The Beatles – Octopus's Garden
184 bpm 4/4 Strumming [Abbey Road 1969]
Intro
(E)(E)(E)(E) E C#m A B
Verse 1
E E C#m C#m
I'd like to be… under the sea…
A A B B
in an Octopus's Garden… in the shade…
E E C#m C#m
He'd let us in… knows where we've been…
A A B B
in his Octopus's Garden… in the shade…
Pre Chorus 1
C#m C#m C#m C#m
I'd ask my friends… to come and see-eee-eee…
A A B B
an Octopus's Garden with me…
Chorus
E E C#m C#m
I'd like to be… under the sea…
A B E E
in an Octopus's Garden… in the shade…
Verse 2
E E C#m C#m
We would be warm… below the storm…
A A B B
in our little hideaway beneath the waves…
E E C#m C#m
Resting our head… on the sea bed…
A A B B
in an Octopus's Gar-rrr-den near a cave…
Pre Chorus 2
C#m C#m C#m C#m
We would sing and dance around-ddd…
A A **^ B (B)
because we know… we can't be found…
Chorus
E E C#m C#m
I'd like to be… under the sea…
A B E E
in an Octopus's Garden… in the shade…
Solo
A A F#m F#m D D E E
A A F#m F#m D E A B
Verse 3
E E C#m C#m
We would shout… and swim about…
A A B B
The coral… that lies beneath the waves…
E E C#m C#m
Oh what joy… for every girl and boy…
A A B B
Knowing they're happy and they're safe…
Pre Chorus 3
C#m C#m C#m C#m
We would be… so happy… you and me…
A A B B
No one there to tell us what to do…
Outro
E E C#m C#m
I'd like to be… under the sea…
A B C#m C#m
in an Octopus's Garden… with you…
A B C#m C#m
in an Octopus's Garden… with you…
A B * E (E.) ** E.
in an Octopus's Garden… with you…