Let It Be - The Beatles

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                    Let it Be – The Beatles
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Written by: Lennon/McCartney
Released in 1970. 
Now on: 
- "Past Masters", "1" and other Greatest Hits 
   compilations (single version, 3:50)
-  “Let it Be” (album version, 4:03)
-  alternate versions on "Anthology 3" and "Let it Be ... Naked"

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

I added tabs for verse, chorus and the two bar link which features 
a Bb (the minor 7th of the C chord) in the bass. I represented this
chord as a plain C7 here.

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[Intro] / [Ver
  C       G   
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
A|3---3---2---
E|0---0---3---
C|0---0---2---
g|0---0---0---

se] / [Solo]
     Am      F
4 +  1 + 2 + 3
2---|0---0-0-0
3---|0---0-0-1
2---|0---0-0-0
0---|2-------2

        C     
 + 4 +  1 + 2 
---0---|3---3-
---1---|0---0-
---0---|0---0-
---2---|0---0-

  G        F  
+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
--2---2---|---
--3---3---|1--
--2---2---|0--
--0---0---|2--

 C G C
 2 + 3 + 4 +
-------------|
-0-3-0---0---|
-0-2-0---0---|
-0-0-0---0---|

[Chorus]

  Am      G   
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
A|0---0-------
E|0---0---3---
C|0---0---2---
g|2---2---0---

     F       C
4 +  1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
3---|1---1---0
2---|0---0---0
0---|2---2---0

        C     
 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-------|3---3-
---0---|0---0-
---0---|0---0-
---0---|0---0-

  G        F  
+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
--2---2---|---
--3---3---|1--
--2---2---|0--
--0---0---|2--

 C G C
 2 + 3 + 4 +
-------------|
-0-3-0---0---|
-0-2-0---0---|
-0-0-0---0---|


[Link] / [Coda
 F    C G C  C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
A|------------
E|1---0-3-0---
C|0---0-2-0---
g|2---0-0-0---

]             
7 Am G   F   C
4 +  1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
0-0-|3---1---0
0-0-|2---0---0
3-2-|0---2---0

              
        F    C
 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-------|------
-------|1---0-
-------|0---0-
-------|2---0-

        
 G C C7 Am G  
+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
----------|---
3-0---0-0-|3--
2-0---0-0-|2--
0-0---3-2-|0--

 F   C 
 2 + 3 + 4 +
-------------|
-1---0-------|
-0---0-------|
-2---0-------|

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[Intro]
|   |   |   |      |  |

[Verse 1]
             
When I find my

             
self in times 

            
of trouble mot

         
her Mary comes

 to me
             
Speaking words

             
 of wisdom let

   |           |
 it be
             
And in my hour

             
 of darkness s

            
he is standing

          
 right in fron

t of me
             
Speaking words

             
 of wisdom, le

   |           |
t it be

[Chorus]
            
Let it be, let

             
 it be, let it

           
 be, let it be
             
Whisper words 

             
of wisdom, let

  |           |
 it be

[Verse 2]
             
And when the b

             
roken hearted 

            
people living 

        
in the world a

gree
             
There will be 

             
an answer, let

  |           |
 it be
             
For though the

             
y may be parte

            
d there is sti

              
ll a chance th

    
at they will s

ee
             
There will be 

             
an answer, let

  |           |
 it be

[Chorus]
            
Let it be, let

             
 it be, let it

           
 be, let it be
             
Yeah, there wi

             
ll be n'answer

       |           |
, let it be

[Chorus]
            
Let it be, let

             
 it be, let it

           
 be, let it be
             
Whisper words 

             
of wisdom, let

  |           |
 it be

[Link]
|           |          |
|           |          |

[Solo]
|   |   |   |            |
|   |   |   |            |

[Chorus]
            
Let it be, let

             
 it be, let it

             
 be, yeah, let

    
 it be
             
Whisper words 

             
of wisdom, let

  |           |
 it be(e-e-e)

[Verse 3]
             
And when the n

             
ight is cloudy

            
, there is sti

              
ll a light tha

   
t shines on me
             
Shine until to

            |
morrow, let it

       |  |
 be
             
I wake up to t

             
he sound of mu

            
sic mother Mar

  
y comes to me
             
Speaking words

             
 of wisdom, le

   |      
t it be(e-e-e,

     |
 yeah)

[Chorus]
            
Let it be, let

             
 it be, let it

             
 be, yeah, let

    
 it be
             
There will be 

             
an answer, let

  |           |
 it be(e-e-e)

(repeat this chorus for the album version)

[Chorus]
            
Let it be, let

             
 it be, let it

             
 be, yeah, let

    
 it be
             
Whisper words 

             
of wisdom, let

  |           |
 it be(e-e-e)


[Coda]
|         
              

  |     
      (ritarda


ndo)

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