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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?
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G C G/B (Gmaj7/B second time - x20002 E 3--------x-x---x---0-- B x----3---5-5---3-3--3- G 0------4-5-5---0------ D x--------5-5---X------ A x--------3-3---2------ D 5---------------------
(Repeat - second time just strum final chords)
[Verse 1] [Am] Talking away [D] , [G] I don't know what [C] I'm to [G/B] say I'll [Am] say it anywa [D] y, to [G] day's another [C] day to [G/B] find you [Am] Shyin' a [D] way, [Em] I'll be coming for your [C] love, OK?
[Chorus] [G] Take [D/F#] on m [Em] e ( [C] take on me) [G] Take [D/F#] me o [Em] n ( [C] take on me) [G] I'll [D/F#] be g [Em] one [C] in a day or [G] tw [D] o - [C/E] ----- [D] ----
[Verse 2] So, [Am] needless to say [D] I'm [G] odds and ends, [C] but I'll [G/B] be [Am] stumbling a [D] wake [G] slowly learning that [C] life is O [G/B] K [Am] Say after me [D] , [Em] it's no better to be [C] safe than sorry
[Chorus] [G] Take [D/F#] on m [Em] e ( [C] take on me) [G] Take [D/F#] me o [Em] n ( [C] take on me) [G] I'll [D/F#] be g [Em] one [C] in a day or [G] tw [D] o-- [C/E] ----- [D] ----
[Instrumental - NEED TO CHECK THIS BIT] Am F Am F Am D
[Middle Riff] Am D Am D Am D G C G/B Am D C/E Dsus2 D
[Verse 3] Oh, the [Am] things that you sa [D] y, yeah, [G] is it life or [C] just to [G/B] play My [Am] worries awa [D] y, you're [G] all the things I've [C] got to re [G/B] member [Am] You are shying a [D] way, [Em] I'll be coming for [C] you anyway
[Chorus] [G] Take [D/F#] on m [Em] e ( [C] take on me) [G] Take [D/F#] me o [Em] n ( [C] take on me) [G] I'll [D/F#] be g [Em] one [C] G D/F# Em C [In][a] T [day] ake on me (take on me)
[G] Take [D/F#] me o [Em] n ( [C] take on me) [G] I'll [D/F#] be g [Em] one [C] (take on me) G D/F# Em C [In][a] T [day] ake me on
(Fade out) G D/F# Em C ...
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