I Wanna Be Loved Chords
I Wanna Be Loved by Dinah Washington is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords A, Bm5-/7, Fdim, D6, Bm7, Gm7, Gdim, A7sus4, D7M, F#7, B7, Edim, Em7/6, Em7, A9, A7/9, G, G5, A7, Em7/9, D, D7, G6, G/B, Bm, G/F#, E7 and A7/13-. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A Bm5-/7 Fdim D6 Bm7 Gm7 Gdim
I wanna be loved with inspiration,
A7sus4 Fdim D7M F#7 B7
I wanna be loved starting tonight;
Fdim A Edim A Em7/6 Em7 A9 A7/9
Instead of merely holding conversation,
Gdim A7sus4 D6 B7 G G5 A7
Hold me tight.
A7sus4 D6 Bm7 Gm7 Gdim
I wanna be kissed until I tingle,
A7sus4 Fdim D7M F#7 B7
I wanna be kissed starting tonight;
Fdim A Edim A Em7/9 Em7 A9 A7/9
Embrace til our heartbeats intermingle,
G Gdim D G D D7M D7
Wrong or right
Bridge:
G6 G/B A7
I feel like acting my age
G6 G5 G/B Em7 D7M D6 G D
I'm past the stage of merely turtledoving
A7 G/B Bm Bm7
I'm in no mood to resist,
F#7 B7 G G/F# E7 Em7/9 Em7 G/B A7
And I insist the world owes me a loving.
A7sus4 Fdim D6 Bm7 Gm7 Gdim
I wanna be thrilled to desperation,
A7sus4 Fdim D7M F#7 B7
I wanna be thrilled starting tonight.
Fdim A Edim A Em7/6 Em7 A9 A7/9 Gdim G
With ev'ry kind of wonderful sensation, yeah,
Gdim A7/13- D
I wanna be loved.