Love To Be Loved
Peter GabrielVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
x00232 (or, : x00230)
So, you know how people are. When it's all gone much too far
The way their minds are made. Still, there's something you should know
That I could not let show that fear of letting go
And in this moment, I need to be needed
With this darkness all around me, I like to be liked
In this emptiness and fear, I want to be wanted
'Cause I love to be loved
I love to be loved
I love to be loved
Yes, I love to be loved
I cry the way that babies cry. The way they can't deny
the way they feel. Words, they climb all over you
'Til they uncover you from where you hide
And in this moment, I need to be needed
When my self-esteem is sinking, I like to be liked
In this emptiness and fear, I want to be wanted
'Cause I love to be loved
I love to be loved
I love to be loved
Oh I love to be loved
This old familiar craving
I've been here before, this way of behaving
Don't know who the hell I'm saving anymore
Let it pass let it go let it leave
From the deepest place I grieve
This time I believe
And I let go
And I let go
I can let go of it
Though it takes all the strength in me
And all the world can see
I'm losing such a central part of me
I can let go of it
You know I mean it
You know that I mean it
I recognize how much I've lost
But I cannot face the cost
'Cause I love to be loved
Yes I love to be loved
I love to be loved
I love to be loved
I love to be loved
Yes I love to be loved
Note: listen to the record to get the exact timing of the chords. In the bridge-thingy,
you don't have to play Am inbetween F and G all the time to make it sound right. In the
last four or five lines the guitar changes to Am at the end of each line. I've put in
Am and A5 just for the sake of variation if you're playing an acoustic version. I don't
think it's actually on the recording.
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Readable chord sheet for Love To Be Loved by Peter Gabriel
[D] x00232 (or, [Dsus4]: x00230) [Em] [Em]So, you know how people are. When it's all gone much too far The way their minds are made. Still, there's something you should know That I could not let show that fear of letting go And in this [D]moment, I need to be [Em]needed With this [D]darkness all around me, I like to be [Em]liked In this [D]emptiness and fear, I want to be [Em]wanted 'Cause I love to be [C]loved [G] I [D]love to be [Em]loved I love to be [C]loved [G] Yes, I[D] love to be [Em]loved [Em]I cry the way that babies cry. The way they can't deny the way they feel. Words, they climb all over you 'Til they uncover you from where you hide And in this [D]moment, I need to be [Em]needed When my [D]self-esteem is sinking, I like to be [Em]liked In this [D]emptiness and fear, I want to be [Em]wanted 'Cause I love to be [C]loved [G] I [D]love to be [Em]loved I love to be [C]loved [G] Oh I [D]love to be [Em]loved [F]This old [Am]familiar [G]craving I've [F]been here before, this [Am]way of [G]behaving [F]Don't know who the [Am]hell I'm [G]saving [F]anymore [Am] [G] [F]Let it [Am]pass let it [G]go let it [F]leave From the [Am]deepest [G]place [F]I grieve This [Am]time [G]I [F]believe [Am] And [G]I let [F]go [Am] [G] [F]And[Am] I [G]let [F]go [Am] I [G]can let [F]go of it [Am] [G] [F]Though it takes [Am]all the [G]strength in [F]me And [Am]all the [G]world can [F]see I'm losing such a [Am]central [G]part of [F]me I can let [Am]go of [G]it [F]You know I [Am]mean [G]it [F]You know that [Am]I mean [G]it [F]I recognize [Am]how much [G]I've lost [F]But I cannot face the [Am]cost 'Cause I[G] love to be [F]loved [Am] [G] [F] Yes[Am] I l[G]ove to be[F] loved [Am] [G] I love to be [F]loved [F]I love to be [Am]love[A5]d [F]I love to be [Am]love[A5]d [F]Yes I [G]love to be [Am]love[A5]d [A] [A5] [A] [A5] Note: listen to the record to get the exact timing of the chords. In the bridge-thingy, you don't have to play Am inbetween F and G all the time to make it sound right. In the last four or five lines the guitar changes to Am at the end of each line. I've put in Am and A5 just for the sake of variation if you're playing an acoustic version. I don't think it's actually on the recording.