Julia - JOHN LENNON - HOME RECORDING (1968) JULIA (co-composed with Paul McCartney) (c) 1968 Northern Songs Chords used: EADGBE [see tablature] C Am7 Em Verse 1: E:--3--------------3--------------3----------------- B:-----------1---------------1-------------0-------- G:-------0--------------2--------------0------------ D:-----2-------2------2--------2-----2-------2------ A:--3--------------0--------------2----------------- E:---------3---------------0-------------0---------- C Am7 Verse 1: E:--3--------------3--------------3----------------- B:----------0---------------1---------------1------- G:------0---------------0--------------2------------ D:----2-------2-------2-------2------2--------2----- A:--2--------------3-------------------------------- E:--------0---------------3-------0-------0--------- Em G Verse 1: E:--3----------------3------------------------------ B:------------0---------------3--------------------- G:-------0----------------0------------------------- D:-----2--------2-------0-------0------------------- A:--2----------------2------------------------------ E:---------0----------------3----------------------- C Am7 Em Half of what I say is meaningless C Am7 Em G But I say it just to reach you, Ju------lia C Am7 Gm Verse 2: E:--3--------------3--------------3----------------- B:-----------1---------------1-------------3-------- G:-------0--------------2--------------3------------ D:-----2-------2------2--------2-----3-------5------ A:--3--------------0--------------5----------------- E:---------3---------------0-------------3---------- Gm9 A7 Verse 2: E:--5--------------5--------------5----------------- B:-----------3---------------5-------------5-------- G:-------3--------------6------6-------6-----6------ D:-----3-------5------7--------------7-------------- A:--5--------------7--------------7----------------- E:---------3---------------5-------------5---------- F7add9 Fm C Verse 2: E:--3--------------4--------------3----------------- B:-----------1---------------1-------------1-------- G:-------2--------------1--------------0------------ D:-----1-------1------1--------1-----2-------2------ A:--3--------------3--------------3----------------- E:---------1---------------1-------------3---------- Am7 Em G Verse 2: E:--3--------------3--------------3----------------- B:-----------1--------------0--------------3-------- G:-------2--------------0--------------0------------ D:-----2-------2------2-------2------0-------0------ A:--0--------------2--------------2----------------- E:---------0--------------0--------------3---------- C Am7 Gm Gm9 A7 Fadd9 Fm Julia, Ju--lia, ocean child, calls me C Am7 Em G So I sing a song of love for Ju----lia Julia, seashell eyes, windy smile, calls me So I sing a song of love for Julia Julia, Julia, morning moon, touch me So I sing a song of love for Julia Julia, sleeping sand, silent cloud, touch me So I sing a song of love for Julia C Am7 E:--3--------------3-------------------------------- B:-----------1--------------1----------------------- G:-------0--------------0--------------------------- D:-----2-------2------2-------3--------------------- A:--3--------------3-------------------------------- E:---------3--------------3------------------------- Bm C Verse 3: E:--2--------------2-------------3--------------- B:-----------3--------------3-------------1------ G:-------4--------------4-------------0---------- D:-----4-------4------4-------4-----2-------2---- A:--2--------------2-------------3--------------- E:---------2--------------2-------------3-------- Am7 Am6 Em Verse 3: E:--3--------------2----------------------------- B:-----------1--------------1----3---------3----- G:-------2--------------2-------------0---------- D:-----2-------2------2-------2-----2--------2--- A:--0--------------0-------------2--------------- E:---------0--------------0-------------0-------- Em6 Em+5 Em Verse 3: E:----------------------------------------------- B:--2---------2----1--------1-----0---------0---- G:-------0--------------0--------------0--------- D:-----2-------2------2-------2------2--------2-- A:--2--------------2--------------2-------------- E:---------0--------------0--------------0------- Bm C Am7 Am6 Her hair of floating sky is shimmering, glimmering Em7 Em6 Em+5 Em Em7 Em6 Em+5 Em In the sun Julia, Julia, ocean child, calls me So I sing a song of love for Julia Julia, seashell eyes, windy smile, calls me So I sing a song of love for Julia Hmm mmm mmm ...calls me So I sing a song of love for Julia C Am7 Em Verse 4: E:--3--------------3-------------3--------------- B:-----------1--------------1-------------0------ G:-------0--------------2-------------0---------- D:-----2-------2------2-------2-----2-------2---- A:--3--------------0-------------2--------------- E:---------3--------------0-------------0-------- C Am7 Em Verse 4: E:--3--------------3-------------3--------------- B:-----------0--------------1-------------0------ G:-------0--------------0-------------0---------- D:-----2-------2------2-------2-----2-------2---- A:--2--------------3-------------0--------------- E:---------0--------------3-------------0-------- G Verse 4: E:--3----------------- B:-----------3-------- G:-------0------------ D:-----0-------0------ A:--2----------------- E:---------3---------- C Am7 Em When I cannot sing my heart C Am7 Em G I can only speak my mind, Ju---lia Julia, Julia, ocean child, calls me So I sing a song of love for Julia C Am7 Em Verse 5: E:--3--------------3--------------3----------------- B:-----------1---------------1-------------0-------- G:-------0--------------2--------------0------------ D:-----2-------2------2--------2-----2-------2------ A:--3--------------0--------------2----------------- E:---------3---------------0-------------0---------- C Em C Verse 5: E:--3--------------3--------------3----------------- B:-----------1---------------0-------------1-------- G:-------0--------------0--------------0------------ D:-----2-------2------2--------2-----2-------2------ A:--3--------------2--------------3----------------- E:---------3---------------0-------------3---------- Em G C/7 Verse 5: E:--3--------------3-------------------------------- B:-----------0---------------3---------------------- G:-------0--------------0----------0----------------- D:-----2-------2------2--------2---2----------------- A:--2--------------2---------------3----------------- E:---------0---------------3-------3----------------- C Am7 Em C So I sing a song of love for Julia Em C Julia Em G C/7 Ju----lia NOTE: "Julia was my mother. But it was sort of a combination of Yoko and my mother blended into one. That was written in India. On the 'white album' [The Beatles]. And all the stuff on the 'white album' was written in India while we were supposedly giving money to Maharishi, which we never did. We got our mantra, we sat in the mountains eating lousy vegetarian food and writing all those songs. We wrote tons of songs in India." (John Lennon, 1980)