Too Many People - Paul and Linda McCartney From: "Ram" (1971) Tuning: Standard / ----- Two versions: VERSION 1: Standard tuning - playable and sounding good VERSION 2: Open G (sort of) - including the low D note in the lick and sounding very close to the voicings heard on the recording ------------ VERSION 1 - Standard tuning ------------ [Interlude] lick 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ------------ CHORDS G 3-x-0-0-0-3 G7 3-x-3-0-0-3 C/G 3-x-2-0-1(3) Cm6/G 3-x-1-2-1(3) ------------ [Intro] / / | (Piss off, ca----... a-a-ake) Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + LICK (see above] [Verse] 1 Too many people going underground Too many reaching for a piece of cake Too many people pulled and pushed around Too many waiting for that lucky break [Interlude] That was your first mistake You took your lucky break and broke it in two [LICK] Now what can be done for you 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + You broke it in two [Verse] 2 Too many people sharing party lines Too many people never sleeping late Too many people paying parking fines Too many hungry people losing weight [Interlude] That was your first mistake You took your lucky break and broke it in two [LICK] Now what can be done for you 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + You broke it in two [Solo] | | | | | (break) [Verse] 3 Too many people preaching practices Don't let them tell you what you want to be Too many people holding back, this is Crazy and baby it's not like me [Interlude] That was your last mistake I find my love awake and waiting to be [LICK] Now what can be done for you 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + She's waiting for me, yeah [Outro] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | % | % | | % | % | (repeat and fade) (timing and bar limits become a little fuzzy during that prolonged “F” chord) ------------ VERSION 2 - tuning: ----- ------------ [Intro] / [Interlude] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + B|------------|--------1-1-1-1-|------------|--------1-1-1-1-| D|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |------------|------------|------------|------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + B|0------------|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|0------------|1---1-1-1-1-1---| G|0------------|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|0------------|2---2-2-2-2-2(0)| D|0------------0-|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|0------------0-|1---1-1-1-1-1(0)| G|0-----------4---|------------|0-----------4---|------------| D|------0--/5-----|------------|------0--/5-----|------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + B|8-----8-8-------|8-8---8-8-------| G|0-----0-0-------|0-0---0-0-------| D|0-----0-0-------|0-0---0-0-------| G|0-----0-0-------|0-0---0-0-------| |------------|------------| ------------ CHORDS [Intro] / [Interlude] [Verse] G x-0-5-4-x-x F 3-x-3-2-1-1 G7 x-0-3-4-x-x G x-0-0-0-0(3) or x-0-0-0-3-3 / x-0-2-5-x-x x-5-5-5-5(8) G * x-0-0-0-8-7 [Outro} [Solo] A x-2-2-2-2(5) Am x-2-2-2-1-0 Em (2)4-2-0-0-0 Em (2)4-2-0-0-0 Bb x-3-3-3-3(6) Ab 6-x-6-5-4-4 Eb x-8-8-8-8(11) ------------ [Intro] / / | (Piss off, ca----... a-a-ake) Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + LICK (see above] [Verse] 1 Too many people going underground Too many reaching for a piece of cake Too many people pulled and pushed around Too many waiting for that lucky break [Interlude] That was your first mistake You took your lucky break and broke it in two [LICK] Now what can be done for you 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + You broke it in two [Verse] 2 Too many people sharing party lines Too many people never sleeping late Too many people paying parking fines Too many hungry people losing weight [Interlude] That was your first mistake You took your lucky break and broke it in two [LICK] Now what can be done for you 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + You broke it in two [Solo] | | | | | (break) [Verse] 3 Too many people preaching practices Don't let them tell you what you want to be Too many people holding back, this is Crazy and baby it's not like me [Interlude] That was your last mistake I find my love awake and waiting to be [LICK] Now what can be done for you 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + She's waiting for me, yeah [Outro] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | % | % | | % | % | (repeat and fade) (timing and bar limits become a little fuzzy during that prolonged “F” chord)