Paul McCartney - Figure Of Eight: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Figure Of Eight" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Figure Of Eight Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Paul McCartney

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Figure Of Eight" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E                            Esus4       E
Well you got me dancing in a figure of eight
                                      Esus4      E
Don't know if I'm coming or going, I'm early or late
Bsus4               C#m7
Round and round the ring I go
A                Bsus4
I wanna know, I wanna know

Why can't we travel a continuous line
Make love a reliable covenant all the time
Up and down the hills I go
I got to know, I got to know

Chorus:
       A         Bsus4/A
Is it better to love one another
        G#m11                 C#m11
Than to go for a walk in the dark
       A          Bsus4/A
Is it better to love than to give in to
G#m11 F#7sus4 E
hate
           A               Bsus4/A
Yeah we'd better take good care of each other
  G#m11             C#m11
Avoid slipping back off the straight and narrow
      A                            B
It's better by far than getting stuck
                    E A E A G F#m E A E A G F#m
In a figure of eight

      Bsus4                 A
Well figure it out for yourself little girl
                       Esus4
It don't go nowhere at all
Bsus4                    F#m11
It's nothing more than a tape loop
   Bsus4 F#m11 Bsus4
In a big dance  hall

You've got me running in a figure of eight
Don't know if I'm coming or going, I'm early or late
Round and round that little ring I go
I wanna know, I wanna know

Chorus:
Is it better to love one another
Than to go for a walk in the dark
Is it better to love than to give in to hate
Yeah we'd better take good care of one another
Avoid slipping back off the straight and narrow
It's better by far than getting stuck
In a figure of eight


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

E

Guitar chord E

Esus4

Guitar chord Esus4

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

F#7sus4

Guitar chord F#7sus4

G

Guitar chord G

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Bsus4

Guitar chord Bsus4

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Figure Of Eight" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Figure Of Eight" by Paul McCartney.

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