Chords
We Can Work It Out

We Can Work It Out is a Beatles song that reflects the differences between Paul McCartney and John Lennon regarding their musical approaches. Paul, with a more optimistic view, believed that problems could be resolved through dialogue, while John had a more realistic and skeptical perspective. This difference is noticeable in the song, which combines optimism with a tone of urgency. It was jointly written by them in 1965 and is an example of how ... their differing perspectives contributed to the Beatles unique music. See more [+]

Key: D

Introduction:

difficulty
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 D              D4  D 
Try to see it  my   way
              D4            C                D 
Do I have to keep on talking till I can' t go on
 D                  D4  D 
Why do you see it your  way?
 D                D4             C                 D 
Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone

 G               D 
We can work it out
 G               A 
We can work it out

 D                     D4  D 
Think of what you' re say - ing
 D               D4                C                    D 
You can get it wrong and still you think that it' s all right
 D                  D4  D 
Think of what I' m say - ing
 D               D4           C                     D 
We can work it out and get it straight or say goodnight

 G               D 
We can work it out
 G               A 
We can work it out

 Bm                      Bm/A        G    F#7(4) 
Life is very short and there' s no time
     F#           Bm           Bm/A       Bm/G      Bm/F# 
For fussing and fighting my friend
 Bm                          Bm/A    G    F#7(4) 
I have always thought that it' s a crime
    F#      Bm       Bm/A  Bm/G   Bm/F# 
So I will ask you once again

 D              D4  D 
Try to see it  my   way
                D4         C              D 
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
 D                 D4  D 
While you see it your  way?
 D                      D4          C                 D 
There' s a chance that we might fall apart before too long

 G               D 
We can work it out
 G               A 
We can work it out

 Bm                      Bm/A        G    F#7(4) 
Life is very short and there' s no time
     F#           Bm           Bm/A       Bm/G      Bm/F# 
For fussing and fighting my friend
 Bm                          Bm/A    G    F#7(4) 
I have always thought that it' s a crime
    F#      Bm       Bm/A  Bm/G   Bm/F# 
So I will ask you once again

 D              D4  D 
Try to see it  my   way
                D4         C              D 
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
 D                 D4  D 
While you see it your  way?
 D                      D4          C                 D 
There' s a chance that we might fall apart before too long

 G               D 
We can work it out
 G               A 
We can work it out
 D    D4    D 
Chord Shapes :
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     D         D4        C          G          A         Bm 
  EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE
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