The Word Bass

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The Word
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on "Rubber Soul" album
 
Some people describe this song as the precedessor of "All You Need Is Love".
 
Intro:
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                                                          Say the
 
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  word,               and you'll  free,                   say the
                              be
 
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  word,               and be like me                      Say the
 
 
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  word                I'm thinking of,                    have you
 
 
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  heard               the word is "love"?                     It's
 
 
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  so          fine,           it's sun   -    shine,      it's the
 
 
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  word                           "love"
 
Bridge:
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      In      the             I   misun - derstood,
                beginning
 
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      but now I   got it,     the word is     good        Spread
                                                              the
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  word,               and you'll  free,                   spread
                              be                              the
 
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  word,               and be like me                      Spread
                                                              the
 
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  word                I'm thinking of,                    have you
 
 
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  heard               the word is "love"?                     It's
 
 
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  so          fine,           it's sun   -    shine,      it's the
 
 
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  word                           "love"
 
Bridge:
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      Eve-  I     go,         I   hear it     said
        rywhere
 
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    in    good the bad books  that I  have    read        Say the
      the   and
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  word,               and you'll  free,                   say the
                              be
 
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  word,               and be like me                      Say the
 
 
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  word                I'm thinking of,                    have you
 
 
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  heard               the word is "love"?                     It's
 
 
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  so          fine,           it's sun   -    shine,      it's the
 
 
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  word                           "love"
 
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      Now   that I know   what I feel must    be  right,
 
 
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      I'm here to show    every - bo- dy  the light       Give the
 
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  word                a   chance  say                     that the
                              to
 
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  word                is  just a  way                     It's the
 
 
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  word                I'm thinking of,                    and the
 
 
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  on        -         ly  word is "love"                      It's
 
 
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  so          fine,           it's sun   -    shine,      it's the
 
 
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  word                           "love"
 
Bridge (solo):
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                                                          say the
 
 
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  word                           "love",                  Say the
 
 
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  word                           "love",                  say the
 
 
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  word                           "love",                  Say the
 
 
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  word
 
 
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 "love"
 
Bridge (solo):
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  fade...
 
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Spot on. Love the fast riff at the end. Wish I could play it!