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[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 - each chord 2 bars] [C][Bb][Am] ([G][F]) [C][Bb][Am][G][F]
[Verse] You know it [C]doesn't make much sense There ought to [Bb]be a law against Any [Am]one who takes offense At a [G] day in [F]your celebration Cause we
[C]all know in our minds That there [Bb]ought to be a time That [Am]we can set aside To [G]show just how [F]much we love you And I'm [F]sure you would agree It couldn't [G]fit more perfectly Than to [F]have a world party on the [G]day you came to be
[Chorus] Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [(F)] birth [C] day Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [(F)] birth [C] day
[Verse] I just [C]never understood How a [Bb]man who died for good Could not [Am]have a day that would Be [G] set aside for his [F]recognition Because [C]it should never be Just be [Bb] cause some cannot see The [Am] dream as clear as he that [G] they should make it be [F] come an illusion And we [F] all know everything That he [G] stood for time will bring For in [F] peace our hearts will sing Thanks to [G] Martin Luther King
[Chorus] Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [(F)] birth [C] day Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [(F)] birth [C] day
[Bridge] [Dm] Why has there never been a [Am] holiday [Dm] Where peace is celebrated [G#] all through [Bb] out the [C] world
[Verse] The [C] time is overdue For people [Bb] like me and you Who [Am] know the way to truth Is [G] love and unity to [F] all God's children It should [C] be a great event And the [Bb] whole day should be spent In [Am] full remembrance Of [G] those who lived and died for the [F] oneness of all people So [F] let us all begin We [G] know that love can win Let it [F] out don't hold it in Sing it [G] loud as you [G#] can
[Chorus] Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [(F#)] birth [C#] day Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [(F#)] birth [C#] day Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [(F#)] birth [C#] day Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [(F#)] birth [C#] day [C#] Happy [B] birthday Happy [Bbm] birthday Happy [G#] birthday
