The Word chords

The Beatles

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Intro:  D7 

             D7 
1. Say the word and you'll be free. 
     
   Say the word and be like me. 
            G7 
   Say the word I'm thinking of. 
              D7 
   Have you heard the word is love. 
        G/A  A        F/G   G              D7 
   It's so fine, It's sun-shine, it's the word love. 
          
   Dm                   C 
2. In the beginning, I misunderstood, 
   F                         G 
   But now I've got it, the word is good. 
               D7 
   Spread the word and you'll be free, 
               
   Spread the word and be like me, 
               G7 
   Spread the word I'm thinking of, 
             D7 
   Have you heard the word is love? 
        G/A  A        F/G   G              D7 
   It's so fine, It's sun-shine, it's the word love. 

   Dm                  C 
3. Everywhere I go, I hear it said, 
   F                              G 
   In the good and bad books that I have read, 
            D7 
   Say the word and you'll be free, 
             
   Say the word and be like me, 
           G7 
   Say the word I'm thinking of. 
              D7 
   Have you heard the word is love? 
        G/A  A         F/G  G           D7 
   It's so fine, It's sun-shine, it's the word love. 

   Dm                       C 
4. Now that I know, what I feel must be right, 
   F                   G 
   I'm here to show everybody the light. 
             D7 
   Give the word a chance to say, 
           
   That the word is just the way, 
             G7 
   It's the word I'm thinking of, 
            D7 
   And the only word is love. 
        G/A  A        F/G   G              D7 
   It's so fine, It's sun-shine, it's the word love. 

     Instrumental: Dm C/D Dm7 G/D D7 

               D7 
      Say the word love 
               G7 
      Say the word love 
               D7 
      Say the word love 
                 Dm  A+ F/G  G9  D7 
      Say the word____________  love. 

Outro Riff: Dm C/D Dm7 G/D Dm