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The Song We Were Singing - Paul McCartney
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Written by: Paul McCartney
From: "Flaming Pie" (1997)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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Chords (Chorus)
E-A-D-G-B-e
Cadd9 x-3-x-0-3-3
G/B x-2-0-0-3-3
G 3-x-0-0-3-3
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2
D/A x-0-x-2-3-2
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Arpeggio INTRO/VERSES
6/8
[F#m(add11)
[D6 [Em [Em
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
e|------------|------------|
B|----0-----0-|----0-----0-|
G|--2-----0---|--2-----0---|
D|0-----2-----|4-----2-----|
A|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|
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[Intro]
| D6 Em | F#m(add11) Em |
[Verse 1]
D6 Em F#m(add11)
For a while, we could sit, smoke a pipe
Em D6 Em F#m(add11) Em
And discuss all the vast intricacies of life
D6 Em
We could jaw through the night
F#m(add11) Em
Talk about a range of subjects,
D6 Em F#m(add11) Em D6/9
Anything you like, oh yeah 1 2 3 4 5 6
e|------0-----|
B|----0-------|
G|--2---------|
D|0-----------|
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G/B D
But we always came back to the song we were singing
Cadd9 G/B D
At any particular time
Cadd9 G/B D
Yeah we always came back to the song we were singing
Cadd9 G/B G D
At any particular time
[Verse 2]
D6 Em F#m(add11)
Take a sip, see the world through a glass
Em D6 Em F#m(add11) Em
And speculate about the cosmic solution
D6 Em F#m(add11)
To the sound, blue guitars, caught up in a
Em D6 Em F#m(add11) D6
philosophical discussion, oh yeah 1 2 3 4 5 6
e|------------|
B|--0---------|
G|-2----2-----|
D|4---2-0-----|
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G/B D
But we always came back to the song we were singing
Cadd9 G/B D
At any particular time
Cadd9 G/B D
Yeah we always came back to the song we were singing
Cadd9 G/B D | Cadd9 G/B | G D |
At any particular time
[Interlude]
| D6 Em | F#m(add11) Em |
[Verse 3]
D6 Em F#m(add11)
For a while, we could sit, smoke a pipe
Em D6 Em F#m(add11) Em
And discuss all the vast intricacies of life
D6 Em
Yeah, we could jaw through the night
F#m(add11) Em
Talk about a range of subjects,
D6 Em F#m(add11) D6/9
Anything you like 1 2 3 4 5 6
e|------------|
B|--0---------|
G|-2----2-----|
D|4---2-0-----|
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G/B D/A D
But we always came back to the song we were singing
Cadd9 G/B D
At any particular time
Cadd9 G/B D/A D
Yeah we always came back to the song we were singing
Cadd9 G/B G D
At any particular time
[Solo]
| Cadd9 G/B | G D |
| Cadd9 G/B | G D |
(Yeah, we always came back)
[Verse 4]
D6 Em F#m(add11)
Take a sip, see the world through a glass
Em D6 Em F#m(add11) Em
And speculate about the cosmic solution
D6 Em F#m(add11)
To the sound, blue guitars, caught up in a
Em D6 Em F#m(add11) Em
philosophical discussion, oh yeah
[Interlude]
D6 D
e|------------|------------|
B|----0-----0-|----3-----3-|
G|--2-----2---|--2-----2---|
D|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G/B D/A D
But we always came back to the song we were singing
Cadd9 G/B D
At any particular time
Cadd9 G/B D/A D
Yeah we always came back to the song we were singing
Cadd9 G/B D
At any particular time
[Solo]
| Cadd9 G/B | D/A D | G D/F# |
(Yeah)
| Cadd9 G/B | G D/F# |
[Coda]
Cadd9 G/B G D/F#
We always came back
Cadd9 G/B (freely)
To the song we were singing D|------2-----|
A|--0-3-0-----|
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The Song We Were Singing - Paul McCartney
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Written by: Paul McCartney
From: "Flaming Pie" (1997)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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Arpeggio INTRO/VERSES
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[Intro]
| D6 Em | F#m(add11) Em |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Interlude]
| D6 Em | F#m(add11) Em |
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Solo]
| Cadd9 G/B | G D |
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
[Solo]
| Cadd9 G/B | G D/F# |
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