I (A)think I’m gon na be sad, I think it’s to day,
yeah!
The girl that’s driv ing me mad is go ing a way.
(F#m)She’s got a tick et to ride,
(F#m)she’s got a tick et to ride,
(F#m)she’s got a tick et to ride, but she don’t care!
She (A)said that liv ing with me is bring ing her down,
yeah!
For she would nev er be free when I was a round.
(F#m)She’s got a tick et to ride,
(F#m)she’s got a tick et to ride,
(F#m)she’s got a tick et to ride, but she don’t care!
She
I (D7)don’t know why she’s rid in’ so high,
she ought a think twice; she ought a do right by (E)me.
Be (D7)fore she gets to say in’ good bye
she ought a think twice, she ought a do right by (E)me.
I (A)think I’m gon na be sad, I think it’s to day,
yeah!
The girl that’s driv ing me mad is go ing a way.
Yeah!
Oh, (F#m)she’s got a tick et to ride,
(F#m)she’s got a tick et to ride,
(F#m)she’s got a tick et to ride, but she don’t care!
I (D7)don’t know why she’s rid in’ so high,
she ought a think twice; she ought a do right by (E)me.
Be (D7)fore she gets to say in’ good bye
she ought a think twice, she ought a do right by (E)me.
She (A)said that liv ing with me is bring ing her down,
yeah!
For she would nev er be free when I was a round.
Yeah!
Oh, (F#m)she’s got a tick et to ride,
(F#m)she’s got a tick et to ride,
(F#m)she’s got a tick et to ride, but she don’t care!
I
My ba by don’t care!
My ba by don’t care!
This page shows “Ticket To Ride” by The Beatles in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 125 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.