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Bee Gees - Bodyguard
Intro:     Cmaj7     Bm7     D/E   Am7  
    GIt hurts me when you Bm7cry 
    Gwhen you feel the love is gBm7one.  
    Cmaj7Don't give up on us when you got Cmso much to believe in.  
               G              Em    Am7/ D  
    And so I beg  you please stay   yeah.  
    GDanger in the night,  Bm7  
    Ga flame that never Bm7dies 
    in a wCorld of lonely faces  
    you nDeed Emsomeone to surBm7vive,  
                            C           Am7/ D  
    a love like yours should never live alone.  
    Cmaj9Let me be your bodyguard, (I can be useful to you)  
    Bm7we can just get excited, 
    stop before we go too far.  Cmaj9  
    Let me be your bodyguard, (living in my protection)  
    Bm7we can just get ignited,  
    Elost inside Am7  
    it's Cmonly you and me.  
    GThere's things you shouldn't Bm7do.  
    GYou lose your self-conBm7trol.  
    Cmaj7Should the eyes of a perfect stranger  
    Cmtake you down to a new sensation?  
        G             Em   Am7/ D  
    Just turn back to me.  
    GDon't wait till it's goneBm7.  
    GDon't go where you don't beBm7long. 
    In a wCorld of pain and sorrow 
    every wDish is yoEmur commBm7and. 
                             C               Am7/ D  
    A heart like yours should always find a home. 
    Bm7I know the signs and I'm telling you you're li  Emving on borrowed time, 
                                                 Am7/ D  
    but a heart needs love like a flower needs rain, 
    like I'm making you mine. 
    Cmaj9Let me be your bodyguard, (I can be useful to you)  
    Bm7we can just get excited,  
    stop before we go too faCmaj9r.  
    Let me be your bodyguard, (living in my protection)  
    Bm7we can just get ignited.  
    What we had never Am7known all our lives,  
    I pray   Cmit's not too late,  
    GI would die by your Bm7side, my love,  
    CI'm the life that you sCmave.  
    A   C#m7   A   C#m7
    In this wDorld of pain and sorrow  
    eveEry F#m7wish is your commC#m7and,  
    a hBm7eart like yours should nGever live alD/Eone, yeah.  
    C#m7I used to dream of a special one  
    and now   F#m7I feel it coming true,  
    but I Bm7couldn't let go, I'm a jealous guy,  
    what you're putting me through.  
    Dmaj7Let me be your bodyguard, (I can be useful to you)  
    C#m7we can just get excited,  
    stop before we go Etoo far.  
    Dmaj7Let me be your bodyguard, (living in my protection)  
    C#m7we can just get ignited,  
    stop before we go too far F#m7  
    Dmaj7Let me be your bodyguard, (I can be useful to you)  
    C#m7we can just get excited,  
    stop before we go too Dmaj9far 

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Bodyguard

by Bee Gees

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Bm7

D/E

Am7

Cmaj9

C#m7

F#m7

Dmaj7

Dmaj9

Bee Gees - Bodyguard

Cmaj7 Bm7 D/E Am7

Intro:

G Bm7

It hurts me when you cry

G Bm7

when you feel the love is gone.

Cmaj7 Cm

Don't give up on us when you got so much to believe in.

G Em Am7 D

And so I beg you please stay yeah.

G Bm7

Danger in the night,

G Bm7

a flame that never dies

in a world of lonely faces

D Em Bm7

you need someone to survive,

C Am7 D

a love like yours should never live alone.

Cmaj9

Let me be your bodyguard, (I can be useful to you)

Bm7

we can just get excited,

Cmaj9

stop before we go too far.

Let me be your bodyguard, (living in my protection)

Bm7

we can just get ignited,

E Am7

lost inside

it's only you and me.

G Bm7

There's things you shouldn't do.

G Bm7

You lose your self-control.

Cmaj7

Should the eyes of a perfect stranger

take you down to a new sensation?

G Em Am7 D

Just turn back to me.

G Bm7

Don't wait till it's gone.

G Bm7

Don't go where you don't belong.

In a world of pain and sorrow

D Em Bm7

every wish is your command.

C Am7 D

A heart like yours should always find a home.

Bm7 Em

I know the signs and I'm telling you you're li ving on borrowed time,

Am7 D

but a heart needs love like a flower needs rain,

like I'm making you mine.

Cmaj9

Let me be your bodyguard, (I can be useful to you)

Bm7

we can just get excited,

Cmaj9

stop before we go too far.

Let me be your bodyguard, (living in my protection)

Bm7

we can just get ignited.

Am7

What we had never known all our lives,

I pray it's not too late,

G Bm7

I would die by your side, my love,

C Cm

I'm the life that you save.

A C#m7 A C#m7

In this world of pain and sorrow

E F#m7 C#m7

every wish is your command,

Bm7 G D/E

a heart like yours should never live alone, yeah.

C#m7

I used to dream of a special one

F#m7

and now I feel it coming true,

Bm7

but I couldn't let go, I'm a jealous guy,

what you're putting me through.

Dmaj7

Let me be your bodyguard, (I can be useful to you)

C#m7

we can just get excited,

stop before we go too far.

Dmaj7

Let me be your bodyguard, (living in my protection)

C#m7

we can just get ignited,

F#m7

stop before we go too far

Dmaj7

Let me be your bodyguard, (I can be useful to you)

C#m7

we can just get excited,

Dmaj9

stop before we go too far

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