Too Many People
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Step 1 / 73Position: 3
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Tuning: Standard / D-G-D-G-B-e
VERSION 1: Standard tuning - playable and sounding good
VERSION 2: Open G (sort of) - including the low D note in the lick and
sounding very close to the voicings heard on the recording
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VERSION 1 - Standard tuning
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[Interlude] lick
[G [Cm6/G [G [Cm6/G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--------------3-|4---------------|--------------3-|4---------------|
G|------------4---|----------------|------------4---|----------------|
D|----------5-----|----------------|----------5-----|----------------|
A|------5---------|----------------|------5---------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G 3-x-0-0-0-3
G7 3-x-3-0-0-3
C/G 3-x-2-0-1(3)
Cm6/G 3-x-1-2-1(3)
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[Intro]
G G7 C/G Cm6/G|
(Piss off, ca-a-a-a-...
G G7 C/G Cm6/G[ G]
a-a-ake) Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| G| Cm6/G| G| Cm6/G| G G G| G G G G|
LICK (see above]
[Verse 1]
FToo many Cpeople Dgoing Gunderground
FToo many Creaching for a Dpiece of Gcake
FToo many Cpeople Dpulled and Gpushed around
FToo many Cwaiting for that Dlucky Gbreak
[Interlude]
GThat was your G7first misC/GtakeCm6/G
G G7 C/G Cm6/G[ G]
You took your lucky break and broke it in two
| G| Cm6/G G
[LICK] Now what can be done for you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Cm6/G| G G G| G G G G|
You broke it in two
[Verse 2]
FToo many Cpeople Dsharing Gparty lines
FToo many Cpeople never Dsleeping Glate
FToo many Cpeople Dpaying Gparking fines
FToo many Chungry people Dlosing Gweight
[Interlude]
GThat was your G7first misC/GtakeCm6/G
G G7 C/G Cm6/G[ G]
You took your lucky break and broke it in two
| G| Cm6/G G
[LICK] Now what can be done for you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Cm6/G| G G G| G G G G|
You broke it in two
[Solo]
| Am| Em| G| D|
| Am| Em| G| D| G|
(break)
[Verse 3]
FToo many Cpeople Dpreaching Gpractices
FDon't let them Ctell you what you Dwant to Gbe
FToo many Cpeople Dholding Gback, this is
FCrazy and Cbaby it's Dnot like Gme
[Interlude]
GThat was your G7last mistC/GakeCm6/G
G G7 C/G Cm6/G[ G]
I find my love awake and waiting to be
| G| Cm6/G G
[LICK] Now what can be done for you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Cm6/G| G G G| G G G G|
She's waiting for me, yeah
[Outro]
| A| Em| G| D|
| Bb| F| Ab| Eb|
| C| G| Bb| F| % | % | C| % | % | (repeat and fade)
(timing and bar limits become a little fuzzy
during that prolonged “F” chord)
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VERSION 2 - tuning: D-G-D-G-B-e
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[Intro] / [Interlude]
[G [G7 [C/G [Cm6/G [G [G7 [C/G [Cm6/G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|--------1-1-1-1-|----------------|--------1-1-1-1-|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|
D|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[G [Cm6/G [G [Cm6/G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0---------------|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|0---------------|1---1-1-1-1-1---|
G|0---------------|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|0---------------|2---2-2-2-2-2(0)|
D|0-------------0-|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|0-------------0-|1---1-1-1-1-1(0)|
G|0-----------4---|----------------|0-----------4---|----------------|
D|------0--/5-----|----------------|------0--/5-----|----------------|
[G*
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|7-----7-7-------|7-7---7-7-------|
B|8-----8-8-------|8-8---8-8-------|
G|0-----0-0-------|0-0---0-0-------|
D|0-----0-0-------|0-0---0-0-------|
G|0-----0-0-------|0-0---0-0-------|
D|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
[Intro] / [Interlude] [Verse]
D-G-D-G-B-e D-G-D-G-B-e
G x-0-5-4-x-x F 3-x-3-2-1-1
G7 x-0-3-4-x-x G x-0-0-0-0(3) or x-0-0-0-3-3
C/G x-0-2-5-x-x C x-5-5-5-5(8)
Cm6/G x-0-1-2-1-x D x-7-7-7-7(10)
G * x-0-0-0-8-7
[Outro} [Solo]
A x-2-2-2-2(5) Am x-2-2-2-1-0
Em (2)4-2-0-0-0 Em (2)4-2-0-0-0
Bb x-3-3-3-3(6)
Ab 6-x-6-5-4-4
Eb x-8-8-8-8(11)
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[Intro]
G G7 C/G Cm6/G|
(Piss off, ca-a-a-a-...
G G7 C/G Cm6/G[ G]
a-a-ake) Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| G| Cm6/G| G| Cm6/G| G* G G| G G G G|
LICK (see above]
[Verse 1]
FToo many Cpeople Dgoing Gunderground
FToo many Creaching for a Dpiece of Gcake
FToo many Cpeople Dpulled and Gpushed around
FToo many Cwaiting for that Dlucky Gbreak
[Interlude]
GThat was your G7first misC/GtakeCm6/G
G G7 C/G Cm6/G[ G]
You took your lucky break and broke it in two
| G| Cm6/G G
[LICK] Now what can be done for you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Cm6/G| G G G| G G G G|
You broke it in two
[Verse 2]
FToo many Cpeople Dsharing Gparty lines
FToo many Cpeople never Dsleeping Glate
FToo many Cpeople Dpaying Gparking fines
FToo many Chungry people Dlosing Gweight
[Interlude]
GThat was your G7first misC/GtakeCm6/G
G G7 C/G Cm6/G[ G]
You took your lucky break and broke it in two
| G| Cm6/G G
[LICK] Now what can be done for you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Cm6/G| G G G| G G G G|
You broke it in two
[Solo]
| Am| Em| G| D|
| Am| Em| G| D| G|
(break)
[Verse 3]
FToo many Cpeople Dpreaching Gpractices
FDon't let them Ctell you what you Dwant to Gbe
FToo many Cpeople Dholding Gback, this is
FCrazy and Cbaby it's Dnot like Gme
[Interlude]
GThat was your G7last mistC/GakeCm6/G
G G7 C/G Cm6/G[ G]
I find my love awake and waiting to be
| G| Cm6/G G
[LICK] Now what can be done for you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Cm6/G| G G G| G G G G|
She's waiting for me, yeah
[Outro]
| A| Em| G| D|
| Bb| F| Ab| Eb|
| C| G| Bb| F| % | % | C| % | % | (repeat and fade)
(timing and bar limits become a little fuzzy
during that prolonged “F” chord)
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Too Many People
by Paul McCartney
Chords in this song · guitar
G
G7
C/G
Cm6/G
F
C
D
Am
Em
A
Bb
Ab
Eb
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Tuning: Standard / D-G-D-G-B-e
VERSION 1: Standard tuning - playable and sounding good
VERSION 2: Open G (sort of) - including the low D note in the lick and
sounding very close to the voicings heard on the recording
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSION 1 - Standard tuning
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Interlude] lick
[G [Cm6/G [G [Cm6/G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--------------3-|4---------------|--------------3-|4---------------|
G|------------4---|----------------|------------4---|----------------|
D|----------5-----|----------------|----------5-----|----------------|
A|------5---------|----------------|------5---------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G 3-x-0-0-0-3
G7 3-x-3-0-0-3
C/G 3-x-2-0-1(3)
Cm6/G 3-x-1-2-1(3)
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[Intro]
G G7 C/G Cm6/G
|
(Piss off, ca-a-a-a-...
G G7 C/G Cm6/G G
[ ]
a-a-ake) Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G Cm6/G G Cm6/G G G G G G G G
| | | | | | |
LICK (see above]
[Verse 1]
F C D G
Too many people going underground
F C D G
Too many reaching for a piece of cake
F C D G
Too many people pulled and pushed around
F C D G
Too many waiting for that lucky break
[Interlude]
G G7 C/G Cm6/G
That was your first mistake
G G7 C/G Cm6/G G
[ ]
You took your lucky break and broke it in two
G Cm6/G G
| |
[LICK] Now what can be done for you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Cm6/G G G G G G G G
| | |
You broke it in two
[Verse 2]
F C D G
Too many people sharing party lines
F C D G
Too many people never sleeping late
F C D G
Too many people paying parking fines
F C D G
Too many hungry people losing weight
[Interlude]
G G7 C/G Cm6/G
That was your first mistake
G G7 C/G Cm6/G G
[ ]
You took your lucky break and broke it in two
G Cm6/G G
| |
[LICK] Now what can be done for you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Cm6/G G G G G G G G
| | |
You broke it in two
[Solo]
Am Em G D
| | | | |
Am Em G D G
| | | | | |
(break)
[Verse 3]
F C D G
Too many people preaching practices
F C D G
Don't let them tell you what you want to be
F C D G
Too many people holding back, this is
F C D G
Crazy and baby it's not like me
[Interlude]
G G7 C/G Cm6/G
That was your last mistake
G G7 C/G Cm6/G G
[ ]
I find my love awake and waiting to be
G Cm6/G G
| |
[LICK] Now what can be done for you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Cm6/G G G G G G G G
| | |
She's waiting for me, yeah
[Outro]
A Em G D
| | | | |
Bb F Ab Eb
| | | | |
C G Bb F C
| | | | | % | % | | % | % | (repeat and fade)
(timing and bar limits become a little fuzzy
during that prolonged “F” chord)
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VERSION 2 - tuning: D-G-D-G-B-e
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[Intro] / [Interlude]
[G [G7 [C/G [Cm6/G [G [G7 [C/G [Cm6/G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|--------1-1-1-1-|----------------|--------1-1-1-1-|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|
D|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[G [Cm6/G [G [Cm6/G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0---------------|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|0---------------|1---1-1-1-1-1---|
G|0---------------|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|0---------------|2---2-2-2-2-2(0)|
D|0-------------0-|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|0-------------0-|1---1-1-1-1-1(0)|
G|0-----------4---|----------------|0-----------4---|----------------|
D|------0--/5-----|----------------|------0--/5-----|----------------|
[G*
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|7-----7-7-------|7-7---7-7-------|
B|8-----8-8-------|8-8---8-8-------|
G|0-----0-0-------|0-0---0-0-------|
D|0-----0-0-------|0-0---0-0-------|
G|0-----0-0-------|0-0---0-0-------|
D|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
[Intro] / [Interlude] [Verse]
D-G-D-G-B-e D-G-D-G-B-e
G x-0-5-4-x-x F 3-x-3-2-1-1
G7 x-0-3-4-x-x G x-0-0-0-0(3) or x-0-0-0-3-3
C/G x-0-2-5-x-x C x-5-5-5-5(8)
Cm6/G x-0-1-2-1-x D x-7-7-7-7(10)
G * x-0-0-0-8-7
[Outro} [Solo]
A x-2-2-2-2(5) Am x-2-2-2-1-0
Em (2)4-2-0-0-0 Em (2)4-2-0-0-0
Bb x-3-3-3-3(6)
Ab 6-x-6-5-4-4
Eb x-8-8-8-8(11)
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[Intro]
G G7 C/G Cm6/G
|
(Piss off, ca-a-a-a-...
G G7 C/G Cm6/G G
[ ]
a-a-ake) Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G Cm6/G G Cm6/G G G G G G G G
| | | | | * | |
LICK (see above]
[Verse 1]
F C D G
Too many people going underground
F C D G
Too many reaching for a piece of cake
F C D G
Too many people pulled and pushed around
F C D G
Too many waiting for that lucky break
[Interlude]
G G7 C/G Cm6/G
That was your first mistake
G G7 C/G Cm6/G G
[ ]
You took your lucky break and broke it in two
G Cm6/G G
| |
[LICK] Now what can be done for you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Cm6/G G G G G G G G
| | |
You broke it in two
[Verse 2]
F C D G
Too many people sharing party lines
F C D G
Too many people never sleeping late
F C D G
Too many people paying parking fines
F C D G
Too many hungry people losing weight
[Interlude]
G G7 C/G Cm6/G
That was your first mistake
G G7 C/G Cm6/G G
[ ]
You took your lucky break and broke it in two
G Cm6/G G
| |
[LICK] Now what can be done for you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Cm6/G G G G G G G G
| | |
You broke it in two
[Solo]
Am Em G D
| | | | |
Am Em G D G
| | | | | |
(break)
[Verse 3]
F C D G
Too many people preaching practices
F C D G
Don't let them tell you what you want to be
F C D G
Too many people holding back, this is
F C D G
Crazy and baby it's not like me
[Interlude]
G G7 C/G Cm6/G
That was your last mistake
G G7 C/G Cm6/G G
[ ]
I find my love awake and waiting to be
G Cm6/G G
| |
[LICK] Now what can be done for you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Cm6/G G G G G G G G
| | |
She's waiting for me, yeah
[Outro]
A Em G D
| | | | |
Bb F Ab Eb
| | | | |
C G Bb F C
| | | | | % | % | | % | % | (repeat and fade)
(timing and bar limits become a little fuzzy
during that prolonged “F” chord)
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