Tuning:

Song: Words Of Love (2009 Stereo Remaster) Album: Beatles For Sale (2009 Stereo Remaster) Artist: The Beatles (1964) Original: Buddy Holly (1957) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK8l_vblCQ4 URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5nARZKS-AY Tempo: 4|4 Style: Mellow Harmonised Country-Rock Tuning: Standard Chords: EADGBe A X02220 D XX0232 E 022100 Method: d = down u = up p = picked INTRO: (Standard riff pattern)

^Ad ^Ad ^Dd ^ ^Du|p ^Eu|p ^Ad ^Ad ^Dd ^ ^Du|p ^Eu|p e||--0--0-------2---0----0--0-------2---0--- B||--2--2-------3---0----2--2-------3---0--- G||--2--2-------2---1----2--2-------2---1--- D||--2--2---0------------2--2---0----------- A||--0--0---X------------0--0---X----------- E||--X--X---X------------X--X---X-----------

^Ad ^Ad ^Dd ^ ^Du|p ^Eu|p ^Ed ^Ed ^Dd ^ ^Du|p ^Eu|p e||--0--0-------2---0----0--0-------2---0--- B||--2--2-------3---0----0--0-------3---0--- G||--2--2-------2---1----1--1-------2---1--- D||--2--2---0------------2--2---0----------- A||--0--0---X------------2--2---X----------- E||--X--X---X------------0--0---X-----------

VERSE 1:

^AHold me close ^Dand ^Etell me how you ^Afeel^D, ^E Tell me love is ^Areal.^D ^E Mm, mm, ^Amm, ^Dmm, ^Emm, ^Amm.

VERSE 2:

^AWords of love ^Dyou ^Ewhisper soft and ^Atrue^D, ^E ^EDarling, I love ^Ayou.^D ^E Mm, mm, ^Amm, ^Dmm, ^Emm, ^Amm.

INSTRUMENTAL: [Middle-Eight] (Treble accented lead)

^Ad ^Ad ^Dd ^ ^Du|p ^Eu|p ^Ad ^Ad ^Dd ^ ^Du|p ^Eu|p e||--0--0-------2---0----0--0-------2---0--- B||--2--2-------3---0----2--2-------3---0--- G||--2--2-------2---1----2--2-------2---1--- D||--X--X---0------------X--X---0----------- A||--X--X---X------------X--X---X----------- E||--X--X---X------------X--X---X-----------

^Ad ^Ad ^Dd ^ ^Du|p ^Eu|p ^Ed ^Ed ^Dd ^ ^Du|p ^Eu|p e||--0--0-------2---0----0--0-------2---0--- B||--2--2-------3---0----0--0-------3---0--- G||--2--2-------2---1----1--1-------2---1--- D||--X--X---0------------X--X---0----------- A||--X--X---X------------X--X---X----------- E||--X--X---X------------0--0---X-----------

(Standard riff pattern)

VERSE 3:

^ALet me hear you ^Dsay, The ^Ewords I long to ^Ahear^D. ^E Darling when you're ^Anear^D, ^E Mm, mm, ^Amm, ^Dmm, ^Emm, ^Amm.

VERSE 4:

^AWords of love y^Dou ^Ewhisper soft and ^Atrue^D, ^E Darling I love ^Ayou^D, ^E Mm, mm, ^Amm, ^Dmm, ^Emm, ^Amm.

INSTRUMENTAL REFRAIN & CODA: (Standard riff pattern)

^Ad ^Ad ^Dd ^ ^Du|p ^Eu|p ^Ad ^Ad ^Dd ^ ^Du|p ^Eu|p e||--0--0-------2---0----0--0-------2---0--- B||--2--2---3---3---0----2--2---3---3---0--- G||--2--2---2---2---1----2--2---2---2---1--- D||--2--2---0------------2--2---0----------- A||--0--0---X------------0--0---X----------- E||--X--X---X------------X--X---X----------- (Fade) ^Ad ^Ad ^Dd ^ ^Du|p ^Eu|p ^Ed ^Ed ^Dd ^ ^Du|p ^Eu|p e||--0--0-------2---0----0--0-------2---0--- B||--2--2-------3---0----0--0-------3---0--- G||--2--2-------2---1----1--1-------2---1--- D||--2--2---0------------2--2---0----------- A||--0--0---X------------2--2---X----------- E||--X--X---X------------0--0---X-----------

[End] NOTES: 1. A 1963 performance of "Words of Love" recorded for BBC broadcast is included on the 2013 compilation 'On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2'. The recording also appeared on a 5 song promotional EP from the album. 2. When they had played this song in their early days at the Cavern Club in 1961 and 1962, Lennon and George Harrison were the vocalists. Ringo Starr played a packing case on this song as well as drums, to achieve a similar sound to Holly's "Everyday." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Words_of_Love 3. "…There was still one more song to be recorded—a cover of Buddy Holly’s “Words Of Love,” another favourite of mine. They were clearly flagging by the time they got around to it, yet John, Paul, and George sang beautiful three-part harmony, gathered around a single mic. Their vocals really imbued the track with warmth and love. It was a fitting tribute to one of the group’s musical idols and the perfect way to end the evening, just short of midnight. …" "Life Recording the Music of The Beatles" By Geoff Emerick, Howard Massey Emerick, Geoff, with Howard Massey (2006). 'Here, There and Everywhere: My Life' p.261.

The Beatles - Words of love