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Norwegian Wood

Lennon/McCartney
Album: Rubber Soul
capo: 2nd fret          time: 12/8
Intro, play 2 times:


  #1  D
E ||------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2----------------|
B ||--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-------3-3-3-------3--------|
G ||--2---2-2-2---4---2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---2----|
D ||--0-----------------------4-----------2-------4----|
A ||---------------------------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------------------------------|
      +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .


      D           C       G   D
E  |------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-----2--------||
B  |--3---3-3-3-------3-------3---3-3-3-3-----3--------||
G  |--2---2-2-2-------0-------2---2-2-2-2-2---2--------||
D  |--0-------------------0---0-----------0------------||
A  |--------------3-------2---0------------------------||
E  |---------------------------------------------------||
      +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .


Use same guitar pattern under solo voice:

  #4  D
E ||------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2----------------|
B ||--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-------3-3-3-------3--------|
G ||--2---2-2-2---4---2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---2----|
D ||--0-----------------------4-----------2-------4----|
A ||---------------------------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------------------------------|
      +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .
   1. I          once had a   girl,       or should I
   2. (Instrumental) ....

      D           C       G   D
E  |------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-----2--------|
B  |--3---3-3-3-------3-------3---3-3-3-3-----3--------|
G  |--2---2-2-2-------0-------2---2-2-2-2-2---2--------|
D  |--0-------------------0---0-----------0------------|
A  |--------------3-------2---0------------------------|
E  |---------------------------------------------------|
      +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .
      say,       she once had me;
      ....

      D
E  |------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2----------------|
B  |--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-------3-3-3-------3--------|
G  |--2---2-2-2---4---2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---2----|
D  |--0-----------------------4-----------2-------4----|
A  |---------------------------------------------------|
E  |---------------------------------------------------|
      +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .
      She      showed me her  room,       is- n't it
      ...

      D           C       G   D
E  |------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2--------------|
B  |--3---3-3-3-------3-------3---3-3-3-3-----3--------|
G  |--2---2-2-2-------0-------2---2-2-2-2-2---2--------|
D  |--0-------------------0---0-----------0-------0----|
A  |--------------3-------2---0------------------------|
E  |---------------------------------------------------|

      +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .
      good        Nor-we-gian wood.               She
      ...                                         She


      Dm
E  |--1---1-1-1---1---0-0-0---0------------------------|
B  |--3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3----------------|
G  |--2---2-2-2---2---0-0-0---0---2-2-2---2---0---2----|
D  |--0-----------0-----------0-----------3---0---3----|
A  |--0-----------0-----------0------------------------|
E  |---------------------------------------------------|
      +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .
    asked me  to stay and she told me to  sit an- y -
    told me she worked in the morning and started to


      G
E  |--3---3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3--------|
B  |--3---3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3--------|
G  |--0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0--------|
D  |--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0--------|
A  |--2-------------------------------------------0----|
E  |--3-----------------------3------------------------|
      +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .
     where.                                       So
     laugh.                                       I


      Dm
E  |--1---1-1-1---1---0-0-0---0------------------------|
B  |--3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3----------------|
G  |--2---2-2-2---2---0-0-0---0---2-2-2---2---0---2----|
D  |--0-----------0-----------0-----------3---0---3----|
A  |--0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------|
E  |---------------------------------------------------|
      +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .
     I looked a round and I noticed there was-n't  a
     told her I did-n't and crawled off to sleep in the


      Em7                     A7
E  |--0---0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0---0-0-0-0-0----------|
B  |--3---3-3-3-3-----3-----3-2---2-2-2-2-2----------|
G  |--0---0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0---0-0-0-0-0----------|
D  |--2---2-2-2-2-2-----------2---2-2-2-2-2----------|
A  |--2-----------2-----------0-----------0----------|
E  |-------------------------------------------------|
      +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .
      chair.
      bath.


Use same guitar pattern as in measure #4 above:

      D
   1. I           sat on  a   rug,        bid-ing my
   2. And,       when I   a - woke,       I   was a-


      D           C       G   D
      time,      drinking her wine.
      lone,     this bird had flown.


      D
      We        talked un-til two,       and then she
      So,         I   lit a   fire,       is- n't it


      D           C       G   D
      said      "It's time for bed."
      good        Nor-we-gian wood.


Repeat from measure #4 above.

Ending:

      D
E ||---------------------------------------------------|
B ||--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-------3-3-3-------3--------|
G ||--2---2-2-2---4---2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---2----|
D ||--0-----------------------4-----------2-------4----|
A ||---------------------------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------------------------------|
      +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .


      D           C       G   D
E  |---------------------------------------------------||
B  |--3---3-3-3-------3-------3------------------------||
G  |--2---2-2-2-------0-------2------------------------||
D  |--0-------------------0---0------------------------||
A  |--------------3-------2---0------------------------||
E  |---------------------------------------------------||
      +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .   +   .   .