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THE BEATLES - WE CAN WORK IT OUT (Lennon & McCartney) Released as
a double A-side single w DAY TRIPPER on December 3rd
1965.
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Bass tab by:PJVillanueva
This is a typical Lennon & McCartney collaboration. The verse/chorus
section being from Paul and the middle eight from John. It was a # 1
in the UK and in the USA. Lennon's use of 3/4 time in the midle eight
seems a first instance of the comic atmosphere he would later produce
in BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR KITE. It's a great middle eight, which
gives life to the rather monotonous verse from Paul.
Try to see it my way,
Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on?
While you see it your way
Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone.
We can work it out,
We can work it out.
Think of what you're saying.
You can get it wrong and still you think that it's alright.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out and get it straight, or say good night.
We can work it out,
We can work it out.
Life is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend.
I have always thought that it's a crime,
So I will ask you once again.
Try to see it my way,
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong.
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we may fall apart before too long.
We can work it out,
We can work it out.
Life is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend.
I have always thought that it's a crime,
So I will ask you one more time.
Try to see it my way,
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong.
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we may fall apart before too long.
We can work it out,
We can work it out.
4/4 time
VERSE/CHORUS
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Try see it my way, Do have keep on talking
to I to
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till can't go on?
I
00:07
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While it your way run risk knowing that
you the of our
see
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A|3---3-------3---5-------5------|
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love soon gone
may be
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D|5-------5----------------------|5-----x-5-------7-----x-7------|
A|----------------5-------5------|-------------------------------|
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We work out, We work out
can it can it
VERSE/CHORUS
00:18
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Think you're You it wrong and still
of saying. can you
what get think
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that allright.
it's
00:25
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Think I'm saying We work out and get straight
of can it it
what
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A|3-----------3---5---5---5------|
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or say goodnight
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D|5---5---5---5------------------|5---5---5-------7-------7------|
A|----------------5-------5------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
We work out, We work out
can it can it
NIDDLE EIGHT
00:37
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D|9---9---9-------------------7--|9-------9---9---7---7-------4--|
A|----------------9---9----------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Life is very short and there's time
no
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D|5-------5-------------------5--|4-------4----------------------|
A|----------------5---5----------|----------------4---4----------|
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for fussing and
3/4
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fighting, my friend
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4/4
00:50
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I have always thought that a crime
it's
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E|3---3---3---3-----------3---3--|2-------2---------------2---x--|
so I will
3/4
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ask you once again
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4/4
VERSE/CHORUS
01:03
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Try see it my way. Only will If am
to time tell I
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A|3-------3-------5---5-------0--|
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right I am wrong.
or
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A|5-------5-------0---0-------3-/|5-------5-------0---0-------5--|
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While it your way there's that may fall
you a chance we apart
see
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before too long.
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D|5-----5-5----------------------|5-----5-5-------7-------7------|
A|----------------5-------5------|-------------------------------|
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We work out, We work out
can it can it
MIDDLE EIGHT
01:21
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D|9---9-----------------------7--|9---9-----------7---7----------|
A|----------------9---9----------|-------------------------------|
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Life is very short and there's time
no
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D|5---5-----------------------5--|4---4-------4---------------4--|
A|----------------5---5----------|----------------4---4----------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
for fussing and
3/4
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fighting, my friend
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4/4
01:34
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I have always thought that a crime
it's
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so I will
3/4
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ask you once again
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4/4
VERSE/CHORUS
01:47
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Try see it my way. Only will If am
to time tell I
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A|3-------3-------5---5-------0--|
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right I am wrong.
or
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D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|5---5-----------0----0--0---3-/|5---5-----------0---0-------5-\|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
While it your way there's that may fall
you a chance we apart
see
G|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|3-----------3-/-5-------5------|
E|-------------------------------|
before too long.
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D|5---5-5-5---5------------------|5---5-5-5-------7-----7-7------|
A|----------------5-------5------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
We work out, We work out
can it can it
3/4
02:05
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R Release
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H Hammer-on
P Pull-off
~ Vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Mute note
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^ Ties two notes together
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