The Word

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The Word:The Beatles.
#1.
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?
A A7 G G7
It's so fine, It's sunshine,
D7
It's the word..love.
D C
In the beginning I misunderstood,
F G
But now I've got it, the word is good.
#2.
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?
A A7 G G7
It's so fine, It's sunshine,
D7
It's the word...love.
D C
Every where I go I hear it said,
F G
In the good and bad books that I have read.
#3.
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?
A A7 G G7
It's so fine, It's sunshine,
D7
It's the word...love.
D C
Now that I know, what I feel must be right,
F G
I'm here to show everybody the light.
#4.
D7
Give the world 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.
A A7 G G7
It's so fine, It's sunshine,
D7
It's the word...love.
OUTRO:
D7 G7
Say the word, love...say the word, love.
D7 G7
Say the word, love...say the word, love.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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The Word:The Beatles.
#1.
Say the word and be like me.
#2.
Spread the word and be like me.
#3.
Say the word and be like me.
#4.
That the word is just the way.
OUTRO:
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

The Word Chords by The Beatles

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