The Loveliest Thing Chords - Paul McCartney






"Loveliest Thing" (Capo: 3rd. fret)

____Verse: 1

    E              Abm7         C#m7               A  E/G#
 To me you are the loveliest thing I've seen all day
     F#m7       B7      E  Abm7    F#m7       B7      E 
 You can't take that away, no, you can't take that away
 E              Abm7            C#m7               A  E/G#
 All my life, I wondered why it couldn't be this way
          F#m7 B7    E    Abm7   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              Abm7          C#m7               A  E/G#
 You seem to have a friendlier smile than all the rest
        F#m7        B7         E  Abm7        F#m7       B7       E 
 Well I looked and you were best, yeah, I've looked at all the rest
 E             Abm7         C#m7               A  E/G#
 Can't imagine passionate words that I would say
    F#m7   B7        E     Abm7     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              Abm7         C#m7               A  E/G#
 To me you are the loveliest thing I've seen all day
     F#m7       B7      E  Abm7    F#m7       B7      E 
 You can't take that away, no, you can't take that away
 E              Abm7            C#m7               A  E/G#
 All my life, I wondered why it couldn't be this way
          F#m7 B7    E    Abm7     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_____