-The Word-	

by Lennon/McCartney
from Rubber Soul

Intro:

D7
                   Say the

Verse 1:
D7    
word      and you'll be free    Say the  
D7    
word      and be like me        Say the      
G7    
word      I'm thinking of      Have you      
D7    
heard     the word is love?     

Chorus:
     Asus4   A         Gsus4   A           D7
It's so     fine, It's sun-shine  It's the word 

love

Bridge:
D7                  Cadd9
In the beginning, I misunderstood
F6                       G7
But now I've got it, the word is good   Spread the

Verse 2:
D7    
word      and you'll be free   Spread the  
D7    
word      and be like me       Spread the      
G7    
word      I'm thinking of      Have you      
D7    
heard     the word is love?     

Chorus:
     Asus4   A         Gsus4   A           D7
It's so     fine, It's sun-shine  It's the word 

love

Bridge:
D7                  Cadd9
Everywhere I go,  I hear it said
F6                             G7
In the good and bad books that I have read   Say the

Verse 1:
D7    
word      and you'll be free    Say the  
D7    
word      and be like me        Say the      
G7    
word      I'm thinking of      Have you      
D7    
heard     the word is love?     

Chorus:
     Asus4   A         Gsus4   A           D7
It's so     fine, It's sun-shine  It's the word 

love

Bridge:
D7                       Cadd9
Know that I know, what I feel must be right
F6                        G7
I'm here to show     everybody the light    Give the

Verse 4:
D7    
word      a chance to say   That the  
D7    
word      is just the way   It's the      
G7    
word      I'm thinking of   And the      
D7    
on        ly word is love     

Chorus:
     Asus4   A         Gsus4   A           D7
It's so     fine, It's sun-shine  It's the word 

Solo:
D7
love
  D7                           Cadd9
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0----------------------3----|0----------------------3----|
A|------3-----0-------0-------|------3-----0-------0-------|
E|-----------------3----------|-----------------3----------|
  F6                           G7
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0----------------------3----|0---------------------------|
A|------3-----0-------0-------|------3-----0-0-0---0-------|
E|-----------------3----------|------------------3---3-1---|

Coda:
Say the
D7 
word    love        Say the    
G7    
word    love        Say the      
D7    
word    love        Say the
Asus4   A         Gsus4   G           
word_______________________
D7
love

Outro Riff:
  D7                           Cadd9
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0----------------------3----|0----------------------3----|
A|------3-----0-------0-------|------3-----0-------0-------|
E|-----------------3----------|-----------------3----------|
  F6                           G7
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0----------------------3----|0----------------------3----|
A|------3-----0-------0-------|------3-----0-------0-------|
E|-----------------3----------|-----------------3----------|

PHEW!!

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