Strawberry Fields Forever by Beatles


Intro :
This is played on the mellotron, but you can do it fairly easily on guitar.

    G    Gmaj7  G7           Am        G       F     C
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A---3--3--3--3--3--3--1--0--------1--------0----------------
F---4--4--4--4--4--4--2--1------2--------0------2----0------
C---5-----4-----3--3----------2--------0--------3----2------
G--------------------------------------------------3--------
D-----------------------------------------------------------



Chorus :
    C                                   Gm7
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------3------------------------3--3--
F---0------------------------------------3-------------------3--3-------
C---2------------------------------------3----------------3-------------
G---3------------------------------------5------------3h5---------------
D----------------------------------------3------------------------------
    Let me take you down cos' I'm going to  Strawberry fields


    A7
D----------------0----------0--0----------------------------
A------2--2----2------------------2--2----------------------
F---0--------0-----------0----------------------------------
C--------------------0h2------------------------------------
G--------------------0--------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
    Nothing is real

     F               A7
D-------1---------------------0------------------------------
A----1--1-----------------------2----2-----------------------
F----2--------------------0-------0--------------------------
C----3---------------0h2-------------------------------------
G----3---------------0---------------------------------------
D----1-------------------------------------------------------
  And nothing to get hung about

    F                 C
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A---1-----------1------1---------------------------------------
F---2-----------2------0---------------------------------------
C---3-----------3------2---------------------------------------
G---3-----------3------3---------------------------------------
D---1-----------1----------------------------------------------
    Strawberry fields forever


Verse 1:
    G         Gmaj7     G7
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A---3--3------3--3-----3--3---1---0-------------------------
F---4--4------4--4-----4--4---2---1-------------------------
C---5---------4--------3------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
   Living is easy with eyes closed

    Am      Am/G             F
D-------0---------0---------------1------1---------------------
A-------1---------1---------------1---1------1-----------------
F-------2---------2-------------2------------2-----------------
C-----2---------2---------------3------------------------------
G---0------0--------------------3------------------------------
D-------------3-------------0h1--------------------------------
     Misunderstanding all you see

    F            G               C         G/B      Am    Am/G
D---------1----------3----------------------------------0--------
A---------1----------3----------------------------------1--------
F---------2-------4----------------0---------0----------2--------
C------3----------5----------------2---------0----------2--------
G------3-------------------------3---------2---------0-----------
D--0h1--------1/3-------------------------------------------3----
    It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out

    F          G               F           C
D--------1-----------3---------------1-------------------------
A------1-------------3---3-----------1--1--0h1-----------------
F------2-------------4---4-----------2--2--0-------------------
C------3-----------------5--------------3----------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--0h1----------1/3-------------0h1----------------------------
      It doesn't matter much to me


Chorus :
   C                                   Gm               (no chord )
D--------------------------------------3-------------------------
A--------------------------------------3-------------------------
F--------------------------------------3-------------------------
C--2-----------------------------------5------0------------------
G--3-----------------------------------5---1-----1-----1------1--
D--------------------------------------3------------3------1-----
   Let me take you down cos' I'm going to  Strawberry fields

  (no chord)
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
F-----------------------------------------------------------
C-----------------------------------------------------------
G---7--------------7----------------------------------------
D---0--------------0----------------------------------------
       Nothing is real

      F          G     A7
D-----1----------3-----0---------------------------------------
A-----1----------3-----2---------------------------------------
F-----2----------4-----0---------------------------------------
C-----3----------5-----2---------------------------------------
G-----3----------5-----0---------------------------------------
D-----1----------3---------------------------------------------
  And nothing to get hung about

    F                 C
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A---1---------1-------1-------------------------------------
F---2---------2-------0-------------------------------------
C---3---------3-------2-------------------------------------
G---3---------3-------3-------------------------------------
D---1---------1---------------------------------------------
   Strawberry fields forever


Linking phrase :
This is the little downwards scale played on a harp-like instrument.
Leave all strings to sustain as much as possible.
D----1p0----------------------------------------------------
A---------1-------------------------------------------------
F-----------3p0---------------------------------------------
C---------------3p2-----------------------------------------
G--------------------3--------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------


Verse 2:
    G       Gmaj7     G7
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A---3--------3---------3-----1---0--------------------------
F---4--------4---------4-----2---1--------------------------
C---5--------4---------3-----3---3--------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
   Noone I think is in my tree

    Am         Am7             F
D------------------------------------------------------------
A---1-----------1--------------1----------------------------
F---2-----------0--------------2-----------------------------
C---2-----------2--------------3-----------------------------
G-------------------------------------0----------------------
D-----------------------------------------3------------------
    I mean it must be high or low

    F              G                  C                 Am  Am/G
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A---1--------------3------------------1----------------1----------
F---2--------------4------------------0----------------2----------
C---3--------------5------------------2----------------2----------
G---3--------------5------------------3----------------0----------
D---1--------------3---------------------------------------3------
      That is you can't you know tune in but it's alright

    F               G                 F                C
D------------------------------------------------------0------0---------
A---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3------1-------1-------1------1---------
F---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4------2-------2-------0------0---------
C---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5------3-------3-------2---2-----2------
G---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5------3---0---3---0---3----------------
D---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3------1--------------------------------
       That is I  think it's not too bad


Chorus :
   C                                   Gm
D---------------------------------------------6-6------------
A---------------------------------------------3-3------------
F---------------------------------------3-----3-3------------
C--2------------------------------------5--------------------
G--3------------------------------------5--------------------
D---------------------------------------3--------------------
     Let me take you down cos I'm going to

                                   Gm/E
D-------------------------------6-6-----------3--3--3--3--3---
A-------------------------------8-8---------------------------
F--------------3------------------------------0--0--0--0--0---
C--------------5----------------------------------------------
G--------------5-------1--------------------------------------
D--------------3-------1-----0-------------0------------------
  Strawberry fields             Nothing is real

         F         G        A
D--------1---------3--------5----------------------------------
A--------1---------3--------5----------------------------------
F--------2---------4--------6----------------------------------
C--------3---------5--------7----------------------------------
G--------3---------5--------7----------------------------------
D--------1---------3--------5----------------------------------
   And nothing to get hung about

   F                   C
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A--1-----------1-------1------------------------------------
F--2-----------2-------0------------------------------------
C--3-----------3-------2------------------------------------
G--3-----------3-------3------------------------------------
D--1-----------1--------------------------------------------
   Strawberry fields forever


Linking phrase :
D----1p0----------------------------------------------------
A---------1-------------------------------------------------
F-----------3p0---------------------------------------------
C---------------3p2-----------------------------------------
G--------------------3--------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------


Verse 3:
    G       Gmaj7     G7
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A---3--3----3---3-----3---3--------1--0---------------------
F---4--4----4---4-----4---4--------2--1---------------------
C---5--5----4---4-----3---3--------3--3---------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
   Always, no, sometimes think it's me

    Am                Am7             F
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A---1--------1--------1-------1-------1---------------------
F---2--------2--------0-------0-------2---------------------
C---2--------2--------2-------2-------3---------------------
G-----------------------------------------------0-----------
D----------------------------------------------------3------
     But you know I know when it's a dream

   F           G           C              Am    Am/G
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
F----------------------------------------------------------
C----------------------------------------------------------
G----------0-------0---2---3---------------0---------------
D--1---3-------3----------------3----0----------3----------
    I think a no I mean a yes but it's all wrong

   F            G7          F            C
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A--1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3----------------------------------
F--2--2--2--2---4--4--4--4-------------------0--------------
C--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3-------------2----3p2p0-------
G--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---3--0--3--0--3--------------3---
D--1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3---1------------------------------
    That is I think I disagree


Chorus :
   C                                   Gm                   Gm7
D--------------------------------------3-------------------------------
A--1-----------------------------------3------------------3------3-----
F--0-----------------------------------3----------------3------3------3
C--2-----------------------------------5--------------5------3------3--
G--3-----------------------------------5-------------------------------
D--------------------------------------3-------------------------------
   Let me take you down cos' I'm going to  Strawberry fields

   A7/E
D---0--------------0--0--0--0--0---------------------------
A---2--------------2--2--2--2--2---------------------------
F---0--------------0--0--0--0--0---------------------------
C---2------------------------------------------------------
G---0------------------------------------------------------
D---0------------------------------------------------------
       Nothing is real

      F          G     A7
D-----1----------3-----0---------------------------------------
A-----1----------3-----2---------------------------------------
F-----2----------4-----0---------------------------------------
C-----3----------5-----2---------------------------------------
G-----3----------5-----0---------------------------------------
D-----1----------3---------------------------------------------
  And nothing to get hung about

    F                 C       Am7      F                 C
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A---1---------1-------1--------1-------1---------1-------1----
F---2---------2-------0--------0-------2---------2-------0----
C---3---------3-------2--------2-------3---------3-------2----
G---3---------3-------3--------0-------3---------3-------3----
D---1---------1------------------------1---------1------------
   Strawberry fields forever         Strawberry fields forever

    F           G      F
D---1-----------3------1-----------5r3---1--0h1p0h1p0--------
A---1-----------3------1--------------------------------3-3--
F---2-----------4------2-------------------------------------
C---3-----------5------3-------------------------------------
G---3-----------5------3-------------------------------------
D---1-----------3------1-------------------------------------
    Strawberry fields forever   


Fade out over a chord of C
 (cellos)                     (elec. gtr)
D-----------------------------------------1--0h1p0h1p0h1p0h1p0-
A--------------------------------------------------------------
F-----------5------2-------------------------------------------
C--------------3-5---3----2-3-5--------------------------------
G--3/1---3--------------5-------3-------3----------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------

(harp-thing)
D-------------------------------12--------------13--12--12---------15--13-
A-----------13--11-----11-----------13--11------------------11------------
F---10--12-----------------12---------------12------------------12--------
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------

etc etc  fade back in, a few weird noises etc etc ......