Paul McCartney

Tug Of War

Paul McCartney


Tom: Am

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