Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All You Need Is Love – The Beatles --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time signature: 4/4 except Verse: every fourth bar is 3/4 Chorus: the last bar is 2/4 Marseillaise: G D G Am D7 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A ------|--------0---0---|5-----2-----2---|----3-------0---| E ----0-|3---3---2---2---|3-------3-3---2-|0---2---------2-| C --2---|2---2---2---2---|2---------------|0---2-----------| G ------|0---0---2---2---|0---------------|----2-----------|
Intro: / Verse: / Solo: G D Em G D Em 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + A|2---2---0---0---|------------|2---2---0---0---|------------| E|3---3---2---2---|3---3-----0-|3---3---2---2---|3---3-----0-| C|2---2---2---2---|4---4---2---|2---2---2---2---|4---4---2---| g|0---0---2---2---|0---0-------|0---0---2---2---|0---0-------| Am G D Dsus2 D5 D7* Bm D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + A|3---3---2---2---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|2-3-5-------| E|0---0---3---3---|2---2---0---0---|5---5---5---5---|2---2-----0-| C|0---0---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---0---0---|2---2---2---| g|2---2---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---0---|4---2-------| Chorus: G A D G A D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A|2---2---0---0---|0---0-----------|2---2---0---0---|0---0-----------| E|3---3---0---0---|2---2---2-1-0---|3---3---0---0---|2---2---2-1-0---| C|2---2---1---1---|2---2---------3-|2---2---1---1---|2---2---------3-| g|0---0---2---2---|2---2-----------|0---0---2---2---|2---2-----------| G B Em Em9 Cmaj7 D G 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + A|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---0---0---|2-------| E|3---3---2---2---|3---3---2---2---|0---0---2---2---|3-----0-| C|2---2---3---3---|4---4---2---2---|0---0---2---2---|2---2---| g|0---0---4---4---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---2---2---|0-------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL CHORDS g-C-E-A Am 2-0-0-3 D7 2-2-2-3 Dsus2 2-2-0-0 D5 2-2-5-0 D7* 2-0-5-0 Em 0-4-3-2 Em9 0-2-2-2 Cmaj7 0-0-0-2 A7sus4 0-2-0-0 B7 4-3-2-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marseillaise: | G D | G | Am D7 | Intro: G D | Em | Love, love, love G D | Em | Love, love, love Am G | D Dsus2 | D5 D7* | Bm D | Love, love, love Verse: G D Em There's nothing you can do that can't be done G D Em Nothing you can sing that can't be sung Am G D Dsus2 Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game | D5 D7* | Bm D | It's easy ... Verse: G D Em Nothing you can make that can't be made G D Em No one you can save that can't be saved Am G D Dsus2 Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time | D5 D7* | Bm D | It's easy ... Chorus: G A D All you need is love G A D All you need is love G B Em Em9 All you need is love, love Cmaj7 D G Love is all you need Solo: 3/4 3/4 | G D | Em | G D | Em | 3/4 | Am G | D Dsus2 | D5 D7* | Bm D | Chorus: G A D All you need is love G A D All you need is love G B Em Em9 All you need is love, love Cmaj7 D G Love is all you need Verse: G D Em Nothing you can know that isn't known G D Em Nothing you can see that isn't shown Am G D Dsus2 Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be | D5 D7* | Bm D | It's easy ... Chorus: G A7sus4 D7 All you need is love G A7sus4 D7 All you need is love G B7 Em Em9 All you need is love, love Cmaj7 D G Love is all you need Chorus: G A7sus4 D7 All you need is love (All together, now!) G A7sus4 D7 All you need is love. (everybody!) G B7 Em Em9 All you need is love, love Cmaj7 D Love is all you need Outro: G Love is all you need (love is all you need) G Love is all you need (love is all you need) (repeat, vocals ad lib – fade out)
Written by: Lennon/McCartney
Released as a non-album single in 1967
Later on the album “Magical Mystery Tour” (1967)