[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] [C] x 8 - no drums for first 4, then drums for next 4 E ------ B ------ G ------ D 5-5--5 A 3-3--3 E ----3-
[VAMP - Play some individual notes as well] [Bb][F][C][C] x 4 E ---------------------------------------- B -----1----11-1-1---------1----11-1-1 G 3----2----00-0-0----3----2----00-2-0---- D 3----3----20-2-2----3----3----20-x-2---- A 1------------3-3----1------------3-3---- E ----------------------------------------
[VERSE 1] [C] Some boys kiss me, [C] some boys hug me [Bb] I think they're [Am] O.K. [C] If they don't give me [C] proper credit [Dm] I just walk [C] away [C] They can beg and [C] they can plead [Bb] But they can't see the [Am] light, that's right [C] Cause the boy with the [C] cold hard cash Is [Dm] always Mister [C] Right, 'cause we are
[CHORUS] [F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am] You know that we are [F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl
[VAMP - Play some individual notes as well] [Bb][F][C][C] x 2
[VERSE 2] [C] Some boys romance, [C] some boys slow dance [Bb] That's all right with [Am] me [C] If they can't raise my [C] interest then I [Dm] Have to let them [C] be [C] Some boys try and [C] some boys lie but [Bb] I don't let them play[Am] [C] Only boys who [C] save their pennies [Dm] Make my rainy[C] day, 'cause we are
[CHORUS] [F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am] You know that we are [F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl ([Bb][F])
[F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am] You know that we are [F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl
[VAMP - Play some individual notes as well] [Bb][F][C][C] x 4
[MAN VOCAL BIT] [C] Living in a material world (material) [Bb] Living in a [C] material world [C] Living in a material world (material) [Bb] Living in a [C] material world
[VERSE 3] [C] Boys may come and [C] boys may go [Bb] And that's all right you [Am] see [C] Experience has [C] made me rich And [Dm] now they're after [C] me, 'cause everybody's
[CHORUS] [F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am] You know that we are [F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl ([Bb][F])
[CHORUS] [F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am] You know that we are [F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl
[VAMP - Play some individual notes as well] [Bb][F][C][C] x 2 (STOP)
[STOP] [C] A material, a material, a material, a material [C] (musicback) World - Living in a material world (material) [Bb] Living in a mat [C] erial world [C] (musicback) World - Living in a material world (material)
[End - play snare on all hits in 'rial world'] [Bb] Living in a mat [C] erial world
