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[Intro]
Dm7 C9 F11 Bb Bb9
[Verse 1]
Bbmaj9Love    F6/Aonce Gm7left F6me   Ebmaj9cold and Gm9gray
I had Ebmaj9almost reached Gm9heaven
Just to C11feel it slip F9away
But Bbmaj9life's F6/Atoo  Gm7short F6to   Ebmaj9waste aGm9way
Being Ebmaj9scared to take Gm9chances
Or so I've Cm7heard wise F11men Bbsay
[Chorus]
I wanna be Dm7loveGm7d
Cm7Faithful and F11true
I wanna be Dm7loveGm7d
Ten billion Cm7lifetimes with F11you
I wanna be Dm7loveDb7d
And after Gbmaj7all I've been Bmaj7through
I'll let my Gm7heart take it's C7chances, just to F11be loved by Bbyou
[Verse 2]
Bbmaj9/DTaste,    F6/Atouch, Gm7hear, F6see,   Ebmaj9feel me Gm9now girl
And you'll Ebmaj9know I'm so Gm9ready
To exC11change lifelonF9g vows, yes I am
Cause Bbmaj9now    F6/Ayou've Gm7shown F6me   Ebmaj9how God haGm9s smiled
On this Ebmaj9chance and this Gm9moment
For this I've Cm7prayed all F11my  Bblife
[Chorus]
I wanna be Dm7loveGm7d
Cm7Faithful and F11true
I wanna be Dm7loveGm7d
Ten billion Cm7lifetimes with F11you girl
I wanna be Dm7loveDb7d
And after Gbmaj7all I've been Bmaj7through
I'll let my Gm7heart take it's C7chances, just to F11be loved by Bbyou
[Bridge]
  Gbmaj7I wanna feEbmmaj9el        F7/Ebthere's a Dbmaj9reason for living aBbm7gain
  Gbmaj7I want us to fEbmmaj9ly         Ab7far aCm7b5wayBbm7  
  Gbmaj7And I want my F7heaGm7b5r  to Adim7sing   F7the C7+words only you can Bbmunderstand
So put your Ebm7hand in mine, Ebsus7say a Eb7prayer tonightAbdim/B  
So that F9sus4we may find F7love
[Chorus]
I wanna be Dm7loveGm7d
Cm7Faithful and F11true
I wanna be   Dm7loGm7ved
Ten billion Cm7lifetimes with F11you baby
I wanna be Dm7loveDb7d
And after Gbmaj7all I've been Bmaj7through
I'll let my Gm7heart take it's C7chances, just to F11be loved by Bbyou
[Chorus]
I wanna be Dm7loveGm7d
Cm7Faithful and F11true
I wanna be   Dm7loGm7ved
Ten billion Cm7lifetimes (ten ziF11llion, ten trillion lifetimes baby)
I wanna be Dm7loveDb7d
And after Gbmaj7all I've been Adim7through
I'll let my Gm7heart take a C7chance, just to F11be loved by Bbyou
[Outro]
I'll let my Gm7heart take a C7chance, just to F11be loved by Bbyou [x2]

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I Wanna Be Loved

by Eric Benét

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

F11

Bb9

Bbmaj9

F6/A

Gm7

Ebmaj9

Gm9

C11

Cm7

Db7

Gbmaj7

Bmaj7

Bbmaj9/D

Ebmmaj9

F7/Eb

Dbmaj9

Bbm7

Ab7

[Intro]

Dm7 C9 F11 Bb Bb9

[Verse 1]

Bbmaj9 F6/A Gm7 F6 Ebmaj9 Gm9

Love once left me cold and gray

Ebmaj9 Gm9

I had almost reached heaven

C11 F9

Just to feel it slip away

Bbmaj9 F6/A Gm7 F6 Ebmaj9 Gm9

But life's too short to waste away

Ebmaj9 Gm9

Being scared to take chances

Cm7 F11 Bb

Or so I've heard wise men say

[Chorus]

Dm7 Gm7

I wanna be loved

Cm7 F11

Faithful and true

Dm7 Gm7

I wanna be loved

Cm7 F11

Ten billion lifetimes with you

Dm7 Db7

I wanna be loved

Gbmaj7 Bmaj7

And after all I've been through

Gm7 C7 F11 Bb

I'll let my heart take it's chances, just to be loved by you

[Verse 2]

Bbmaj9/D F6/A Gm7 F6 Ebmaj9 Gm9

Taste, touch, hear, see, feel me now girl

Ebmaj9 Gm9

And you'll know I'm so ready

C11 F9

To exchange lifelong vows, yes I am

Bbmaj9 F6/A Gm7 F6 Ebmaj9 Gm9

Cause now you've shown me how God has smiled

Ebmaj9 Gm9

On this chance and this moment

Cm7 F11 Bb

For this I've prayed all my life

[Chorus]

Dm7 Gm7

I wanna be loved

Cm7 F11

Faithful and true

Dm7 Gm7

I wanna be loved

Cm7 F11

Ten billion lifetimes with you girl

Dm7 Db7

I wanna be loved

Gbmaj7 Bmaj7

And after all I've been through

Gm7 C7 F11 Bb

I'll let my heart take it's chances, just to be loved by you

[Bridge]

Gbmaj7 Ebmmaj9 F7/Eb Dbmaj9 Bbm7

I wanna feel there's a reason for living again

Gbmaj7 Ebmmaj9 Ab7 Cm7b5 Bbm7

I want us to fly far away

Gbmaj7 F7 Gm7b5 Adim7 F7 C7+ Bbm

And I want my hear to sing the words only you can understand

Ebm7 Ebsus7 Eb7 Abdim/B

So put your hand in mine, say a prayer tonight

F9sus4 F7

So that we may find love

[Chorus]

Dm7 Gm7

I wanna be loved

Cm7 F11

Faithful and true

Dm7 Gm7

I wanna be loved

Cm7 F11

Ten billion lifetimes with you baby

Dm7 Db7

I wanna be loved

Gbmaj7 Bmaj7

And after all I've been through

Gm7 C7 F11 Bb

I'll let my heart take it's chances, just to be loved by you

[Chorus]

Dm7 Gm7

I wanna be loved

Cm7 F11

Faithful and true

Dm7 Gm7

I wanna be loved

Cm7 F11

Ten billion lifetimes (ten zillion, ten trillion lifetimes baby)

Dm7 Db7

I wanna be loved

Gbmaj7 Adim7

And after all I've been through

Gm7 C7 F11 Bb

I'll let my heart take a chance, just to be loved by you

[Outro]

Gm7 C7 F11 Bb

I'll let my heart take a chance, just to be loved by you [x2]

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