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With a Little Help From My Friends

Lennon/McCartney


Here is the accompaniment:

and here is the 'walk in ostinato' (S— D M R— DDD— DDD—)

I Get By With a Little Help... (accompanying gestures in parens)

What would you think if I sang out of tune? (Hands out, then finger up by temple, the hands out to show sing, then in ears)
Would you stand up and walk out on me? (Hands lift - then fingers walk away)
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song, (hands to self, then to ears, then sing again)
And I'll try not to sing out of key. (Hands out to show try)


Oh I get by with a little help from my friends, (snap fingers side-to-side)
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends.

What do you do when your love is away? (hands out, Heart on chest then point away)
Does it worry you to be alone? (shrug, bring hands together)
How do I feel by the end of the day? (shrug again, point to definite spot on floor)
Are you sad because you're on your own? (Make frown, bring hands together)

No, I get by with a little help from my friends, (snap fingers side-to-side)
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends.

Do you need anybody? (hands go out)
I need somebody to love. (bring them back to heart)
Could it be anybody? (REPEAT ABOVE)
I want somebody to love.

Would you believe in a love at first sight? (Hands to heart, then make 'specs' over eyes)
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time. (Nod, point at watch)
What do you see when you turn out the light? (Hands out for 'what' Specs for 'see,' Pull light chain)
I can't tell you, but I know it's mine. (shake head hands out, point to self)


Oh I get by with a little help from my friends, (REPEAT AS ABOVE to en)
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends.

Do you need anybody?
I just need someone to love.
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
Mmm, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friend, with a little from my FRIENDS—
. (join hands on last word, raise hands and hold)