To Love Somebody Chords

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To Love Somebody by Bee Gees is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, G, D, Bm, E and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			(Barry Gibb / Robin Gibb)


Intro:

	(acoustic guitar w/bass and strings):

	A   G    D A
	/ / / /  / / . .

	A        A          A chords arpeggiated on harp
	/ . . .  / . . .

Verse 1:

	            A
	There's a light
	Bm
	A certain kind of light
	D                   A
	That never shone on me
	G                 A
	I want my life to be
	              E
	To live with you
	              D
	To live with you

	There's a way
	Everybody says
	To do each and every little thing
	But what does it bring
	If I ain't got you
	Ain't got... baby

	 A                        E
	You don't know what it's like
	       D                        A  N.C.
	Baby, you don't know what it's like
	             E
	To love somebody
	             D
	To love somebody
	           A
	The way I love you
repeat intro

Verse 2:

	Mmm, in my brain
	I see your face again
	I know my frame of mind
	You ain't got to be so blind
	And I'm blind, so so so very blind

	I'm a man, can't you see what I am
	I live and I breathe for you
	But what good does it do
	If I ain't got you
	Ain't got... baby

repeat chorus

	E         (A)
	I... love you

repeat chorus

	E             (A) 
	No-no-no-no-no-no

repeat chorus; fade


Note: Barry Gibb plays in open D tuning (D A D F# A D, low to high).  Chord
formations used in this song:


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante