Chords for Bettye LaVette - The Word (Amazing Beatles Cover)
Tempo:
105.25 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
B
F#
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Say it, say the word.
[Bm]
[D] [B] In the beginning [A] I misunderstood.
[D] But now I've got it.
[E] The word is good.
[B] Everywhere I [A] go I can hear it said.
[D] In all the good books and [E] the bad books I've [Bm] read.
Say it, say the word.
Don't say it, don't say it, say it, say it, say it.
Say the word.
Don't say it, don't say it, say it, say [F#] it.
So fine,
[D] like [E] the sunshine.
[B] It's a word, [D] it's a word they call [Bm] love.
Y'all, it's a word, it's a word they call love.
[B] Now that I [A] know what I'm feeling is right.
[D] I mean to [E] show it.
I [B] give the [A] word a chance to say.
[D] That the [E] word is the only [Bm] way.
Y'all, let me tell you.
Say it, say it, say it, say it.
Say the [B] word.
Don't say it, [F#]
don't say it, say it, say it.
Don't say it, don't say it, say it, say it.
[F#] Say the word.
Don't say it, [Bm] don't say it, say it.
Don't say [E] it, don't say it, [B] say it.
Say the word.
[Bm] Don't say it, don't say it, say it.
[B]
[Bm] [B] [E] Y'all.
So [F#] fine, [D] just [E] like the sunshine.
[B] It's a word, [D] it's a word they call love.
[Bm] Y'all, it's a word, it's a word they [E] call love.
[Bm] Y'all, it's a word.
[Am] It's a [Bm] word.
Y'all, it's a word.
[F#] It's a word.
[A] [Bm]
[B]
[Bm]
[F#m] [B] [Bm]
[F#]
[A] [Bm] [F#]
[F#m] [F#]
[B] [Bm] [F#]
[F#m] [F#] [B] Hey,
[E] [B]
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm]
[D] [B] In the beginning [A] I misunderstood.
[D] But now I've got it.
[E] The word is good.
[B] Everywhere I [A] go I can hear it said.
[D] In all the good books and [E] the bad books I've [Bm] read.
Say it, say the word.
Don't say it, don't say it, say it, say it, say it.
Say the word.
Don't say it, don't say it, say it, say [F#] it.
So fine,
[D] like [E] the sunshine.
[B] It's a word, [D] it's a word they call [Bm] love.
Y'all, it's a word, it's a word they call love.
[B] Now that I [A] know what I'm feeling is right.
[D] I mean to [E] show it.
I [B] give the [A] word a chance to say.
[D] That the [E] word is the only [Bm] way.
Y'all, let me tell you.
Say it, say it, say it, say it.
Say the [B] word.
Don't say it, [F#]
don't say it, say it, say it.
Don't say it, don't say it, say it, say it.
[F#] Say the word.
Don't say it, [Bm] don't say it, say it.
Don't say [E] it, don't say it, [B] say it.
Say the word.
[Bm] Don't say it, don't say it, say it.
[B]
[Bm] [B] [E] Y'all.
So [F#] fine, [D] just [E] like the sunshine.
[B] It's a word, [D] it's a word they call love.
[Bm] Y'all, it's a word, it's a word they [E] call love.
[Bm] Y'all, it's a word.
[Am] It's a [Bm] word.
Y'all, it's a word.
[F#] It's a word.
[A] [Bm]
[B]
[Bm]
[F#m] [B] [Bm]
[F#]
[A] [Bm] [F#]
[F#m] [F#]
[B] [Bm] [F#]
[F#m] [F#] [B] Hey,
[E] [B]
[Bm]
[F#]
Key:
Bm
B
F#
E
D
Bm
B
F#
_ _ Say it, _ say the word.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [B] _ In the beginning [A] I misunderstood.
_ [D] But now I've got it.
[E] The word is good.
[B] _ Everywhere I [A] go I can hear it said.
[D] In all the good books and [E] the bad books I've [Bm] read.
_ Say it, say the word.
Don't say it, don't say it, say it, say it, say it.
Say the word.
Don't say it, don't say it, say it, say [F#] it.
So fine, _
[D] like [E] the sunshine.
[B] _ It's a word, [D] it's a word they call [Bm] love.
Y'all, it's a word, it's a word they call love.
[B] _ Now that I [A] know what I'm feeling is right.
[D] _ I mean to [E] show it.
I [B] _ give the [A] word a chance to say.
[D] _ That the [E] word is the only [Bm] way.
Y'all, let me tell you.
Say it, say it, say it, say it.
Say the [B] word.
Don't say it, [F#]
don't say it, say it, say it.
Don't say it, don't say it, say it, say it.
[F#] Say the word.
Don't say it, [Bm] don't say it, say it.
Don't say [E] it, don't say it, [B] say it.
Say the word.
[Bm] Don't say it, don't _ _ _ _ _ say it, say it.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ [E] Y'all.
So [F#] fine, [D] just [E] like the sunshine.
[B] _ It's a word, [D] it's a word they call love.
[Bm] Y'all, it's a word, it's a word they [E] call love.
[Bm] Y'all, it's a word.
_ [Am] It's a [Bm] word.
Y'all, it's a word.
_ [F#] It's a word. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ Hey,
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [B] _ In the beginning [A] I misunderstood.
_ [D] But now I've got it.
[E] The word is good.
[B] _ Everywhere I [A] go I can hear it said.
[D] In all the good books and [E] the bad books I've [Bm] read.
_ Say it, say the word.
Don't say it, don't say it, say it, say it, say it.
Say the word.
Don't say it, don't say it, say it, say [F#] it.
So fine, _
[D] like [E] the sunshine.
[B] _ It's a word, [D] it's a word they call [Bm] love.
Y'all, it's a word, it's a word they call love.
[B] _ Now that I [A] know what I'm feeling is right.
[D] _ I mean to [E] show it.
I [B] _ give the [A] word a chance to say.
[D] _ That the [E] word is the only [Bm] way.
Y'all, let me tell you.
Say it, say it, say it, say it.
Say the [B] word.
Don't say it, [F#]
don't say it, say it, say it.
Don't say it, don't say it, say it, say it.
[F#] Say the word.
Don't say it, [Bm] don't say it, say it.
Don't say [E] it, don't say it, [B] say it.
Say the word.
[Bm] Don't say it, don't _ _ _ _ _ say it, say it.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ [E] Y'all.
So [F#] fine, [D] just [E] like the sunshine.
[B] _ It's a word, [D] it's a word they call love.
[Bm] Y'all, it's a word, it's a word they [E] call love.
[Bm] Y'all, it's a word.
_ [Am] It's a [Bm] word.
Y'all, it's a word.
_ [F#] It's a word. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ Hey,
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _