Lennon/McCartney


Recorded live 15 June 1993 at the Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, North Carolina

PAPERBACK WRITER,
PAPERBACK WRITER.

DEAR SIR OR MADAM WILL YOU READ MY BOOK?
IT TOOK ME YEARS TO WRITE, WILL YOU TAKE A LOOK?
IT'S BASED ON A NOVEL BY A MAN NAMED LEAR
AND I NEED A JOB AND I WANNA BE A
PAPERBACK WRITER,
PAPERBACK WRITER.

IT'S A DIRTY STORY OF A DIRTY MAN,
AND HIS CLINGING WIFE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.
HIS SON IS WORKING FOR THE DAILY MAIL;
IT'S A STEADY JOB BUT HE WANTS TO BE A
PAPERBACK WRITER,
PAPERBACK WRITER.

PAPERBACK WRITER,
PAPERBACK WRITER.

OW!

IT'S A THOUSAND PAGES, GIVE OR TAKE A FEW;
(Frere------------------)
I´LL BE WRITING MORE IN A WEEK OR TWO.
(Jaques----------------)
I CAN MAKE IT LONGER IF YOU LIKE THE STYLE,
(Frere------------------)
I CAN CHANGE IT ROUND AND I WANNA BE A
(Jaques----------------)
PAPERBACK WRITER,
PAPERBACK WRITER.

IF YOU REALLY LIKE IT YOU CAN HAVE THE RIGHTS,
(Frere-----------------)
IT CAN MAKE A MILLION FOR YOU OVER NIGHT.
(Jaques---------------)
IF YOU MUST RETURN IT YOU CAN SEND IT HERE,
(Frere----------------)
BUT I NEED A BREAK AND I WANNA BE A
(Jaques--------------)
PAPERBACK WRITER,
PAPERBACK WRITER.

PAPERBACK WRITER,
PAPERBACK WRITER.

(Paperback writer) PAPERBACK WRITER,
(Paperback writer) PAPERBACK WRITER,
(Paperback writer) PAPERBACK WRITER,
(Paperback writer) PAPERBACK WRITER,
PAPERBACK WRITER, PAPERBACK WRITER, OO-HOO!