Paul McCartney

"Ebony And Ivory"

C Bb C

F Gm C
Ebony and ivory
F Gm C
Live together in perfect harmony
F Gm
Side by side on my piano keyboard
C F
Oh Lord why don't we?

C Bb C

F
We all know
Dm C Bb F
That people are the same wherever you go
C
There is good and bad in everyone
Eb Eb-dim D Gm
We learn to live when we learn to give each other

What we need to survive

C
Together alive

F Gm C
Ebony and ivory
F Gm C
Live together in perfect harmony
F Gm
Side by side on my piano keyboard
C F Dsus D
Oh Lord why don't we?

Solo: [G Am D G Am D G Am D G Bb C]

Chords: G Am D G Am D G

{----0-3-2---------------------3-2-2-0--------0------------0-3-2------|
{--3-------3----0-1-3-0------3---------3----0---3-0------3-------3----|
{-----------------------0---------------------------0-----------------|
{---------------------------------------------------------------------|
{---------------------------------------------------------------------|
{---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Am D G Bb C F

|-------------------3-2-2-0------------------------------3S5----------}
|--0-1-3----------3---------3----0--------------1-3----1--------------}
|--------4-2-0---------------------2-0--------3-----------------------}
|--------------------------------------0-3----------------------------}
|---------------------------------------------------------------------}
|---------------------------------------------------------------------}

F
We all know
Dm C Bb F
That people are the same wherever you go
C
There is good and bad in everyone
Eb Eb-dim D Gm
We learn to live when we learn to give each other

What we need to survive

C
Together alive

F Gm C
Ebony and ivory
F Gm C
Live together in perfect harmony
F Gm
Side by side on my piano keyboard
C F Dsus D
Oh Lord why don't we?
Gm C
Side by side on my piano keyboard
F Gm C
Oh Lord why don't we?

{F Gm C} repeat to fade.

Ebony
Ivory
Living in perfect harmony