THE WORD
(Lennon-McCartney)
1965


In his song "The Word", John marks the beginning of the love and peace era.  
By now, the influence of LSD was beginning to permeate John's work.  This 
time, as it would so often in the future, it resulted in a calling for 
universal love and peace.  He later described the song as the Beatles' first 
"message" song.



D
      Say the word and you'll be free

Say the word and be like me
        Dm
Say the word I'm thinking of
         D
Have you heard the word is love
                   G
It's so fine, it's sunshine
         D
It's the word, love



                   C
In the beginning I misunderstood
F                           G
      But now I got it, the word is good



           D
Spread the word and you'll be free

Spread the word and be like me
           Dm
Spread the word I'm thinking of
         D
Have you heard the word is love
                   G
It's so fine, it's sunshine
         D
It's the word, love



                  C
Everywhere I go I hear it said
F                                        G
      In the good and the bad books that I have read



        D
Say the word and you'll be free

Say the word and be like me
        Dm
Say the word I'm thinking of
         D
Have you heard the word is love
                   G
It's so fine, it's sunshine
         D
It's the word, love



                       C
Now that I know what I feel must be right
F                           G
      I'm here to show everybody the light



         D
Give the world a chance to say

That the word is just a way
         Dm
It's the word I'm thinking of
        D
And the only word is love
                   G
It's so fine, it's sunshine
         D
It's the word, love



Instrumental
C      F      G      D



                            Dm
Say the word, love, say the word, love
        D                   Dm    D
Say the word, love, say the word, love