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The Song We Were Singing

Paul Mccartney
Chords & TabKeyDintermediate
★4.9(17)

Chords in this song9

Intro

| D6 Em | F#m(add11) Em |

Verse 1

For a while, we could sit, smoke a pipe
And discuss all the vast intricacies of life  
We could jaw through the night
Talk about a range of subjects,
Anything you like, oh yeah 1 2 3 4 5 6
                                      e|------0-----|
                                      B|----0-------|
                                      G|--2---------|
                                      D|0-----------|

Chorus

But we always came back to the song we were singing
At any particular time
Yeah we always came back to the song we were singing
At any particular time 

Verse 2

Take a sip, see the world through a glass
And speculate about the cosmic solution  
To the sound, blue guitars, caught up in a
philosophical discussion, oh yeah 1 2 3 4 5 6
                                  e|------------|
                                  B|--0---------|
                                  G|-2----2-----|
                                  D|4---2-0-----|

Chorus

But we always came back to the song we were singing
At any particular time
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

For a while, we could sit, smoke a pipe
And discuss all the vast intricacies of life  
Yeah, we could jaw through the night
Talk about a range of subjects,
Anything you like 1 2 3 4 5 6
                       e|------------|
                       B|--0---------|
                       G|-2----2-----|
                       D|4---2-0-----|

Chorus

But we always came back to the song we were singing
At any particular time
Yeah we always came back to the song we were singing
At any particular time 

Solo

| Cadd9 G/B | G D |
| Cadd9 G/B | G D |
(Yeah, we always came back)

Verse 4

Take a sip, see the world through a glass
And speculate about the cosmic solution  
To the sound, blue guitars, caught up in a
philosophical discussion, oh yeah  

Interlude

  
e|------------|------------|
B|----0-----0-|----3-----3-|
G|--2-----2---|--2-----2---|
D|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|

Chorus

But we always came back to the song we were singing
At any particular time
Yeah we always came back to the song we were singing
At any particular time

Solo

| Cadd9 G/B | D/A D | G D/F# |
(Yeah)
| Cadd9 G/B | G D/F# |

Coda

We always came back  
Cadd9 G/B (freely)
To the song we were singing D|------2-----|
                              A|--0-3-0-----|
                              E|3-----------|

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