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Version 1 Version 2
            Note: If you take the A in the Verse / Intro as the barred shape, you can hammer on from the E.
[Intro]
N.C.
2, (a)-1, 2, 3, 4!
A  |  %  |  %  |  %  |
[Verse 1]
A
Everybody's talking 'bout Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism,
Ragism, Tagism, This-ism, That-ism, ism, ism, ism
[Chorus]
A            E7 E
  All we are saying
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (come on, say it)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (yeah,    come on)
[Verse 2]
A
Everybody's talking 'bout Ministers, Sinisters, Banisters and Canisters,
Bishops and Fishops, Rabbis and Popeyes, Bye bye, bye bye
[Chorus]
A            E7 E
  All we are saying
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (once you say it, ...)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (...        Let me tell you now)
[Verse 3]
A
Ev'rybody's talking 'bout revolution, Evolution, Mastication, Flagelation,
Regulations, Integrations, Meditations, United Nations, Congratulations
[Chorus]
A            E7 E
  All we are saying (keep talkin')
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (...)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying (Let's hear it for the west coast)
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (on ...)
[Verse 4]
A
Everybody's talking 'bout John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary,
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper, Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer,
Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna, Hare, Hare Krishna
[Chorus] (13 repetitions)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (come on, come on, come on)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (Let me hear you around the square)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying (come on)
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (Let's hear it for the beatles now)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (Let's hear it for Hare Krishna (Yes!))
A            E7 E
  All we are saying (Ha)
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (Everybody now, come on)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (Hare say it if we hear you)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (Everybpdy now, come on)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying (Gotta tell it if we want it, and we want it now)
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (Yeah)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying (come together)
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (come together, all together)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (Everybody hear it, yes!)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying (we can get it tomorrow, today!)
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (we want it now)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (Yesterday)
A            E7 E
  All we are saying
    E7            A
is give peace a chance (Okay, beautiful, yes)
N.C.
(Hey, hey, we made it) 
        
                