Topic: New Chords Postings
This is one of those songs that you think is going to be no problem. Two minute pop song, fairly simple melody. Then you work out the first chord. E flat. Ugh. Then you know it's trouble.The song is carried by piano, I don't think there even is any guitar on the recording, so it could be in Eb. But that's pretty cumbersome for guitar playing. So then you try to decide what key to go to, while staying in the same pitch as the record...up to E Major (requiring tuning down half a tone) or down to D major (requiring a capo at the first fret). I opted for D, since capo-ing is a much easier alteration than re-tuning.
Then I watched some video, and needless to say, it looked like they were playing in E.
Well, in some footage it did, anyhow. So much for the simple pop song. So I re-worked the chord chart, doing it in E. But for somebody who just wants to strum chords, I still think it's easier to capo and play it in D. So I've included both versions. Of course, you can always strum it in E, not tune down, and just don't play with the record. Your options are boundless. 
"Come And Get It", a Paul McCartney-penned track, is from Badfinger's first record Magic Christian Music (1969), so called because three of the songs on the record were featured in the film "The Magic Christian", which starred Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr. The rest of the record is rounded out by tracks the band recorded when they still went under the name The Iveys. But the name change took place before the first full length LP was released.
The chord chart: https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/crd/badfinger-comeandgetit.txt
The song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPHGVO1DsPM
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Updated: Friday, October 3, 2008 2:45 AM EDT
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I hope everybody is enjoying the Labour Day holiday weekend.