Paul McCartney – The Loveliest Thing (Guitar)

Capo 3
Key
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Chords

____Verse: 1
    E              G#m7         C#m7               A  E/G#
 To me you are the loveliest thing I've seen all day

     F#m7       B7      E  G#m7    F#m7       B7      E 
 You can't take that away, no, you can't take that away

 E              G#m7            C#m7               A  E/G#
 All my life, I wondered why it couldn't be this way

          F#m7 B7    E    G#m7   F#m7    B7       E 
 That was up until today, oh, it had to be this way
____Bridge: 1
      Em7  Gmaj7      C6           Am      D   D7/F#  
 Today,________wait until the morning comes_________

              G      B7 
 before you slip away,

Em   D6     Cmaj7   Em   D6     Cmaj7
 without permission, without suspicion,

Em   D6     Cmaj7     B7
 without permission gi___ven
____Verse: 2
     E              G#m7          C#m7               A  E/G#
 You seem to have a friendlier smile than all the rest

        F#m7        B7         E  G#m7        F#m7       B7       E 
 Well I looked and you were best, yeah, I've looked at all the rest

 E             G#m7         C#m7               A  E/G#
 Can't imagine passionate words that I would say

    F#m7   B7        E     G#m7     F#m7      B7     E 
 If on__ly you would stay, oh, you know you gotta stay
____Bridge: 2
      Em7  Gmaj7      C6           Am      D   D7/F#  
 Today,________wait until the morning comes_________

              G      B7 
 before you slip away,

Em   D6      Cmaj7  Em    D6    Cmaj7 
 Without permission, abo__ve suspicion, 

Em   D6      Cmaj7    B7     
 without permission gi___ven
____Middle Eight:
              Cmaj7          D6
 You used to be an early bird

              Em      Fmaj7
 But how was I to know 

                     Em           Gmaj7      D6
 you would leave without shedding a tear_____

        Cmaj7           D6
 I only want to love you

                 Em           Fmaj7     F#m7                B7
 I'll make a wish and suddenly I'm glad that I have you here_____

           F#m7              B7
 Oh, I'm glad I have you here_____

                    Em7
____Guitar solo: today_____
Gmaj7 C6 Am D D7/F# G B7 Em D6 Cmaj7 Em D6 Cmaj7 Em D6 Cmaj7 B7 ____Verse: 1 (Repeated)
    E              G#m7         C#m7               A  E/G#
 To me you are the loveliest thing I've seen all day

     F#m7       B7      E  G#m7    F#m7       B7      E 
 You can't take that away, no, you can't take that away

 E              G#m7            C#m7               A  E/G#
 All my life, I wondered why it couldn't be this way

          F#m7 B7    E    G#m7     F#m7    B7       E 
 That was up until today, yeah, it had to be this way
____Bridge: 3
      Em7  Gmaj7      C6           Am      D   D7/F#  
 Today,________wait until the morning comes_________

              G      B7 
 before you slip away, 

      Em7  Gmaj7  C6   Am   D   D7/F#  
 Today,________Ohh___________________

              G      B7 
 before you slip away, 
____Coda:
Em   D6      Cmaj7  Em    D6    Cmaj7 
 Without permission, abo__ve suspicion, 

Em   D6      Cmaj7    B7     
 without permission gi___ven to ya'

 Em      B7    E
 Uhh__uh-uh-uh-uh______mmm_____