[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 - 16th note strums] E--- ---Esus4 ---- --E- ** verse only B A (play D triad to make opening A string easier) E ------------------------ B --12--10------12-10--12-10-- G --9---9-------9--9---9--9--- D --9---11------9--12--9--11-- A --x---x-----**9--9---0------ E --0---0---------------------
[Verse] [E] Live baby [Esus4] live [E] Now [Esus4] that the day is [E] over [Esus4] I gotta [B] new sensation In [A] perfect moments (bit of vamp on A) Thats [E] so Impossible to refuse
[Riff A Figure] E -------------- B ---------9979- G ---------9979- D ---------9979- A ---5-5-7-7757---[Stop] E -77-7---------
[Verse] [E] Sleep baby sleep [Esus4][E] Now [Esus4] that the night is [E] ov [Esus4] er And the [B] sun comes Like a god in [A] to our room (bit of vamp on A) All [E] perfect light and promises
[Chorus - Backward drums - but only on new sensation bits to make more interesting] [E] (Riff B - E-5h7 A-55 7) [E/G#] Gotta [E/G#] hold [E7] on you [E] A new sensation, a new sensation Right [E] now, (Riff A) [E] I'm gonna take you over A new sensation, a [E] new [D] sen [C#] sa [B] tion
[Verse] [E] Dream baby [Esus4] dream Of all that's come and [E] going [Esus4] And you will [B] find out in the end There re [A] ally is There really is no [E] difference
(twice round E to Esus4 riff) [Riff A Figure][E] (stop) [Pause] 1 2 3 4 Ha
[Verse] (drums back in) [E] Cry baby cry [Esus4][E] When you [Esus4] got to get it [E] out [Esus4] I'll be your [B] shoulder You can tell me all Don't keep it [A] in ya Well that's the [E] reason why I'm here
[Chorus - Backward drums] [E] (Riff B - E-5h7 A-55 7) [E] Hey hey Are you ready for a new [E] sensation, new sensation Right [E] now
[Chorus - Backward drums] [E] (Riff B - E-5h7 A-55 7) Gonna take you [E] on a new sensation, new sensation ( [E] New sensation, news sensation) (A new sensation) [E][D][C#][B]
[Solo] [E]
[Verse] [E] Hate baby hate [Esus4][E] When there's [Esus4] nothing left for [E] you [Esus4] You're only [B] human what can you do It'll soon be [A] over (bit of vamp on A) Don't let your [E] pain take over you
[Verse - Head voice] [E] Love baby [Esus4] love [E] It's [Esus4] written all over your [E] fa [Esus4] ce There's nothing [B] better we could do Than live for [A] ever (bit of vamp on A) Well that's all [E] we've got to do
[Chorus] [E] (Riff B - E-5h7 A-55 7) Hey now I'm gonna take a [E] new sensation, new sensation [E] Right now Gotta hold on y [E] ou [E] A new sensation, new sensation [E] A new sensation, a new sensation [E] A new sensation
[END] Rhythm when singing 'got a hold on' E E/G# (E/G# E7) B S B S
