– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
too many people paul mccartney
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : maguri
tuning : standard

paul mccartney
too many people
( mccartney )

from : “ram” ( 1971 )

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
lick

G [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] G [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – | 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – | 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
chords

E – A – D – G – B – E
G 3 – x – 0 – 0 – 0 – 3
G7 3 – x – 3 – 0 – 0 – 3
C/G 3 – x – 2 – 0 – 1 ( 3 )
[ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] 3 – x – 1 – 2 – 1 ( 3 )

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

intro
G G7 C/G [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] |
( piss off , ca – A – A – A – . . .
G G7 C/G [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] [ G ]
A – A – ake ) oooh – ooh – ooh – ooh

1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
| G | [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] | G | [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] | G gg | gg gg |
lick ( see above ]

verse 1
F C D G
too many people going underground
F C D G
too many reaching for a piece of cake
F C D G
too many people pulled and pushed around
F C D G
too many waiting for that lucky break

part
G G7 C/G [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ]
that was your first mistake
G G7 C/G [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] [ G ]
you took your lucky break and broke it in two
| G | [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] G
[ lick ] now what can be done for you
1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
[ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] | G gg | gg gg |
you broke it in two

verse 2
F C D G
too many people sharing party lines
F C D G
too many people never sleeping late
F C D G
too many people paying parking fines
F C D G
too many hungry people losing weight

part
G G7 C/G [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ]
that was your first mistake
G G7 C/G [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] [ G ]
you took your lucky break and broke it in two
| G | [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] G
[ lick ] now what can be done for you
1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
[ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] | G gg | gg gg |
you broke it in two

solo
| Am | Em | G | D |
| Am | Em | G | D | G |

verse 3
F C D G
too many people preaching practices
F C D G
don’t let them tell you what you want to be
F C D G
too many people holding back , this is
F C D G
crazy and baby it’s not like me

part
G G7 C/G [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ]
that was your last mistake
G G7 C/G [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] [ G ]
i find my love awake and waiting to be
| G | [ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] G
[ lick ] now what can be done for you
1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
[ ch ] Cm6/G [ /Ch ] | G gg | gg gg |
she’s waiting for me

coda

| A | Em | G | D |
| A# | F | G# | D# |
| C | G | A# | F | % | % | C | % | % | ( repeat and fade )

( timing and bar limits become a little fuzzy
during that prolonged F chord )