We Can Work It Out The Beatles Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on single "Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out" A great song again, by Paul. The most interesting things in the song for me are those slow triplets in the bridges and the outro, which sound as if they're changing the time to 3/4 and slowing down the tempo, but they don't. 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ry short, G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|9-----------------------9------|7-------7----------------------| A|-------------------------------|------------------------9------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| and there's no time G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|10-----------------------------|10----------------------9------| E|-------------------------------|--------10---------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|9------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|9-------9----------------------| for fus - sing and G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|7------------------------------|5------------------------------| figh - ting, my friend G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|3------------------------------|2------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|2---------------2--------------|----------------0-------1------| E|-------------------------------|2-------2----------------------| I have al - ways thought G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|2---------------2--------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|5---------------5--------------| that it's a crime, G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|5-------5----------------------|----------------5-------5------| A|-------------------------------|5-------5----------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|4------------------------------| E|2---------------2--------------|----------------2--------------| so I will G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|2------------------------------|0------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| ask you once a- G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|3------------------------------|2------------------------------| gain Verse: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5---------------5--------------|------------------------3------| E|-------------------------------|5-------5----------------------| Try to see it my way, G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5---------------5--------------|------------------------3-/-5--| E|-------------------------------|5-------5----------------------| on- ly time will tell if I am G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3---------------3--------------|5-------5-------5--------------| E|-------------------------------|------------------------5------| right or I am wrong G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5---------------5--------------|------------------------3------| E|-------------------------------|5-------5----------------------| While see it your way, you G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5---------------5--------------|------------------------5------| E|-------------------------------|5-------5----------------------| there's chance that we might fall a - part a G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3---------------3--------------|5---------------5--------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| before too long G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|5---------------5--------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|5---------------5--------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| We can work it out, G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|5---------------5--------------|7---------------7--------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| we can work it out Bridge: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|9-------9----------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|9-------9----------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Life is ve - ry short, G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|9-------9----------------------|7-------7----------------------| A|-------------------------------|------------------------9------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| and there's no time G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|10------10---------------------|------------------------9------| E|-------------------------------|10------10---------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|9-------9----------------------|------------------------9------| E|-------------------------------|9-------9----------------------| for fus - sing and G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|7------------------------------|5------------------------------| figh - ting, my friend G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|3------------------------------|2------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|2---------------2--------------|----------------0-------1------| E|-------------------------------|2-------2----------------------| I have al - ways thought G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|2---------------2--------------|--------0----------------------| E|-------------------------------|2-----------------------3------| that it's a crime, G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|5-------5----------------------| E|3---------------3--------------|----------------3--------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|4-------4----------------------| E|2---------------2--------------|------------------------2------| so I will G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|2------------------------------|0------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| ask you once a- G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|3------------------------------|2------------------------------| gain Verse: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5---------------5--------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|5---------------5-------5------| Try to see it my way, G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5---------------5--------------|------------------------5------| E|-------------------------------|5-------5----------------------| on- ly time will tell if I am G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3---------------3--------------|5-------5----------------------| E|-------------------------------|------------------------5------| right or I am wrong G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5------------------------------|------------------------3------| E|-------------------------------|5-------5----------------------| While see it your way, you G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5------------------------------|------------------------5------| E|-------------------------------|5-------5----------------------| there's chance that we might fall a - part a G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------------------3------|5---------------5--------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| before too long G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|5---------------5--------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|5---------------5--------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| We can work it out, G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|5-------5-------5--------------|7---------------7--------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| we can work it out Outro: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Please e-mail me for any corrections.