The Word
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on "Rubber Soul" album
Some people describe this song as the precedessor of "All You Need Is Love".
Intro:
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Say the
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word, and you'll free, say the
be
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word, and be like me Say the
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word I'm thinking of, have you
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heard the word is "love"? It's
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so fine, it's sun - shine, it's the
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word "love"
Bridge:
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In the I misun - derstood,
beginning
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but now I got it, the word is good Spread
the
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word, and you'll free, spread
be the
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word, and be like me Spread
the
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word I'm thinking of, have you
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heard the word is "love"? It's
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so fine, it's sun - shine, it's the
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word "love"
Bridge:
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Eve- I go, I hear it said
rywhere
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in good the bad books that I have read Say the
the and
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word, and you'll free, say the
be
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word, and be like me Say the
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word I'm thinking of, have you
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heard the word is "love"? It's
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so fine, it's sun - shine, it's the
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word "love"
Bridge:
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Now that I know what I feel must be right,
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I'm here to show every - bo- dy the light Give the
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word a chance say that the
to
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word is just a way It's the
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word I'm thinking of, and the
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on - ly word is "love" It's
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so fine, it's sun - shine, it's the
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word "love"
Bridge (solo):
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Verse:
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say the
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word "love", Say the
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word "love", say the
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word "love", Say the
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word
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"love"
Bridge (solo):
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fade...
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