Man We Was Lonely - PAUL MCCARTNEY - MCCARTNEY (1970)
MAN WE WAS LONELY
© 1970 Northern Songs Ltd.
Chords used:
EADGBE
A: x02220
D: xx0232
E7: 020100
Am7: x02010
Em7: 020000
B7: x21202
B7+: x21203
Em: 002200
F7-5: 1211xx
D7: xx0212
Cm6: x3121x
Dm: x00231
A7: x02020
A13: x01002
INTRO: A13 D Dm A7 [two times]
A D
Man we was lonely
A D
Yes, we was lonely
E7
And we was hard pressed to find a smile
A D
Man we was lonely
A D
Yes, we was lonely
E7 A
But now we're fine all the while
Em7 Am7 B7 B7+ Em
I used to ride on my fast city line
Am7 B7sus4 B7 Bsus4 F7-5 Em
Singing songs that I thought were mine a--lone (alone), alone
Am Cm6 D7 Em
Now let me lie with my love for the time
Am7 B7 E
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
INSTRUMENTAL
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
E7 A A13
But now we're fine all the while
D Dm A7 A13 D Dm A7
NOTE: "The first song's countryish, like from a couple of
hicks. It's nice when little words come out, like 'And we
was hard-pressed to find a smile." I like that line. It's a
hokey thing. I think I'm remembering it wasn't that easy when I
left the Beatles, 'Man, we was lonely.' I think it was a little
bit of a reflection of those times. My biggest problem was I
had to sue the Beatles; I tried to sue Allen Klein, but he
wasn't a party to any of the agreements, so I ended up having
to sue my best friends as a technical matter. It was the last
thing in the world I wanted to do, but it was pointed out to
me that it was the only way to do it. I knew I had to get
out, and I knew I would apologize to them, and I knew once
I got out, they'd get out. So if I got out of prison, I'd
free them. It was a very difficult call. I went through
a lot of tough times emotionally, so something like
'Man We Was Lonely' reflects that." (Paul McCartney, 2001)