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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Capo
None
Chords
A · D · Dm · Em · G · F
Paul McCartney’s powerful love ballad to his wife Linda. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a steady, confident strum for the verses, building to a more emphatic strum in the chorus.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time
A
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
A
And hung me on a line
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
Chorus
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
D
Who’s in the middle of something
A
That he doesn’t really understand
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
A
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Verse 2
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you’re with me all the time
A
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I leave you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you help me sing my song
A
Right me when I’m wrong
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
Chorus
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
D
Who’s in the middle of something
A
That he doesn’t really understand
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
A
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Bridge
F#m
Well, maybe I’m a man, and maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
F#m
Yeah, maybe I’m a man, and maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Outro
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time
E
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
E
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
D
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
A
Who’s in the middle of something
E
That he doesn’t really understand
D
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
A
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Practice tip: Master the A, D, E, and F#m chord shapes and transitions first, then focus on the dynamic shift from the single-chord verses to the more complex chorus progression.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
A · D · Dm · Em · G · F
Paul McCartney’s powerful love ballad to his wife Linda. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a steady, confident strum for the verses, building to a more emphatic strum in the chorus.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time
A
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
A
And hung me on a line
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
Chorus
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
D
Who’s in the middle of something
A
That he doesn’t really understand
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
A
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Verse 2
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you’re with me all the time
A
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I leave you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you help me sing my song
A
Right me when I’m wrong
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
Chorus
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
D
Who’s in the middle of something
A
That he doesn’t really understand
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
A
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Bridge
F#m
Well, maybe I’m a man, and maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
F#m
Yeah, maybe I’m a man, and maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Outro
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time
E
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
E
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
D
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
A
Who’s in the middle of something
E
That he doesn’t really understand
D
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
A
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Practice tip: Master the A, D, E, and F#m chord shapes and transitions first, then focus on the dynamic shift from the single-chord verses to the more complex chorus progression.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
A · D · Dm · Em · G · F
Paul McCartney’s powerful love ballad to his wife Linda. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a steady, confident strum for the verses, building to a more emphatic strum in the chorus.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time
A
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
A
And hung me on a line
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
Chorus
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
D
Who’s in the middle of something
A
That he doesn’t really understand
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
A
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Verse 2
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you’re with me all the time
A
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I leave you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you help me sing my song
A
Right me when I’m wrong
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
Chorus
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
D
Who’s in the middle of something
A
That he doesn’t really understand
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
A
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Bridge
F#m
Well, maybe I’m a man, and maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
F#m
Yeah, maybe I’m a man, and maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Outro
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time
E
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
E
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
D
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
A
Who’s in the middle of something
E
That he doesn’t really understand
D
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
A
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Practice tip: Master the A, D, E, and F#m chord shapes and transitions first, then focus on the dynamic shift from the single-chord verses to the more complex chorus progression.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
A · D · Dm · Em · G · F
Paul McCartney’s powerful love ballad to his wife Linda. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a steady, confident strum for the verses, building to a more emphatic strum in the chorus.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time
A
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
A
And hung me on a line
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
Chorus
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
D
Who’s in the middle of something
A
That he doesn’t really understand
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
A
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Verse 2
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you’re with me all the time
A
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I leave you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you help me sing my song
A
Right me when I’m wrong
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
Chorus
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
D
Who’s in the middle of something
A
That he doesn’t really understand
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
A
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Bridge
F#m
Well, maybe I’m a man, and maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
F#m
Yeah, maybe I’m a man, and maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Outro
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time
E
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
E
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
D
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
A
Who’s in the middle of something
E
That he doesn’t really understand
D
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
A
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Practice tip: Master the A, D, E, and F#m chord shapes and transitions first, then focus on the dynamic shift from the single-chord verses to the more complex chorus progression.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
A · D · Dm · Em · G · F
Paul McCartney’s powerful love ballad to his wife Linda. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a steady, confident strum for the verses, building to a more emphatic strum in the chorus.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time
A
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
A
And hung me on a line
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
Chorus
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
D
Who’s in the middle of something
A
That he doesn’t really understand
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
A
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Verse 2
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you’re with me all the time
A
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I leave you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you help me sing my song
A
Right me when I’m wrong
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
Chorus
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
D
Who’s in the middle of something
A
That he doesn’t really understand
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
A
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Bridge
F#m
Well, maybe I’m a man, and maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
F#m
Yeah, maybe I’m a man, and maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Outro
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time
E
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
E
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
D
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
A
Who’s in the middle of something
E
That he doesn’t really understand
D
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
A
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Practice tip: Master the A, D, E, and F#m chord shapes and transitions first, then focus on the dynamic shift from the single-chord verses to the more complex chorus progression.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
A · D · Dm · Em · G · F
Paul McCartney’s powerful love ballad to his wife Linda. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a steady, confident strum for the verses, building to a more emphatic strum in the chorus.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time
A
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
A
And hung me on a line
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
Chorus
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
D
Who’s in the middle of something
A
That he doesn’t really understand
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
A
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Verse 2
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you’re with me all the time
A
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I leave you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you help me sing my song
A
Right me when I’m wrong
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
Chorus
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
D
Who’s in the middle of something
A
That he doesn’t really understand
E
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
A
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Bridge
F#m
Well, maybe I’m a man, and maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
F#m
Yeah, maybe I’m a man, and maybe you’re the only woman
D
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
Outro
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time
E
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you
A
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
E
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you
D
Maybe I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
A
Who’s in the middle of something
E
That he doesn’t really understand
D
Maybe I’m a man, maybe you’re the only woman
A
Who could ever help me
E
Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Practice tip: Master the A, D, E, and F#m chord shapes and transitions first, then focus on the dynamic shift from the single-chord verses to the more complex chorus progression.