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Not Enough
Van Halen
Intro
C      Em    F           Dm     Am     Bb
Bb      F     C           Dm     Am     Bb     F   C
Verse 1
FTo love someGbody naturalClyC/G  F  
To love somebody faithfully
To love somebody equally
Is Emnot eAmnough, it's Emnot eFnough 
It's nGot eCnough
Verse 2
FTo love someGbody secretCly (And C/Gnever Ftouch)
To love somebody honestly (And always trust)
FTo love someGbody tenderCly
The tEmender tAmouch is nEmot enDmough
It's nGot eAmnough
(Lead-in to chorus):
Chorus:
BbLove Churts you someFtimes 
BbIt's not so Ceasy to Ffind, no
BbSearchin' CeveryFwhere, you
You Amturn and Bbswear
It's alwCays been tDsus2here
Verse 3:
FTo love someGbody foolishCly (Can C/Ghappen Fonce)
To love somebody hopelessly (It hurts so much)
To love somebody equally
Is Emnot eAmnough, it's Emnot eDmnough
It's nGot enAmough
Chorus:
BbLove Ctakes a little Ftime
BbIt's not so Ceasy to Ffind, no, no 
BbSearchin' CeveryFwhere, you Amturn and Bbswear
she's Calways been Dmthere
Em  F  G     A5 Bb    A
Solo:
 Dm   Em   F   GA-Bb      A(2x)
Dm Em F G Asus4 A
Verse (sung over piano intro):
And if it Cdon't come EmeasilFy
DmOne thing you Ammust belBbieve
You can Bbalways have Ftrust in Cme
because my Dmheart will Amalways Bbbe, yours FhonestCly
Chorus:
Yeah! BbLove Churts you Fsometimes
BbNot so Ceasy to Ffind, no-oh 
BbSearchin' CeveryFwhere, you tAmurn and sBbwear (Ahh-ahh-ahh)
It's Calways been Fthere, Cstandin' Bbthere
Chorus:
BbLove Churts you Fsometimes
It's Bbnot Cyours, it's not Fmine, no-oh
BbLove is Conly to Fshare
You Amturn and Bbswear (Ahh-ahh-ahh) it's CeveryFwhere
Standin? Bbthere (Ahh-ahh)
'Cause it's Calways been BbthereC  F  

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Not Enough

by Van Halen

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C/G

Dsus2

Asus4

Not Enough

Van Halen

Intro

C Em F Dm Am Bb

Bb F C Dm Am Bb F C

Verse 1

F G C C/G F

To love somebody naturally

To love somebody faithfully

To love somebody equally

Em Am Em F

Is not enough, it's not enough

G C

It's not enough

Verse 2

F G C C/G F

To love somebody secretly (And never touch)

To love somebody honestly (And always trust)

F G C

To love somebody tenderly

Em Am Em Dm

The tender touch is not enough

G Am

It's not enough

(Lead-in to chorus):

Chorus:

Bb C F

Love hurts you sometimes

Bb C F

It's not so easy to find, no

Bb C F

Searchin' everywhere, you

Am Bb

You turn and swear

C Dsus2

It's always been there

Verse 3:

F G C C/G F

To love somebody foolishly (Can happen once)

To love somebody hopelessly (It hurts so much)

To love somebody equally

Em Am Em Dm

Is not enough, it's not enough

G Am

It's not enough

Chorus:

Bb C F

Love takes a little time

Bb C F

It's not so easy to find, no, no

Bb C F Am Bb

Searchin' everywhere, you turn and swear

C Dm

she's always been there

Em F G A5 Bb A

Solo:

Dm Em F G A

A-Bb (2x)

Dm Em F G Asus4 A

Verse (sung over piano intro):

C Em F

And if it don't come easily

Dm Am Bb

One thing you must believe

Bb F C

You can always have trust in me

Dm Am Bb F C

because my heart will always be, yours honestly

Chorus:

Bb C F

Yeah! Love hurts you sometimes

Bb C F

Not so easy to find, no-oh

Bb C F Am Bb

Searchin' everywhere, you turn and swear (Ahh-ahh-ahh)

C F C Bb

It's always been there, standin' there

Chorus:

Bb C F

Love hurts you sometimes

Bb C F

It's not yours, it's not mine, no-oh

Bb C F

Love is only to share

Am Bb C F

You turn and swear (Ahh-ahh-ahh) it's everywhere

Standin? there (Ahh-ahh)

C Bb C F

'Cause it's always been there

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