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Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney and Wings
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chords and tab by Robb Anagnostis
standard tuning
CHORDS USED
[INTRO]
G 320003 or 355433
Bm7 x24232
C6 x32210 or x35250
D7 x545xx
D7b9 x5454x
A7 x02223 or 542223
D xx0232
Bb/D xx0331
[CHORUS] [BRIDGE]
G7 353463 or 320001 C 8 10 10 9 8 8
C/G 332010 G 3 5 5 4 3 3
C#dim/G 3x2323 and 345353 D7 x 5 7 5 7 5
Em x 7 9 9 8 7
F x 8 7 5 6 5
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[VERSE 1]
G Bm7 C6 D7 D7b9
When you were young and your heart was an open book
G Bm7 C6
You used to say live and let live
D7 D7b9 G
(You know you did, you know you did you know you did)
G Bm7 C6 A7
But if this ever changing world in which we live in
D D/A D Bb/D
makes you give in and cry
[CHORUS]
G7 C/G
Say live and let die
C#dim/G G7
live and let die
G7 C/G
live and let die
(begin INSTRUMENTAL 1)
live and let die
[INSTRUMENTAL 1] 'MAIN THEME' twice (and more - See detailed tab below)
[BRIDGE] (Reggae rhythm style) (Please see tab below)
C
What does it matter to ya?
G
When you got a job to do,
D7
You gotta do it well,
Em F
You gotta give the other fellow hell
[INSTRUMENTAL 2] 'MAIN THEME' twice (See tab below)
[VERSE 2] (with string melody over first 5 chords)
G Bm7 C6 D7 D7b9
G Bm7 C6
You used to say live and let live
D7 D7b9 G
(You know you did, you know you did you know you did)
Bm7 C6 A7
But if this ever changing world in which we live in
D D/A D Bb/D
makes you give in and cry
[CHORUS]
G7 C/G
Say live and let die
C#dim/G G7
live and let die
G7 C/G
live and let die
(begin INSTRUMENTAL 3)
live and let die
[INSTRUMENTAL 3] Play 'MAIN THEME' four times (See tab below)
On the very last note of the 4th time through the 'MAIN THEME' stop on Ebm
(END)
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Tablature of some details
'MAIN THEME' (Gm w/steady G bass)
e|-3-5-6---------------------------|-3-5-6---------------------------|
B|-------------3-5-6---------------|-----------3-5-6-----------------|
G|-------------------------5-3-----|-------------------5---3---------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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[INSTRUMENTAL 1]
Play 'MAIN THEME' (above) twice
Then, Gm for 4 measures w/'mysterious' glissando sounds
Then, horn/string parts below.
All with steady G bass throughout
HORNS/STRINGS arranged an octave lower
for easier playing on guitar
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----3-----7-----9-----5-----7---|-----3-----7-----9-----5-----7---|
G|-----3-----7-----9-----5-----7---|-----3-----7-----9-----5-----7---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G bass throughout) Am Bb C Am Bb
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----3-----7-----9-----5-----6---|---8-----------------5-----6-----|
G|-----3-----7-----9-----5-----7---|---9-----------------5-----7-----|
D|-----------------------7-----8---|---10----------------7-----10----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C Dm (G bass throughout)
e|---------------------------------|
B|-8-----10------------------------|
G|-9-----10------------------------|
D|-10----12------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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Tab for "reggae" guitar in [BRIDGE]
C
e|-----8-8-----8---|-----8-8-----8---|
B|-----8-8-----8---|-----8-8-----8---|
G|-----9-9-----9---|-----9-9-----9---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-10------10------|-10------10------|
E|-8-------8-------|-8-------8-------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G
e|-----3-3-----3---|-----3-3-----3---|
B|-----3-3-----3---|-----3-3-----3---|
G|-----4-4-----4---|-----4-4-----4---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D7
e|-----5-5-----5---|-----5-5-----5---|
B|-----7-7-----7---|-----7-7-----7---|
G|-----5-5-----5---|-----5-5-----5---|
D|-----7-7-----7---|-----7-7-----7---|
A|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
e|-----7-7-----5---|---------|---------|-----------------|
B|-----8-8-----6---|---------|---------|-----------------|
G|-----9-9-----5---|-"-"-"-"-|-"-"-"-"-|-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-|
D|-----9-9-----7---|---------|---------|-----------------|
A|-7-----------8---|---------|---------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------|---------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
"Give..." "Hell!"
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