[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 101 - ORIGINAL KEY - CAPO AT 2] [G][C/G][G][C] (hum melody into harmoniser) [G][C/G][(G G G D/F#)][Em]
[CHORUS] [D] You can dance, [B] you can jive, [Em] having the [Em7] time of your [A] life, ooh [C] See that girl, [D] watch that scene, dig in the [G] dancing queen [C/G][G][G]
[VERSE] [G] Friday night and the lights are low [C/G] [G] Looking out for the place to go [Em] [D] Where they play the right [D/F#] music, [D] getting in the [D/F#] swing You come to [Em] look [Em] for a [Em] king [D][Em][Em]
[G] Anybody could be that guy [C/G] [G] Night is young and the music's [Em] high [D] With a bit of rock [D/F#] music, [D] everything is [D/F#] fine You're in the [Em] mood [Em] for a [Em] dance [D][Em][Em] And when you [Am] get the chance.
[Violin Run] [D6][D7][D]you [Dsus2]are [D]the
[CHORUS] [G] dancing queen, [C/G] young and sweet, only [G] seventeen [C/G] [G] Dancing queen, [C/G] feel the beat from the [G] tambourine [D/F#]oh [Em]yeah [D] You can dance, [B] you can jive, [Em] having the [Em7] time of your [A] life, ooh [C] See that girl, [D/G] watch that scene, dig in the [G] dancing queen [C/G][G][C/G]
[Vamp on G with C/G at end of bar]
[VERSE] [G] You're a teaser, you turn 'em on [C/G] [G] Leave them burning and then you're [Em] gone [D] Looking out for an [D/F#] other, [D] anyone will do [D/F#] You're in the [Em] mood [Em] for a [Em] dance [D][Em][Em] And when you [Am] get the chance [D6 to D7 to D to Dsus2 D] (Violin run)
[CHORUS] You are the [G] dancing queen, [C/G] young and sweet, only [G] seventeen [C/G] [G] Dancing queen, [C/G] feel the beat from the [G] tambourine [D/F#]oh [Em]yeah [D] You can dance, [B] you can jive, [Em] having the [Em7] time of your [A] life, Ooh [C/G] See that girl, [D] watch that scene, dig in the [G] dancing queen (G to C etc til end?)
[End]
[TAB SECTION] [Intro] G C/G G C E 7---5-8---7-5-3-5--7----7--x--3 B 3---3-8---5-5-5-0--0----8--7--5 G 4---4-9---5-5-5-0--0----7--5--5 D x---x-10--5-5-5-0--0----9--5--5 A 5---5-10--3-3-3-x--x----10-3--3 E 3---3-8---------3--3----------3
G C/G G D/F# Em E 7---5-8---7-5-3-5--7----2----0-- B 3---3-8---5-5-5-0--0----3----0-- G 4---4-9---5-5-5-0--0----2----0-- D x---x-10--5-5-5-0--0----0----2-- A 5---5-10--3-3-3-x--x----0----2-- E 3---3-8---------3--3----2----0--
[Violin run] --------"You" "are" "the" E 2--2--2-------0-----2- B 0--1--3-------3-----3- G 2--2--2-------2-----2- D 0--0--0-------0-----0- A ---------------------- D ----------------------
[G to C/G riff in usual chorus] G C C/G E 3--2--0-- B 3--1--1-- G 0--0--0-- D 0--x--2-- A 2--3--3-- D 3-----3--