Man We Was Lonely Tab by Paul McCartney

Man We Was Lonely tab by Paul McCartney

Guitar Tab

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    PAUL MCCARTNEY - MAN WE WAS LONELY. From MACCARTNEY album.
                     Released 20th April 1970.

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Man, we was lonely,
Yes, we was lonely
And we was hard pressed to find a smile.
Man, we was lonely,
Yes, we was lonely,
But now we're fine all the while.

I used to ride on my fast city line,
Singing songs that I thought were mine alone, alone.
Now, let me lie with my love for the time
I am home, home, home.

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Man, we was lonely,
Yes, we was lonely,
And we was hard pressed to find a smile.
Man, we was lonely,
Yes, we was lonely,
But now we're fine all the while.

Now, let me lie with my love for the time
I am home, home, home.

Man, we was lonely,
Yes, we was lonely,
And we was hard pressed to find a smile.
Man, we was lonely,
Yes, we was lonely,
But now we're fine all the while,
But now we're fine all the while,
But now we're fine all the while.




  A6                              D
e|2------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2------------------------------|3------------------------------|
G|2------------------------------|2------------------------------|
D|2------------------------------|4------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

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




  Dm                              A7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3------------------------------|2------------------------------|
G|2------------------------------|2------------------------------|
D|3------------------------------|2------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|------- ------- 0------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------3-----------3------|------------2H3R2--------------|
G|--------2----------------------|--------2----------------------|
D|----3--------------------------|----2--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|




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

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




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

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




  A6
e|2---2-- 2---2-- 2-2-2-2 2---2--|----2-2 ----2-- 2------ -------|
B|2---2---2---2---2-2-2-2-2---2--|----2-2-----2---2--------------|
G|2---2---2---2---2-2-2-2-2---2--|----2-2-----2---2--------------|
D|2---2---2---2---2-2-2-2-2---2--|----2-2-----2---2--------------|
A|0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0--|----0-0-----0---0--------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------0---2---4--|

e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------2H3R2--------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------2----------------------|-------------------------------|
D|----2--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|



 00:26
      A       A6      A       A6 ...
e|----0-- ----2-- ----0-- ----2--|----0-- ----2-- ----2-- 2-2-2--|
B|----2-------2-------2-------2--|----2-------2-------2---2-2-2--|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2--|----2-------2-------2---2-2-2--|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2--|----2-------2-------2---2-2-2--|
A|----0-------0-------0-------0--|----0-------0-------0---0-0-0--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     Man, we  was lonely,             Yes, we was lonely



      E7
e|----0-0 ----0-- ----0-- ----0--|----0-- 0---0-- 0------ -------|
B|----0-0-----3-------3-------3--|----3---3---3---3--------------|
G|----1-1-----1-------1-------1--|----1---1---1---1--------------|
D|----2-2-----2-------2-------2--|----2---2---2---2--------------|
A|----2-2-----2-------2-------2--|----2---2---2---2--------------|
E|----0-0-----0-------0-------0--|----0---0---0---0---0---2---4--|
      And we  was hard        to  find    a   smile.
                      pressed


      A6
e|----2-- ----2-- ----2-2 --2-2--|----2-- ----2-- ----2-2 2---2--|
B|----2-------2-------2-2---2-2--|----2-------2-------2-2-2---2--|
G|----2-------2-------2-2---2-2--|----2-------2-------2-2-2---2--|
D|----2-------2-------2-2---2-2--|----2-------2-------2-2-2---2--|
A|----0-------0-------0-0---0-0--|----0-------0-------0-0-0---0--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     Man, we  was lonely,             Yes, we was lonely



      E7
e|----0-- 0---0-- ----0-- 0-0-0--|----0-- 0-0-0-- 0---0-0 0------|
B|----3---3---3-------3---3-3-3--|----2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---0--|
G|----1---1---1-------1---1-1-1--|----2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---0--|
D|----2---2---2-------2---2-2-2--|----2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---0--|
A|----2---2---2-------2---2-2-2--|----0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0------|
E|----0---0---0-------0---0-0-0--|-------------------------------|
      But now we're       all the while.
                  fine

  00:47
      Am7         B                   Em
e|----5-5 5-5-5-- ------- 7------|----7-7 ----7-- ------- 7------|
B|----8-8-8-8-8---7-----------7--|----8-8-----8---8---8---8------|
G|----5-5-5-5-5-------8----------|----9-9-----9---9---9---9------|
D|----5-5-5-5-5---7--------------|----9-9-----9---9---9---9------|
A|----7-7-7-7-7---9--------------|----7-7-----7---7---7---7------|
E|----5-5-5-5-5---7--------------|-------------------------------|
      I   used ride       on  my  fast    city  line,     singing
              to


      Am7         B               Em
e|5---5-5 5-5-5-- ------- 7------|7---7-7 --7-7-- ------- 7--5--|
B|8---8-8-8-8-8---7-----------7--|8---8-8---8-8-------8---8------|
G|5---5-5-5-5-5-------8-------8--|9---9-9---9-9-------9---9------|
D|5---5-5-5-5-5---7--------------|9---9-9---9-9-------9---9------|
A|7---7-7-7-7-7---9--------------|7---7-7---7-7-------7---7------|
E|5---5-5-5-5-5---7--------------|-------------------------------|
  songs   that  thought mine  alone,          alone.
             I        were
                                     (alone)

      Am7         D               Em
e|----5-5 5-5-5-- 5---5-- 5------|7---7-7 --7-7-- ------- 7------|
B|8---8-8-8-8-8---7---7---7------|8---8-8---8-8-------8---8------|
G|----5-5-5-5-5---7---7---7------|9---9-9---9-9-------9---9------|
D|----5-5-5-5-5---7---7---7------|9---9-9---9-9-------9---9------|
A|----7-7-7-7-7---5---5---5------|7---7-7---7-7-------7---7------|
E|----5-5-5-5-5------------------|-------------------------------|
      Now,    me          with    love    for the         I   am
          let   lie           my                time


  Am7                             B7
e|5---5-5 --5-5-- 5---5-5 --5-5--|7---7-7 --7-7-- 7---7-7 --7-7--|
B|8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8---8-8--10--1010--1010--10--1010--1010--|
G|5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5--|8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8---8-8--|
D|5---5-5---5-5---7---7-7---7-7--|7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7--|
A|7---7-7---7-7---9---9-9---9-9--|9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9---9-9--|
E|5---5-5---5-5---7---7-7---7-7--|7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7--|
  home,                           home.
                 (home)                          (home)

  E
e|7------ ------- 7------ -------|7------ ------- 7----- -------|
B|9---9-------9---9---9-------9--|9---9-------9---9-------------|
G|9---9-------9---9---9-------9--|9---9-------9---9-------------|
D|9---9-------9---9---9-------9--|9---9-------9---9-------------|
A|7---7-------7---7---7-------7--|7---7-------7---7-------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------0---2---4--|
  home


  01:14

e|----2-- 2---2-- 2---2-2 ----2--|----2-- 2---2-- 2---2-- ----2--|
B|----2---2---2---2---2-2-----2--|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
G|----2---2---2---2---2-2-----2--|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
D|----2---2---2---2---2-2-----2--|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
A|----0---0---0---0---0-0-----0--|----0---0---0---0---0-------0--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     Man, we  was lonely,             Yes, we was lonely




e|----0-- 0---0-- 0---0-0 0---0--|----0-- 0------ 0------ -------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3-3-3---3--|----3---3-------3--------------|
G|----1---1---1---1---1-1-1---1--|----1---1-------1--------------|
D|----2---2---2---2---2-2-2---2--|----2---2-------2--------------|
A|----2---2---2---2---2-2-2---2--|----2---2-------2--------------|
E|----0---0---0---0---0-0-0---0--|----0---0-------0---0---2---4--|
      And we  was hard        to  find    a   smile.
                      pressed



e|----2-- ----2-2 2---2-2 2-2-2--|----2-- 2---2-- 2---2-- ----2--|
B|----2-------2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
G|----2-------2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
D|----2-------2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
A|----0-------0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--|----0---0---0---0---0-------0--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     Man, we  was lonely,             Yes, we was lonely




e|----0-- ----0-- ----0-- 0---0--|----0-0 0---0-- 0---0-- 0------|
B|----3-------3-------3---3---3--|----2-2-2---2---2---2---2---0--|
G|----1-------1-------1---1---1--|----2-2-2---2---2---2---2---0--|
D|----2-------2-------2---2---2--|----2-2-2---2---2---2---2---0--|
A|----2-------2-------2---2---2--|----0-0-0---0---0---0---0------|
E|----0-------0-------0---0---0--|-------------------------------|
      But now we're       all the while.
                  fine


  01:35
      Am7         B               Em
e|----5-5 5-5-5-- ------- 7------|7------ ----7-- ------- 7------|
B|----8-8-8-8-8---7-----------7--|7H8-------------8--------------|
G|----5-5-5-5-5---8---8----------|9---9-9-9-------9---9----------|
D|----5-5-5-5-5---7--------------|9---9-9-9-------9--------------|
A|----7-7-7-7-7---9--------------|7---7-7-7-------7--------------|
E|----5-5-5-5-5---7--------------|-------------------------------|

e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|11/12-----------11-/12--12-/14-|14/16-----------11/12---11-9--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
             (bottleneck slide guitar/standard tuning)



      Am7         B               Em
e|5---5-5 5-5-5-- ------- 7------|7---7-7 7-7-7-- ------- 7--5--|
B|8---8-8-8-8-8---7-----------7--|7H8-8-8-8-8-8---8--------------|
G|5---5-5-5-5-5-------8-------8--|9---9-9-9-9-9---9---9----------|
D|5---5-5-5-5-5---7--------------|9---9-9-9-9-9---9--------------|
A|7---7-7-7-7-7---9--------------|7---7-7-7-7-7---7--------------|
E|5---5-5-5-5-5---7--------------|-------------------------------|

e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|9-/11-----------9/11---9--8--|8-/-9--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|




  Am7             D               Em
e|5---5-5 5-5-5-- 5---5-- 5------|7-7-7-7 ----7-- ----7-- 7---7--|
B|8---8-8-8-8-8---7---7---7------|8-8-8-8-----8-------8-------8--|
G|5---5-5-5-5-5---7---7---7------|9-9-9-9-----9-------9-------9--|
D|5---5-5-5-5-5---7---7---7------|9-9-9-9-----9-------9-------9--|
A|7---7-7-7-7-7---5---5---5------|7-7-7-7-----7-------7-------7--|
E|5---5-5-5-5-5------------------|-------------------------------|
      Now,    me          with    love    for the         I   am
          let   lie           my                time
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|11/12-----------11-/12--12-/14-|14/16-----------14/16----------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|




  Am7                             B7
e|5---5-5 --5-5-- 5---5-5 ----5--|7---7-- 7-7-7-- 7---7-- 7---7--|
B|8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8-----8--10--10--101010--10--10--10--10--|
G|5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-----5--|8---8---8-8-8---8---8---8---8--|
D|5---5-5---5-5---7---7-7-----7--|7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7---7--|
A|7---7-7---7-7---9---9-9-----9--|9---9---9-9-9---9---9---9---9--|
E|5---5-5---5-5---7---7-7-----7--|7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7---7--|
  home,                           home.
                 (home)                          (home)
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|---------------15/1715--------|
G|14/16-----------14/16----------|14/16-------------------14/16--
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|




  E
e|7---7-7 7-7-7-- 7----- -------|
B|9---9-9-9-9-9---9-------------|
G|9---9-9-9-9-9---9-------------|
D|9---9-9-9-9-9---9-------------|
A|7---7-7-7-7-7---7-------------|
E|--------------------0---2---4--|
  home
e|------- ------- ----12- -------|
B|--------------9/12-------------|
G|11/13--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|



      02:00

e|----2-- 2---2-- 2---2-- ----2--|----2-- 2---2-- 2---2-- ----2--|
B|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
G|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
D|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
A|----0---0---0---0---0-------0--|----0---0---0---0---0-------0--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     Man, we  was lonely,             Yes, we was lonely
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----5-------5------------------|----5-------5------------------|
G|5/6-------------------------5-/|6---------------------------12-/
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|





e|----0-- 0---0-- 0---0-0 0-0-0--|----0-- 0---0-- 0------ -------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3-3--|----3---3---3---3--------------|
G|----1---1---1---1---1-1-1-1-1--|----1---1---1---1--------------|
D|----2---2---2---2---2-2-2-2-2--|----2---2---2---2--------------|
A|----2---2---2---2---2-2-2-2-2--|----2---2---2---2--------------|
E|----0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0--|----0---0---0---0---0---2---4--|
      And we  was hard        to  find    a   smile.
                      pressed
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--- 12------12-----------------|----3-------3------------------|
G|13--------------------------3-/|4-------------------3-/-4---4/5/
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|





e|----2-- 2---2-- 2---2-- ----2--|2---2-- 2---2-- 2-----2 2---2--|
B|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|2---2---2---2---2-----2-2---2--|
G|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|2---2---2---2---2-----2-2---2--|
D|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|2---2---2---2---2-----2-2---2--|
A|----0---0---0---0---0-------0--|0---0---0---0---0-----0-0---0--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     Man, we  was lonely,             Yes, we was lonely
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----5-------5------------------|----5-------5------------------|
G|6---------------------------5-/|6---------------------------3-/|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|





e|----0-- 0---0-0 0-0-0-- 0---0--|----0-- 0-0-0-- 0---0-- -------|
B|----3---3---3-3-3-3-3---3---3--|----2---2-2-2---2---2----------|
G|----1---1---1-1-1-1-1---1---1--|----2---2-2-2---2---2----------|
D|----2---2---2-2-2-2-2---2---2--|----2---2-2-2---2---2----------|
A|----2---2---2-2-2-2-2---2---2--|----0---0-0-0---0---0----------|
E|----0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0--|------------------------4---2--|
      But now we're       all the while.
                  fine
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 5----- 4-/-5--|
B|----4-------4------------------|--------5---------------4-/-5--|
G|4---------------------------4-/|6------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|





e|----0-0 0---0-- ----0-0 0---0--|0---0-- 0-0-0-- ----0-- -------|
B|----3-3-3---3-------3-3-3---3--|2---2---2-2-2-------2----------|
G|----1-1-1---1-------1-1-1---1--|2---2---2-2-2-------2----------|
D|----2-2-2---2-------2-2-2---2--|2---2---2-2-2-------2----------|
A|----2-2-2---2-------2-2-2---2--|0---0---0-0-0-------0----------|
E|----0-0-0---0-------0-0-0---0--|------------------------4---2--|
      But now we're       all the while.
                  fine
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 5----- 4--2--|
B|5------------------------------|--------5----------------------|
G|----------------------------4-/|6------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|





e|----0-0 0-0-0-- ----0-- ----0--|----0-0 0-0-0-- 0---0-0 0-0-0--|
B|----3-3-3-3-3-------3-------3--|----2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2--|
G|----1-1-1-1-1-------1-------1--|----2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2--|
D|----2-2-2-2-2-------2-------2--|----2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2--|
A|----2-2-2-2-2-------2-------2--|----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0--|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-------0-------0--|-------------------------------|
      But now we're       all the while.
                  fine
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3-/5---------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|



  02:32

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

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





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

e|------- ------- 0------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------3-----------3------|------------2-H-3R2------------|
G|--------2----------------------|--------2---------------2------|
D|----3--------------------------|----2--------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|





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

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



                                 (.

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

e|------- ------- 0------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------3-----------3------|------------2H3R2--------------|
G|--------2----------------------|--------2----------------------|
D|----3--------------------------|----2--------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|







        B  Bend
        R  Release
        /  Slide up
          Slide down
        H  Hammer-on
        P  Pull-off
        ~  Vibrato
        +  Harmonic
        x  Mute note
        .  Play note like a dot in standard notation
        ^  Ties two notes together
        (. Pause

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