Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
The Beatles
Written by Carl Perkins; released on "Beatles For Sale"

Again, an excellent rock and roll! And a great bassline by Paul! :-)

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                                                Well   they


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  took   some   honey                       from a     tree


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            dressed it up and they          it     me
                                  called

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  Every- body's     trying to be     my     ba- by,    eve-


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      ry-body's     trying to be     my     ba- by     Eve-


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      ry-body's     trying to be  my            ba-by  now


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                                                       Woke

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  up     last   night,        half   past   four


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      fif  - ty women knocking on    my     door


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  Every- body's     trying to be     my     ba- by,    eve-


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      ry-body's     trying to be     my     ba- by     Eve-


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      ry-body's     trying to be  my            ba-by  now


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Break (solo):
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                                                       When

Verse:
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  out    last   night,     I  didn't stay   late


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      for   at home I had a- nine - teen   dates


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  Every- body's     trying to be     my     ba- by,    eve-


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      ry-body's     trying to be     my     ba- by     Eve-


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      ry-body's     trying to be  my            ba-by  now


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                                                       When

Verse:
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  out    last   night,     I  didn't stay   late


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      for    at home I had a- nine - teen   dates


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A|--------------7------7-----|--------------7------------|
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  Every- body's     trying to be     my     ba- by,    eve-


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      ry-body's     trying to be     my     ba- by     Eve-


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E|7------7-------------7-----|5------5-------------5-----|
      ry-body's     trying to be  my            ba-by  now


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                                                Well   they

Verse:
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  took   some   honey             from a tree


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D|---------------------------|-------4------5------6-----|
A|7------------------------7-|7--------------------------|
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      dressed it up and they         it     me
                           called

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  Every- body's     trying to be     my     ba- by,    eve-


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      ry-body's     trying to be     my     ba- by     Eve-


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A|--------------9------------|--------------7------------|
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      ry-body's     trying to be  my            ba-by  now


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