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The Word (3 Harp Harmony)

by Beatles · posted by Billy_Idle

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The Word (3 Harp Harmony) / The Beatles

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of Dm) so you can pick a part and ...

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The Word


[Verse]

Say the word and you'll be free
-6   7   -7   7    7    -6  -6
-5   6   -6   6    6    -5  -5
-3  -4   -5  -4   -4    -3  -3

Say the word and be like me
-6   7   -7   7   7  -6  -6
-5   6   -6   6   6  -5  -5
-3  -4   -5  -4  -4  -3  -3

Say the word I'm thinking of
-6   7   -7   7   7  -6  -6
-5   6   -6   6   6  -5  -5
-3  -4   -5  -4  -4  -3  -3

Have you heard the word is love?
-6    7   -7    7    7  -6  -6
-5    6   -6    6    6  -5  -5
-3   -4   -5   -4   -4  -3  -3


It's so fine, sunshine,    It's the word, love
    -8  -7    -7   7                 -7   7 -6
-5   7   6    -6  -5        -5   6   -6   6 -5
-3  -5   5*    5  -4        -3  -3   -5  -4 -3


[Bridge]

In the beginning I misunderstood
-5 -5  -5 -5 -5 -5  6  5  5  5 

But now I've got it, the word is good
-6  -6   -6  -6  -6  -6   7   -5  -5

[Verse]

Spread the word and you'll be free
Spread the word and be like me
Spread the word I'm thinking of
Have you heard the word is love?
It's so fine, it's sunshine
It's the word, love

[Bridge]

Everywhere I go I hear it said
In the good and the bad books that I have read

[Verse]

Say the word and you'll be free
Say the word and be like me
Say the word I'm thinking of
Have you heard the word is love?
It's so fine, it's sunshine
It's the word, love

[Bridge]

Now that I know what I feel must be right
I'm here to show everybody the light


[Verse]

Give the word a chance to say
-7   -8  -9  -8   -8   -7  -7
-6    7  -7   7    7   -6  -6
-5    6  -6   6    6   -5  -5

That the word is just the way
-7   -8  -9  -8   -8  -7  -7
-6    7  -7   7    7  -6  -6
-5    6  -6   6    6  -5  -5

It's the word I'm thinking of
-7   -8  -9   -8  -8  -7  -7
-6    7  -7    7   7  -6  -6
-5    6  -6    6   6  -5  -5

And the only word is love
-7  -8 -9 -8  -8  -7  -7
-6   7 -7  7   7  -6  -6
-5   6 -6  6   6  -5  -5

It's so fine, sunshine,    It's the word, love
    -9   9*    9  -8                 -9  -8 -7
    -8  -7    -7   7        -5   6   -7   7 -6
-5   7   6    -6  -5        -3  -3   -6   6 -5


[Ending]

Say the word, love      Say the word, love
-7  -8   -9  -8 -7      -7  -8   -9  -8 -7
-6   7   -7   7 -6      -6   7   -7   7 -6
-5   6   -6   6 -5      -5   6   -6   6 -5

Say the word, love      Say the word,           love
-7  -8   -9  -8 -7      -7  -8  -9  9*  9 -8   -8 -7
-6   7   -7   7 -6      -6   7  -7 ---------    7 -6
-5   6   -6   6 -5      -5   6  -6 ---------    6 -5


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