The Word Chords
by The Beatles
The Word by The Beatles is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D7, G7, G/A, A, F/G, G, Dm, C, F, C/D, Dm7, G/D and G9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D7
D7
1. Say the word and you'll be free.
Say the word and be like me.
G7
Say the word I'm thinking of.
D7
Have you heard the word is love.
G/A A F/G G D7
It's so fine, It's sun-shine, it's the word love.
Dm C
2. In the beginning, I misunderstood,
F G
But now I've got it, the word is good.
D7
Spread the word and you'll be free,
Spread the word and be like me,
G7
Spread the word I'm thinking of,
D7
Have you heard the word is love?
G/A A F/G G D7
It's so fine, It's sun-shine, it's the word love.
Dm C
3. Everywhere I go, I hear it said,
F G
In the good and bad books that I have read,
D7
Say the word and you'll be free,
Say the word and be like me,
G7
Say the word I'm thinking of.
D7
Have you heard the word is love?
G/A A F/G G D7
It's so fine, It's sun-shine, it's the word love.
Dm C
4. Now that I know, what I feel must be right,
F G
I'm here to show everybody the light.
D7
Give the word a chance to say,
That the word is just the way,
G7
It's the word I'm thinking of,
D7
And the only word is love.
G/A A F/G G D7
It's so fine, It's sun-shine, it's the word love.
Instrumental: Dm C/D Dm7 G/D D7
D7
Say the word love
G7
Say the word love
D7
Say the word love
Dm A+ F/G G9 D7
Say the word____________ love.
Outro Riff: Dm C/D Dm7 G/D Dm