[Intro - No drums - Riff is A string - 2 4 5 ] | Bm | % | % | % |
[Drums in] | Bm | % |
[Chorus] D Bm Could you be loved G D And be loved D Bm Could you be loved G D And be loved
[Verse 1 - 2 bars on first 2 Ems - they are long pauses] Bm      Em     Don't let them fool ya ..................... Bm   Em  Or even try to school ya Oh, no! Bm We've got a mind of our own G F#m Em So go to hell if what you're thinking is not right! Bm Love would never leave us alone, G F#m A A-yin the darkness there must come out to light.
[Chorus] D Bm Could you be loved G D And be loved D Bm Could you be loved G D And be loved
[Post-Chorus] Bm could you be, could you be, could you be loved?
[Verse 2 - Low spoken bits by ladies - with intro riff] Bm The road of life is rocky and you may stumble too, Bm So while you point your fingers someone else is judging you Bm Love your brotherman!
Could you be, could you be, could you be loved Bm Could you be, could you be loved Bm Could you be, could you be, could you be loved Bm Could you be, could you be loved
[Verse 3] Bm Don't let them change ya Em oh! buddum ba-ba-dum baba dum dum buddum ba-ba-dum baba dum dum Bm Or even rearrange ya! Em oh! buddum ba-ba-dum baba dum dum buddum ba-ba-dum baba dum dum Bm G F#m Em We've got a life to live. Ooh, ooh, ooh Bm They say: on   ly  y , on   ly  y G F#m A Only the fittest of the fittest shall survive, stay alive! Eh!
[Chorus] D Bm Could you be loved G D And be loved D Bm Could you be loved G D And be loved
[Verse 3 - Spoken-ish low bit] Bm You ain't gonna miss your water, until your well runs dry Bm No matter how you treat him, the man will never be satisfied Bm Say something! (Could you be, could you be, could you be loved Bm Could you be, could you be loved) Bm Say something! (Could you be, could you be, could you be loved) Bm Say something! (could you be, could you be loved) Bm Say something! Say something! Bm Say something! Say something! (could you be loved?) Bm Say something! Say something! Bm Say something! Say something! Reggae, reggae! Bm Say something! Rasta, rasta! Bm Say something! Reggae, reggae! Bm Say something! Rasta, rasta! Bm Say something! (Could you be loved) Bm Say something! Uh! Bm Say something! Come on! Bm Say something! (Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?) Bm Say something! (Could you be, could you be loved?) Bm Say something! (Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?) Bm Say something! (Could you be, could you be loved?
[Intro - BPM 92] [D][Bm][D][G] x2 (Start no bass drum - one xxxx = BS)
xxxx xx[D]x (pickup)
[Bm]xxx xx([D]x)x (offbeat D ahead of snare) [G]xxx xx[D]x [Bm]xxx xx[D]x [G]xxx xx[D]x Only one offbeat with D every 4 times round the phrase Repeat with bass drum
[Verse - of = Play offbeat - ahead of Snare] [Bm] Love [D-of][G] I [D] get so [Bm] lost, [D-of] somet [G] imes [D] [Bm] Days pass [D-of][G] [D] And this [Bm] emptiness [D-of] fills my [G] heart [D-of] [Bm] When I want [D-of] to [G] run away [D-of] I [Bm] drive off [D-of] in my [G] car [D-of] [Bm] But which [D-of] ever [G] way I go [D-of] I come [Bm] back to the [D-of] place you [G] are
(A goes to Asus4 as part of phrase - G can be G5 - 3x0022 so high D is emphasised which is part of keyboard phrase) [A] ....... [A]All my [D]instincts, [G] ....... [G]they re [D]turn [A] ....... [A]The grand fa [D]cade, [G] ....... [G]so soon will [D]burn [A] ....... [A]Without a [D]noise, [G] ....... [G]without my [D]pride [A] ....... [A]I reach out [G]from the inside ('oh oh oh' bit)
[Chorus: D quickly during the A section] [G]In [G/F#]your [E] eyes (the light the heat) In [A]your eyes (I [D]am com [A]plete) In [E]your eyes (I see the doorway) In [A] your eyes (to a thousand churches) [D][A] In [E]your eyes (the resolution) In [A] your eyes (of all the fruitless searches) [D][A] In [E] your eyes In [A] your eyes (oh, I want to be that complete) [D][A] In [E] your eyes In [A] your eyes (I want to touch the light the heat I see) [D][A] In [E] your eyes (actually 022220 i think)
[Intro Riff Vamp] [D][Bm][D][G] x2
[Verse] [Bm] Love [D][G] [D] I don't [Bm] like to see [D] so much [G] pain [D] [Bm] So mu [D] ch [G] wasted [D] And this [Bm] moment keep [D] s slipping [G] away [D] [Bm] I get [D] so [G] tired Of [D] working so [Bm] hard for [D] our sur [G] vival [D] [Bm] I look [D] to the [G] time with you [D] To [Bm] keep me awake [D] and a [G] live [D]
[A] ....... [A]All my [D]instincts, [G] ....... [G]they re [D]turn [A] ....... [A]The grand fa [D]cade, [G] ....... [G]so soon will [D]burn [A] ....... [A]Without a [D]noise, [G] ....... [G]without my [D]pride [A] ....... [A]I reach out [G]from the inside ('oh oh oh' bit)
[Chorus: D quickly during the A section] [G]In [G/F#]your [E] eyes (the light the heat) In [A]your eyes (I [D]am com [A]plete) In [E]your eyes (I see the doorway) In [A] your eyes (to a thousand churches) [D][A] In [E]your eyes (the resolution) In [A] your eyes (of all the fruitless searches) [D][A] In [E] your eyes In [A] your eyes (oh, I want to be that complete) [D][A] In [E] your eyes In [A] your eyes (I want to touch the light the heat I see) [D][A] In [E] your eyes