The Beatles
The Word
Rubber Soul (1965)

(G)  f^f♯  pickup piano  D(m)7  w/ maracas

          D(m)7
  Say the word and you'll be free
          D(m)7
  Say the word and be like me
          G7
  Say the word I'm thinking of
           D(m)7
  Have you heard the word is love?

       A(sus4)       G(sus4)
  It's so fine, it's sunshine
           D(m)7
  It's the word, love

D                  C                        w/ d  c  a  a c  x 3
In the beginning I misunderstood
F                        G                     d  c  g  a c  ou  g f
But now I've got it, the word is good

  Spread the word and you'll be free
  Spread the word and be like me
  Spread the word I'm thinking of
  Have you heard the word is love?

  It's so fine, it's sunshine
  It's the word, love

Everywhere I go I hear it said
In the good and the bad books that I have read

  Say the word and you'll be free
  Say the word and be like me
  Say the word I'm thinking of
  Have you heard the word is love?

  It's so fine, it's sunshine
  It's the word, love

Now that I know what I feel must be right
I'm here to show everybody the light

  Give the word a chance to say             (+ haut)
  That the word is just the way
  It's the word I'm thinking of
  And the only word is love

  It's so fine, it's sunshine
  It's the word, love

D  C  F  G  w/ riff & solo orgue

  ( fin solo )
  Say the word, love  x 3

  Say the wo-o-o-ord
  Love

D  C  F  G  w/ riff & solo orgue

(fade out)