| G | Bm | C | D7 | D7b9 | |
| When you were | young and your | heart was an | open book |
| G | Bm | C | |
| You used to | say live and let | live |
| C/D | D7 | G | |
| (You know you | did, you know you | did you know you | did) |
| G | Bm | C | A7 | |
| But in this | ever changing world | in which we live | in |
| D7 | Am | D7 | Bb/D | |
| makes you | give in | and | cry |
| G | C/G | |
| Say live and let | die |
| Gdim | G7 | |
| live and let | die |
| G | C/G | |
| live and let | die |
| Gdim | Gm | |
| live and let | die |
| C9 | |
| What does it matter to ya |
| G7 | |
| when you got a job to do |
| D7 | |
| you gotta | do it well |
| Em | F | Gm | |
| you gotta | give the other fellow | hell |
| repeat first verse |
| Gm | Ebm/Gb | |