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You Are
Lionel Richie
Capo 1
Intro:
C  G/C  C  Am7  G/A  Am7
Verse 1:
CBaby you'll G/Cfind,     F/A    Cthere's F/Conly G/Cone  Clove
Am7Yours and G/Amine.  I've got so much Am7love
GAnd Cneeding you G/Cso,       F/A     Cmy F/Clove for G/Cyou
CI'll Am7never let G/Ago.  I've got so much Am7love
All GI want   Fis to Ghold Cyou
Let me show Fhow much I love you baby (Gshow Cyou)
I don't mind Fand I don't mind (Gloving Cyou)
Girl I love Fyou.  There's no F/Gone  GabF/Gove Gyou
Chorus:
 CYou G/Bare the Amsun; you Gm7are the raiFmaj7n
That F/Gmakes my life Gthis foolish game
 CYou G/Bneed to Amknow; I Gm7love you Fmaj7so
And I'd F/Gdo it all Gagain and againC  
G/BWhoaAm,    GwhFoa, Em7whoaDm7,  yeah, F/Gyeah Cyeah
[Repeat Intro]
Verse 2:
CTell me it's G/Ctrue;    F/A     CI F/Ccan't beG/Clieve
CYou  Am7do what you G/Ado.  I've got so much Am7love
GAnd Cmy love you'll G/Csee;    F/A     C  F/Cwe'll stay toG/CgethCer
Am7Just you and G/Ame; I've got so much Am7love
OnlGy you F(Gknow Cme)
Tell me how Fto love you baby (Gshow Cme)
I don't mind, Fand I don't mind (Gtell Cme)
Girl, I love Fyou, always F/GthinkGing F/Gof yGou
[Repeat Chorus]
Bridge:
FI know Gyou know the way CI feel
GAnd FI need Gyour love for BbalwAmays, G/A‘Cause,
FWhen I'm Gwith you, I fall Cin love
G/CA-  Fgain and a-gain and F/Ga-    Ggain, F/Gba   Gby
[Repeat Chorus]

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You Are

by Lionel Richie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/C

Am7

G/A

F/A

F/C

F/G

G/B

Gm7

Fmaj7

Em7

Dm7

You Are

Lionel Richie

Capo 1

Intro:

C G/C C Am7 G/A Am7

Verse 1:

C G/C F/A C F/C G/C C

Baby you'll find, there's only one love

Am7 G/A Am7

Yours and mine. I've got so much love

G C G/C F/A C F/C G/C

And needing you so, my love for you

C Am7 G/A Am7

I'll never let go. I've got so much love

G F G C

All I want is to hold you

F G C

Let me show how much I love you baby (show you)

F G C

I don't mind and I don't mind (loving you)

F F/G G F/G G

Girl I love you. There's no one above you

Chorus:

C G/B Am Gm7 Fmaj7

You are the sun; you are the rain

F/G G

That makes my life this foolish game

C G/B Am Gm7 Fmaj7

You need to know; I love you so

F/G G C

And I'd do it all again and again

G/B Am G F Em7 Dm7 F/G C

Whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah, yeah yeah

[Repeat Intro]

Verse 2:

C G/C F/A C F/C G/C

Tell me it's true; I can't believe

C Am7 G/A Am7

You do what you do. I've got so much love

G C G/C F/A C F/C G/C C

And my love you'll see; we'll stay together

Am7 G/A Am7

Just you and me; I've got so much love

G F G C

Only you (know me)

F G C

Tell me how to love you baby (show me)

F G C

I don't mind, and I don't mind (tell me)

F F/G G F/G G

Girl, I love you, always thinking of you

[Repeat Chorus]

Bridge:

F G C

I know you know the way I feel

G F G Bb Am G/A

And I need your love for always, ‘Cause,

F G C

When I'm with you, I fall in love

G/C F F/G G F/G G

A- gain and a-gain and a- gain, ba by

[Repeat Chorus]

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