Do You Want To Know A Secret
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on "Please Please Me" 
album

This is one of the few (two?) Lennon-McCartney songs in which George sings 
the lead vocal. Paul plays another great bassline.

Intro:
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
                      You'll never     how much I
                                 know

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
  really          love    you


G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
                    You'll  never       how much I
                                know

G|------------------------4------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
  really              care


G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|


Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 4------ -------|
D|----------------6-------5------|4-----------4-------7---6---4--|
A|7-----------7------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Listen,                                 do  you want to know a


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 4------ -------|
D|----------------6-------5------|4-----------4-------7---6---4--|
A|7-----------7------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  secret,                                 do  you promise not to


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 5------ -------|
D|----------------6-------5------|4-----------4------------------|
A|7-----------7------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  tell?                   Wo- a-  o-              oh,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 4------ -------|
D|--------6---9---6-------5------|4-------4-----------7---6---4--|
A|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  closer,                                 let me  whisper in  your


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 4------ -------|
D|----------------6-------5------|4-------4-----------7---6---4--|
A|7-------7----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  ear,                                    say the words   long to
                                                      you

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-----------7-----------7------|9-----------9-----------9------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  hear:                                       I'm     in  love with


G|6------ ------- ------- -------|------- 6---5-- 4------ -------|
D|-------------------------------|4-------------------7---6---4--|
A|----4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  you,                o - o - o - o      -        ooh

Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ----6-- 4------ -------|
D|----------------6-------5------|4-------4-----------7---6---4--|
A|7-------7----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Listen,                                 do  you want to know a
                  do  -   da  -   do

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 4------ -------|
D|----------------6-------5------|4-------4----------------------|
A|7-------7----------------------|----------------------------6--|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------7------|
  secret,                                 do  you promise not to
                  do  -   da  -   do

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 5------ 5------|
D|----------------6-------5------|4-------4----------------------|
A|7-------7----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  tell?                   Wo- a-  o-              oh,
                  do  -   da  -   do

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 4------ 4------|
D|--------6---9---6-------5------|4------------------------------|
A|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  closer,                                 let me  whisper in  your
                  do  -   da  -   do

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 4------ -------|
D|--------6---9---6-------5------|4-------4-----------7---6------|
A|7------------------------------|----------------------------7--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  ear,                                    say the words   long to
                                                      you
                  do  -   da  -   do
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-----------7-----------6---7--|9-----------9-----------9------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  hear:                                       I'm     in  love with


G|6------ ------- ------- -------|------- ----6-- 5---4-- -------|
D|-------------------------------|4-------4---------------7---4--|
A|----4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  you,                    o - o - o      -        ooh

Bridge:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|6------ ----6-- 4------ -------|
D|7-----------6---4-------4------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  I've    known a secret  for a   week or     two,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|6------ ----6-- 4------ ----4--|
D|7-------6-------4-------4------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  No  -   bo- dy  knows,          just    we      two


G|------- ------- ------- -------|4---4-- ------- ------- -------|
D|4-----------4---4-----------4--|--------7---7---6---6---4------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------7--|


Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ----6-- 4------ -------|
D|--------6---9---6-------5------|4-------------------7---6---4--|
A|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Listen,                                 do  you want to know a
                  do  -   da  -   do

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 4------ -------|
D|--------6---9---6-------5------|4-----------4-------7---6---4--|
A|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  secret,                                 do  you promise not to
                  do  -   da  -   do

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 5------ 5------|
D|--------6---9---6-------5------|4-----------4------------------|
A|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------7--|
  tell?                   Wo- a-  o-              oh,
                  do  -   da  -   do

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 4------ -------|
D|--------6---9---6-------5------|4-------4-----------7---6---4--|
A|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  closer,                                 let me  whisper in  your
                  do  -   da  -   do

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 4------ -------|
D|--------6---9---6-------5------|4-------4-----------7---6------|
A|7------------------------------|----------------------------7--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  ear,                                    say the words   long to
                                                      you
                  do  -   da  -   do
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7---7---7---6---7---6---7---7--|9---9---9---9---9---7---6---4--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  hear:                                       I'm     in  love with


G|4/6---- 4/6---- 4/6---- 4/6----|------- 6---5-- 4------ -------|
D|-------------------------------|4-------------------7---6---4--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  you,                o - o - o - o      -        o-

Outro:
G|6------ ------- ------- -------|------- 6---5-- 4------ -------|
D|-------------------------------|4-------------------7---6---4--|
A|----4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  ooh                     o - o - o      -        o-...
repeat and fade...

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