[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?
DROP THIS TO F#m SO CHORDS CAN BE BIGGER FOR CHORUS
[Prep voice - high A on the deep bit] [Intro - No drums - hard muted down strum] [F#m]
[Verse - C# is starting note] [F#m] There's a fire [C#m] starting in my heart, [E] Reaching a fever pitch, and it's [C#m] bringing me out the dark (passing chord) ([E]) [F#m] Finally, I can [C#m] see you crystal clear [E] Go ahead and sell me out, and [C#m] I'll lay your shit bare (passing chord) ([E])
(bass drum on all 4) [F#m] See how I'll leave with [C#m] every piece of you [E] Don't underestimate the [C#m] things that I will do (passing chord) ([E]) [F#m] There's a fire [C#m] starting in my heart [E] Reaching a fever pitch, and it's [C#m] bringing me out the dark (passing chord) ([E])
[Pre-Chorus - still no snare - play chords up neck to make positioning easier] [D] The scars of [E] your love, remind me [C#m] of us They keep me [D] thinking that we almost (passing chord) [E] had it [D] all ... The scars of [E] your love, they leave me [C#m] breathless I can't help [C#7] feeling... We could have had it
[Chorus - FULL DRUMS] [F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep (passing chords) You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you [D] played it... To the [D] beat (passing chords) [D][E]
[Verse - Light drums] [F#m] Baby, I I I have no [C#m] story to be told, But [E] I've heard   one on you. Now+I'm [C#m] gonna+make+your+head+burn ([E]) [F#m] Think of me in the [C#m] depths of your despair [E] Make a home down there, as [C#m] mine sure won't be shared ([E])
[Pre-Chorus] [D] The scars of [E] your love, remind me [C#m] of us They keep me [D] thinking that we almost [E] had it [D] all The scars of [E] your love, they leave me [C#m] breathless I can't help [C#7] feeling... We could have had it
[Chorus] [F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep (passing chords) You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you [D] played it... To the [D] be ee eat (no F to G step up - note this) [E] Could have had it
[Interlude - CHORDS CHANGE RELATIVE TO MELODY] [D] all.... all all [E] ... Rolling in the [F#m] dee eee eeep [E] ... You had my heart in [D] side of your hand [D] .. But you [E] played it with a [E] beating
[Verse - Implied 2/4 - bass drum with chick on 2 and 4 on chords] [N.C.] Throw yourself through every open door (Whoa) Count your blessings to find what you look for (Whoa-uh) [F#m] Turn my sorrow into treasured gold (Whoa) ... You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow.
[Chorus - No drums - Strum chords full] [F#m] You're gonna wish you, [E] never had met me [D] Tears are gonna fall, [D] rolling in the [E] deep [F#m] You're gonna wish you, [E] never had met me It [D] all, It all, It [D] all .. We [D] could have [E] had it
[Drums back in and typical chorus] [F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you [D] played it... To the [D] beat We [D]could have [E]had it
[F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you But you pla [D] yed it. You played it. You pla [D] yed it. You pla [D] yed it [E] to the [F#m] beat.