Paul McCartney – Tug Of War (Guitar Intro)

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(Written by: Paul McCartney)
Strummed throughout, except for the first part of the verse:

[Verse] picking part
  N.C.
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|----0-1-3---1---|
G|----0-2-4---2---|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

  C                    N.C.                          G7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|----3-1-0---0-1-|0---------------|0---------------|
G|0---------------|----4-2-0-2-0-2-|0-2-0-----------|0---------------|
D|2---------------|----------3-----|--3-2-3-2---0---|3---------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|------5-3---2---|5---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|

G7    3-5-3-0-0-x
F/G   3-x-3-x-x-x
F/C   x-3-x-2-1-1
Fm/C  x-3-x-1-1-1
G/B   x-2-0-0-0-x
A5    x-0-2-2-x-x
Fmaj9 1-3-3-0-1-0
[Verse 1]
              C
It's a tug of war

          C
What with one thing and another

              G7
It's a tug of war

G7
 We expected more

         G7
But with one thing and another

        G7
We were trying to outdo each other

            C
In a tug of war
[Bridge]
           F
ln another world

           F
ln another world 

         F
We could stand on top of the mountain

                C
With our flag unfurled

             F
In a time to come

             F
ln a time to come 

        F
We will be dancing to the beat played

     F/G       C
On a different drum
[Verse 2]
              C
It's a tug of war

         C
Though I know I mustn't grumble

              G7
It s a tug of war

                G7
But I can't let go

     G7
If I do you'll take a tumble

        G7
And the whole thing is going to crumble

              C                Cmaj7           F            Fmaj7    C
It's a tug of war
(Pushing pushing, pulling pulIing, pushing and pulling) [Middle 8]
            C                F/C
ln years to come they may discover

                Fm/C                                  C
What the air we breathe and the life we lead are all about

                F
But it won't be soon enough

Fm                C
  Soon enough for me

                F
No, it won't be soon enough

Fm/C          C
  Soon enough for me
[Bridge]
| F | % |
(instrumental)

           F
ln another world

         F
We could stand on top of the mountain

         F/G    C
With our flag unfurled

| F | % |
(instrumental)

             F
ln a time to come 

        F
We will be dancing to the beat played

     F/G       C
On a different drum

        F
We will be dancing to the beat

            F/G       C
Played on a different drum

        F
We will be dancing to the beat

            F/G       C
Played on a different drum
[Verse 3]
              C
It's a tug of war

          C
What with one thing and another

              G7
lt's a tug of war

            G7
We expected more

         G7
But with one thing and another

        G7
We were tryin' to outscore each other 

              C                Cmaj7           F            Fmaj7    C
It's a tug of war
(Pushing pushing, pulling pulIing, pushing and pulling) [Outro]
          F   G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|
B|------------0---|
G|--------2---0---|
D|--------3-------|
A|----------------|
E|--------1---3---|

  C                        C  G/B   A                        A5  G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|--------1-3-0---|2---------------|------------0---|
G|0---------------|--------0---0---|2---------------|--------2---0---|
D|2---------------|--------2-------|2---------------|--------2-------|
A|3---------------|--------3---2---|0---------------|--------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3---|

  F      Fmaj9             F   G    A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|--------0-------|----------------|
B|1-------1-------|--------1-3-0---|2
G|2-------0-------|--------2---0---|2
D|3---------------|--------3-------|2
A|----------------|----------------|0
E|1-------1-------|--------1---3---|