[Bridge — reprise]
| F  | F  | Gm | Gm |
| F  | F  | D7 | D7 |
| A  | A  | A  | A  |

[Verse — final pass, vamp drives to the coda]
| D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 |
| D7 | D7 | G  | G  |
| C  | C  | G  | D7 |
| A  | A  | D7 | D7 |

[Outro — piano / harmonium coda; chromatic run settles on the tonic]
| D7 | D7 | D7 | D  |

The Beatles, Michelle

key: F
Key as transcribed: F (verse leans F minor via descending chromatic bass; bright B-section in F). Source: Transcribed from the Rubber Soul (1965) recording and corroborated against the published Beatles Complete Scores chord changes; verse descending-bass figure (F - C7/E - Bb/D - C7) and Fm/Db/C7 turnaround are the standard reading. (confidence: high). This pane charts the harmony and form only and does not reproduce the lyrics.
Reading the rail: the diagrams on the right are this song's chord voicings; the toggle reads numbers relative to the key.
[Intro]
| Fm | Fm | Db | C7 |   (4 bars, guitar fingerpicked; sets the chromatic descent)

[Verse 1]
| F | C7/E | Bb/D | C7 |   (descending bass: F - E - D - C)
| F | C7/E | Fm6/Ab | C7 |
| Fm | Db | C7 | C7 |
| F | C7/E | Bb/D | C7 |
| F |

[B-Section / Bridge]   (bright lift; repeated melodic phrase, x2)
| Fm | Fm | C7 | C7 |
| Fm | Db | C7 | F |
| Fm | Fm | C7 | C7 |
| Fm | Db | C7 |   (turn back to verse)

[Verse 2]
| F | C7/E | Bb/D | C7 |
| F | C7/E | Fm6/Ab | C7 |
| Fm | Db | C7 | C7 |
| F | C7/E | Bb/D | C7 |
| F |

[Guitar Solo]   (over verse changes)
| F | C7/E | Bb/D | C7 |
| F | C7/E | Fm6/Ab | C7 |
| Fm | Db | C7 | C7 |
| F | C7/E | Bb/D | C7 |
| F |

[B-Section / Bridge]   (repeat)
| Fm | Fm | C7 | C7 |
| Fm | Db | C7 | F |
| Fm | Fm | C7 | C7 |
| Fm | Db | C7 |

[Verse 3 / Outro]
| F | C7/E | Bb/D | C7 |
| F | C7/E | Fm6/Ab | C7 |
| Fm | Db | C7 | C7 |
| F | C7/E | Bb/D | C7 |
| F |   (fingerpicked figure fades on F)

The Beatles, What Goes On

key: E
Key as transcribed: E. Source: Read from The Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard) score pages, cross-checked vs well-documented changes: key E, country shuffle, dominant-7 I-IV-V (E7-A7-B7) with a B7 turnaround and a borrowed Am (iv) in the bridge. Section order/bar-counts are onset-approximate; verify fine placement by ear. (confidence: high). This pane charts the harmony and form only and does not reproduce the lyrics.
Reading the rail: the diagrams on the right are this song's chord voicings; the toggle reads numbers relative to the key.
[Intro] (country shuffle, swung 8ths; rockabilly lead-in)
| E7 | B7 | E7 | E7 |

[Verse] (E7 vamp, IV lift to A7, B7 turnaround back home)
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |
| A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 |
| A7 | A7 | B7 | B7 |
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |

[Bridge] (signature borrowed iv-minor; Am over the E tonic, B7 pushes back)
| E7 | E7 | Am | Am |
| E7 | E7 | Am | B7 |
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |

[Verse] (repeat changes)
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |
| A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 |
| A7 | A7 | B7 | B7 |
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |

[Guitar solo] (Harrison lead over the verse changes, country/rockabilly double-stops)
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |
| A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 |
| A7 | A7 | B7 | B7 |
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |

[Bridge] (reprise)
| E7 | E7 | Am | Am |
| E7 | E7 | Am | B7 |
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |

[Verse] (final pass)
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |
| A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 |
| A7 | A7 | B7 | B7 |
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |

[Coda] (tag on the tonic, harmonized close)
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |

The Beatles, Girl

key: Cm
Chords sit directly above the syllable they change on. Lyrics transcribed from the recording; chord placement follows the published Original guitar chart and the Hal Leonard Complete Scores. Confirm final voicings by ear.
Reading the rail: the diagrams on the right are this song's chord voicings; the toggle reads numbers relative to the key.
Verse 1
Is there Cmanybody going to G7listen
Cmto Cm7my story
FmAll about the girl who came to Ebstay? G7
She's the Cmkind of girl
You G7want so much, it Cmmakes you Cm7sorry
FmStill you don't regret a Cmsingle day
Chorus
EbAh, Gm/Dgirl, Fm/C Bb7
Ebgirl, Gm/Dgirl Fm/C Bb7
Verse 2
When I Cmthink of all the G7times
I Cmtried so hard to Cm7leave her
FmShe will turn to me and start to Ebcry G7
And she Cmpromises the G7earth to me
CmAnd I Cm7believe her
FmAfter all this time I don't Cmknow why
Chorus
EbAh, Gm/Dgirl, Fm/C Bb7
Ebgirl, Gm/Dgirl Fm/C Bb7
Bridge
FmShe's the kind of girl who puts you Cdown
When friends are there
You Fmfeel a Cfool
FmWhen you say she's looking good
She Cacts as if it's understood
She's Fmcool, ooh, Abooh, ooh
Chorus
EbGirl, Gm/D Fm/C Bb7
Ebgirl, Gm/Dgirl Fm/C Bb7
Verse 3
Was she Cmtold when she was G7young
That Cmpain would lead to Cm7pleasure?
FmDid she understand it when they Ebsaid G7
That a Cmman must break his G7back
to Cmearn his day of Cm7leisure?
FmWill she still believe it when he's Cmdead?
Outro
EbAh, Gm/Dgirl, Fm/C Bb7
Ebgirl, Gm/Dgirl Fm/C Bb7

The Beatles, I'm Looking Through You

key: Ab
Key as transcribed: Ab major (sounding); played capo 1 in G shapes. Source: Hal Leonard Beatles Complete Scores changes; capo 1 / G-shape voicings (sounds in Ab); US Capitol stereo mix has the two false-start guitar stabs. (confidence: high). This pane charts the harmony and form only and does not reproduce the lyrics.
Reading the rail: the diagrams on the right are this song's chord voicings; the toggle reads numbers relative to the key.
[Intro / false-start tag]  (US stereo mix only)
| G | | C | | (acoustic stab, two false starts, x2) |

[Verse]
| G | | C | | Am | | Em | |
| G | | C | | Am | Em | D | |

[Verse]
| G | | C | | Am | | Em | |
| G | | C | | Am | Em | D | |

[Middle]
| C | | D | | (Hammond/electric-piano stabs + handclaps) |
| C | | D | | Am | | C7 | |

[Verse]
| G | | C | | Am | | Em | |
| G | | C | | Am | Em | D | |

[Middle]
| C | | D | | Am | | C7 | |

[Verse]
| G | | C | | Am | | Em | |
| G | | C | | Am | Em | D | |

[Outro vamp]
| G | | C | C7 | (acoustic strum, tag, repeat to fade) |
| G | | C | C7 |

The Beatles, In My Life

key: A
Chords sit directly above the syllable they change on. Lyrics transcribed from the recording; chord placement follows the published Original guitar chart and the Hal Leonard Complete Scores. Confirm final voicings by ear.
Reading the rail: the diagrams on the right are this song's chord voicings; the toggle reads numbers relative to the key.
Intro
A E A E
Verse 1
AThere are Eplaces F#mI'll reA/Gmember
DAll my life, though Dmsome have Achanged
ASome forEever, F#mnot for A/Gbetter
DSome have gone and Dmsome reAmain
Chorus 1
F#mAll these places had their Dmoments
GWith lovers and friends, I still can reAcall
F#mSome are dead, and some are B7living
DmIn my life, I've Aloved them all
A E
Verse 2
ABut of Eall these F#mfriends and A/Glovers
DThere Dmis no one compares with Ayou
AAnd these Ememories F#mlose their A/Gmeaning
DWhen I Dmthink of love as something Anew
Chorus 2
F#mThough I know I'll never lose afDfection
GFor people and things that went beAfore
F#mI know I'll often stop and think about B7them
DmIn my life, I Alove you more
Solo — Baroque piano over the verse changes
A E F#m A/G
D Dm A
Chorus 3
F#mThough I know I'll never lose afDfection
GFor people and things that went beAfore
F#mI know I'll often stop and think about B7them
DmIn my life, I Alove you more
DmIn my life, I Alove you Emore A

The Beatles, Wait

key: F#m
Source: Hal Leonard The Beatles, Complete Scores, "Wait" (pages 975 to 978). Transcribed in F# minor. The verse is an F# pedal under a descending inner line (F#m7, F#m6, Bm/F#, F#m), the dominant turn is C#7, the chorus lifts to A6, the bridge brightens through B, E, A.
Reading the rail: F#m, F#m7 and F#m6 are 2nd-fret barre shapes; Bm/F# is the A-shape Bm with an F# in the bass; A6 is open (x0 2222); C#7 is a compact 4th-fret shape. Toggle reads numbers relative to F# minor.
[Verse 1]
F#m7       F#m6        Bm/F#        F#m        C#7
It's been a long time, now I'm coming back home
F#m7       F#m6        Bm/F#        F#m        C#7          F#m
I've been away now, oh how, I've been alone

[Chorus]
A6
Wait, till I come back to your side
A6                        C#7         F#m
We'll forget the tears we've cried

[Bridge]
B                 E
I feel as though you ought to know
        A                             F#m   B
That I've been good, as good as I can be
B                 E
And if you do, I'll trust in you
        A
And know that you will wait for me

[Verse 2]
F#m7       F#m6        Bm/F#        F#m        C#7
But if your heart breaks, don't wait, turn me away
F#m7       F#m6        Bm/F#        F#m        C#7          F#m
And if your heart's strong, hold on, I won't delay

[Chorus]
A6
Wait, till I come back to your side
A6                        C#7         F#m
We'll forget the tears we've cried

[Bridge (reprise)]
B                 E
I feel as though you ought to know
        A                             F#m   B
That I've been good, as good as I can be
B                 E
And if you do, I'll trust in you
        A
And know that you will wait for me

[Verse 3 (reprise)]
F#m7       F#m6        Bm/F#        F#m        C#7
It's been a long time, now I'm coming back home
F#m7       F#m6        Bm/F#        F#m        C#7          F#m
I've been away now, oh how, I've been alone

[Chorus (out)]
A6
Wait, till I come back to your side
A6                        C#7         F#m
We'll forget the tears we've cried

[Outro]
C#7                 F#m
(ritard, hold, final F#m)

The Beatles, If I Needed Someone

key: A
Key as transcribed: A major (sounding). Source: Well-established changes for Harrison's Rubber Soul track (A-pedal drone riff, D/A, Bm/Bm7, F#m bridge); capo VII per Harrison's documented 12-string Rickenbacker approach. No published per-bar tab cross-checked this pass. (confidence: med). This pane charts the harmony and form only and does not reproduce the lyrics.
Reading the rail: the diagrams on the right are this song's chord voicings; the toggle reads numbers relative to the key.
Capo VII on 12-string Rickenbacker; Harrison fingers D-position shapes, sounding in A. Riff sits on an A pedal (droning open A) with a hammered Asus2 / Asus4 figure and a passing-G colour. Chord symbols below are the SOUNDING chords.

[Intro / Riff]  (12-string drone on A, x2)
| A   Asus2 | A   Asus4 | A   . | G   . |
| A   Asus2 | A   Asus4 | A   . | G   . |

[Verse]
| A   . | A   . | A   . | A   . |
| A   . | A   . | D/A . | D/A . |
| A   . | A   . | A   . | G   . |
| A   . | A   . | A   . | A   . |
(riff drone continues under the A bars; G is the descending passing colour)

[Bridge]
| Bm  . | Bm7 . | Bm  . | Bm7 . |
| F#m  . | F#m . | A    . | A   . |
| Bm  . | Bm7 . | Bm  . | Bm7 . |
| F#m  . | F#m . | A    . | A   . |  (turnaround back to Verse)

[Verse]  (repeat verse form)

[Bridge]  (repeat bridge form)

[Outro]
| A   Asus2 | A   Asus4 | A   . | G   . |  (riff x several, fade on droning A)

The Beatles, Run for Your Life

key: D
Key as transcribed: D major. Source: Transcribed from established knowledge of the recording (Rubber Soul, 1965); D major verse vamp D-Bm with G-A-D refrain turnaround, solo over verse. (confidence: high). This pane charts the harmony and form only and does not reproduce the lyrics.
Reading the rail: the diagrams on the right are this song's chord voicings; the toggle reads numbers relative to the key.
[Intro / Refrain hook]
| D | | Bm | |
| G | A | D | |

[Verse]
| D | | | |
| Bm | | | |
| G | A | D | |

[Refrain]
| D | | Bm | |
| G | A | D | |

[Guitar Solo] (over verse changes)
| D | | | |
| Bm | | | |
| G | A | D | |

[Verse] (repeat structure x2 more)

[Outro]
| D | | Bm | |
| G | A | D | | (repeat and fade)