We Can Work It Out Chords

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We Can Work It Out by Roberta Flack is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords D, Dsus4, C, G, A, Bm, Bm7, F#11, F# and G7M. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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D             Dsus4     D                        Dsus4                 C                  D  
Try to see it  my   way do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on?  
                         Dsus4   D                         Dsus4                  C                           D  
While you see it your  way run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone  
G                      D     G                    D      A  
We can work it out, we can work it out  
D                         Dsus4 D                            Dsus4                      C                   D  
Think of what you're   saying you can get it wrong and still you think that it's all right  
                         Dsus4 D                               Dsus4            C                              D  
Think of what I'm     saying we can work it out and get it straight or say goodnight  
G                       D   G                       A  
We can work it out, we can work it out  
Bm                            Bm7              G   F#11  
Life is very short and there's no time  
       F#                Bm                 Bm7 G7M  Bm 
For fussing and fighting, my friend  
Bm                         Bm7                  G   F#11  
I have always thought that it's a crime  
       F#                   Bm      Bm7 G7M  Bm  
So I will ask you once again  
D                 Dsus4  D                           Dsus4      C               D  
Try to see it  my   way only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong  
                           Dsus4 D                                     Dsus4             C                       D  
While you see it your  way there's a chance that we might fall apart before too long  
G                       D    G                       A  
We can work it out, we can work it out  
Bm                            Bm7              G   F#11  
Life is very short and there's no time  
       F#                Bm                 Bm7 G7M  Bm 
For fussing and fighting, my friend  
Bm                         Bm7                  G   F#11  
I have always thought that it's a crime  
       F#                   Bm      Bm7 G7M  Bm  
So I will ask you once again  
D                 Dsus4  D                             Dsus4      C               D  
Try to see it  my   way only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong  
                           Dsus4 D                                  Dsus4             C                       D  
While you see it your  way there's a chance that we might fall apart before too long  
G                       D   G                       A    D  G  D 
We can work it out, we can work it out 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante