The Beatles - We can work it out

We Can Work It Out The Beatles Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released as the B-side to "Day Tripper". Released as a double A-side with "Day Tripper", "We Can Work It Out" was one of the few Beatles songs to have equal credit given to both songwriters. The song is notable for the dramatic (apparent) tempo change in the bridges, embellished with a harmonium played by John. In respect of lyrics, the optimistic mood of the verses makes a strong contrast to the dark and somehow pessimistic bridges, but the content of the lyrics doesn't "fall apart". The verses are sung by Paul alone, John takes the lead (with Paul singing harmony vocals) in the bridges. The arrangement consists of acoustic rhythm guitar, bass, harmonium, drums and tambourine. 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Bridge: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|9------------------------------|------------------------7------| A|-------------------------------|9-------9----------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Life is ve - ry short, G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|9-----------------------9------|7-------7---------------5------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| and there's no time G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|5------------------------------|------------------------4------| A|-------------------------------|5-------5----------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|4------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|4-------4----------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| for fus - sing and G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|2------------------------------|0------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| figh - ting, my friend. 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Outro: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5------------------------------|5--------------------5---------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Please e-mail me for any corrections, or write a comment.