Beatles

Across the Universe

Composer(s) : Lennon and McCartney
Year : 1968

Alan W. Pollack 's "Notes On" Across the Universe


Across The Universe 	 

Intro :
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D                 Bm               F#m
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup

Em7                                    A                  A7
They slither while they pass they slip away across the Universe.

D                Bm               F#m
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind

Em7              Gm
Possessing and caressing me.


D             A7sus4
Jai Guru Deva Om
A 				
Nothing's gonna change my world
G			  D
Nothing's gonna change my world
A 				
Nothing's gonna change my world
G			  D      Dsus4 D
Nothing's gonna change my world


D	  Bm		     F#m	   		    Em7
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes
			A		   A7
They call me on and on across the Universe.
D		 Bm		 F#m
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letterbox
     Em7			       A                 A7
They tumble blindly as they make their way across the Universe.


D               A7sus4
Jai Guru De Va  Om
A				
Nothing's gonna change my world
G			  D
Nothing's gonna change my world
A	
Nothing's gonna change my world
G                         D      Dsus4 D
Nothing's gonna change my world


D                   Bm			F#m
Sounds of laughter, shades of earth are ringing through my opened ears
Em7	     Gm
Inciting and inviting me.
D	     Bm		      F#m			      Em7
Limitless, undying love which shines around me like a million suns
			A	     A7
And calls me on and on across the Universe.


D             A7sus4
Jai Guru Deva Om
A 
Nothing's gonna change my world
G			  D
Nothing's gonna change my world
A 				
Nothing's gonna change my world
G			  D
Nothing's gonna change my world


D
Jai Guru Deva.  (Repeat)

Ook op Past Masters, Vols. 2:

Chords	Notes On
Day Tripper	Day Tripper
We Can Work It Out	We Can Work It Out
Across the Universe	Across the Universe
Paperback Writer	Paperback Writer
Rain	Rain
Lady Madonna	Lady Madonna
Let It Be	Let It Be
The Inner Light	The Inner Light
Hey Jude	Hey Jude
Revolution	Revolution
Get Back	Get Back
Don't Let Me Down	Don't Let Me Down
The Ballad of John and Yoko	The Ballad of John and Yoko
Old Brown Shoe	Old Brown Shoe
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

Ook op Let It Be:

Chords	Notes On
Two of Us	Two of Us
Dig a Pony	Dig a Pony
Across the Universe	Across the Universe
I Me Mine	I Me Mine
Dig It	Dig It
Let It Be	Let It Be
Maggie Mae	Maggie Mae
I've Got a Feeling	I've Got a Feeling
Get Back	Get Back
One After 909	One After 909
The Long and Winding Road	The Long and Winding Road
For You Blue	For You Blue

Ook op Let It Be... Naked:

Chords	Notes On
Get Back	Get Back
Dig a Pony	Dig a Pony
For You Blue	For You Blue
The Long and Winding Road	The Long and Winding Road
Two of Us	Two of Us
I've Got a Feeling	I've Got a Feeling
One After 909	One After 909
Don't Let Me Down	Don't Let Me Down
I Me Mine	I Me Mine
Across the Universe	Across the Universe
Let It Be	Let It Be

Ook op Anthology 2:

Chords	Notes On
Real Love	Real Love
Yes It Is (Takes 2 & 14)
I'm Down (Take 1)
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Takes 1, 2 & 5)
If You've Got Trouble (Take 1)
That Means A Lot (Take 1)
Yesterday (Take 1)
It's Only Love (Takes 2 & 3)
I Feel Fine (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
Ticket To Ride (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
Yesterday (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
Help! (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (Live At Shea Stadium)
Norwegian Wood (this Bird Has Flown) Take 1
I'm Looking Through You (Take 1)
12_bar Original (Edited Take 2)
Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1)
Got To Get You Into My Life (Take 5)
And Your Bird Can Sing (Take 2)
Taxman (Take 11)
Eleanor Rigby (Strings Only)
I'm Only Sleeping (Rehearsal)
I'm Only Sleeping (Take 1)
Rock & Roll Music (Live At Nippon Budokan Hall)
She's A Woman (Live At Nippon Budokan Hall)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Home Demo)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 1)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7 + edit piece)
Penny Lane (Take 9 Horn Overdub)
A Day In The Life (Takes 1, 2, 6 & Orchestra)
Good Morning Good Morning (Take 8)
Only A Northern Song (Takes 3 & 12)
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! (Takes 1 and 2)
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!	Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Takes 6, 7 & 8)
Within You Without You (Instrumental)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) (Take 5)
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
I Am The Walrus (Take 16)
The Fool On The Hill (Demo)
Your Mother Should Know (Take 27)
The Fool On The Hill (Take 4)
Hello Goodbye (Take 16)
Lady Madonna (Takes 3 & 4)
Across The Universe (Take 2)

Ook op 1967-1970:

Chords	Notes On
Strawberry Fields Forever	Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane	Penny Lane
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help from My Friends	With a Little Help from My Friends
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds	Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
A Day in the Life	A Day in the Life
All You Need Is Love	All You Need Is Love
I Am the Walrus	I Am the Walrus
Hello Goodbye	Hello Goodbye
The Fool on the Hill	The Fool on the Hill
Magical Mystery Tour	Magical Mystery Tour
Lady Madonna	Lady Madonna
Hey Jude	Hey Jude
Revolution	Revolution
Back in the U.S.S.R.	Back in the U.S.S.R.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps	While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Get Back	Get Back
Don't Let Me Down	Don't Let Me Down
The Ballad of John and Yoko	The Ballad of John and Yoko
Old Brown Shoe	Old Brown Shoe
Here Comes the Sun	Here Comes the Sun
Come Together	Come Together
Something	Something
Octopus's Garden	Octopus's Garden
Let It Be	Let It Be
Across the Universe	Across the Universe
The Long and Winding Road	The Long and Winding Road