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This is the version played on the CD of Paul McCartney's world tour of 2002. This song 
be fingerpicked except in parts B and C. The chords with the ( ) can be excluded, it is 
a suggestion to get the right tune of the song.
To start the song, the pickup note is the C on 3rd fret on the A string, just slide up
to the C# and start the Em/C#
Chords used
        Cx32010
        F133211
        G320033
       Amx02210
       Cmx35543
       Em022000
       D7xx0212
     G/F#200033
     Csusx35533
    Cmaj7x32000
   Ebdim7xx1212
    Em/C#x42000
    Gsus4330033
[Part A]
Em/C# Cmaj7
  Em/C#And if I said I Cmaj7really knew you well
                      G( G  G/F#)
What would your answer be
  EmIf you were here today
CmOoh - Csusooh - Cmooh
   G(D7) G  
Here to-day
 Em/C#Well knowing youCmaj7, you'd probably laugh
                           G( G  G/F#)
And say that we were worlds apart
 EmIf you were here today
CmOoh - Csusooh - Cmooh
   G(D7) G  
Here to-day
[Part B]
 CBut as for me
 FI still remember how it wCas before
 FAnd I am holding back the teCars Amno mEmore
OCoh - Amooh, Emooh
I lFmajove you
D7Ooh
[Part C]
GWhat about the time we met
Well I supEbdim7pose you could say
That we were plEmaying hard to get
We diEmdn't understand a thing
But we could alAmways sD7ing
EmWhat about the night we cried
Because there wEbdim7asn't any reason left to kEmeep it all inside
EmNever understood a word
But you were alAmways thD7ere with a smEmile
[Part D]
 Em/C#And if I saidCmaj7,   I really loved you
                      G( G  G/F#)
And was glad you came along
 EmAnd you were here today
CmOoh - Csusooh - Cmooh for yGou were in D7my sGong
CmOoh - Csusooh - Cmooh
   G(D7) G  
Here to-day
End on
G Gsus4 G

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Here Today

by Paul McCartney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Csus

Cmaj7

Ebdim7

Em/C#

Gsus4

Fmaj

This is the version played on the CD of Paul McCartney's world tour of 2002. This song

be fingerpicked except in parts B and C. The chords with the ( ) can be excluded, it is

a suggestion to get the right tune of the song.

To start the song, the pickup note is the C on 3rd fret on the A string, just slide up

to the C# and start the Em/C#

Chords used

x32010

133211

320033

x02210

x35543

022000

xx0212

G/F#

200033

Csus

x35533

Cmaj7

x32000

Ebdim7

xx1212

Em/C#

x42000

Gsus4

330033

[Part A]

Em/C# Cmaj7

And if I said I really knew you well

G G G/F#

( )

What would your answer be

If you were here today

Cm Csus Cm

Ooh - ooh - ooh

G D7 G

()

Here to-day

Em/C# Cmaj7

Well knowing you, you'd probably laugh

G G G/F#

( )

And say that we were worlds apart

If you were here today

Cm Csus Cm

Ooh - ooh - ooh

G D7 G

()

Here to-day

[Part B]

But as for me

F C

I still remember how it was before

F C Am Em

And I am holding back the tears no more

C Am Em

Ooh - ooh, ooh

Fmaj

I love you

Ooh

[Part C]

What about the time we met

Ebdim7

Well I suppose you could say

That we were playing hard to get

We didn't understand a thing

Am D7

But we could always sing

What about the night we cried

Ebdim7 Em

Because there wasn't any reason left to keep it all inside

Never understood a word

Am D7 Em

But you were always there with a smile

[Part D]

Em/C# Cmaj7

And if I said, I really loved you

G G G/F#

( )

And was glad you came along

And you were here today

Cm Csus Cm G D7 G

Ooh - ooh - ooh for you were in my song

Cm Csus Cm

Ooh - ooh - ooh

G D7 G

()

Here to-day

End on

G Gsus4 G

About Here Today Chords by Paul McCartney

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