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Meat Loaf - Why Isn't That Enough?
CAPO: 1st Fret
INTRO:   G    C    G    C    G    C    D  G  
I don't Cknow how I can Gdo this
What am CI supposed to Dsay?
You have Cbeen my Gdream for Emso long
Now that Cdream is slipping aDway
I don't Cwant to Emlet you go
It's Conly that I Emknow I must
I can Chardly Emget the Dwords out
CBaby, is this the end of Gus?
CHORUS:
GYou know that I Cwant you
GYou know that I Cneed you, baby
GYou know that I Emlove you
So Cwhy isn't Dthat eGnough?Em  C  D  G  
I've been Csleeping in the Gdaytime
I've been Cweeping at the Dscene
CWishing Gyou would Emhaunt me
And you'd Ctell me this was all a Ddream
Wishing Cyou were here beEmside me
CWhat I'd give to Ghold you Emtight
But Gnothing CI can Gdo or Emsay
Will Cchange the Em7truth toEsus4night
CHORUS:
GYou know that I Cwant you
GYou know that I Cneed you, baby
GYou know that I Emlove you
So Cwhy isn't Dthat eGnough?
If I want you, Emand I need you, Dand I love you
And I Cwant that to Dbe eGnough
Yes I want you, Emand I need you, Dand I love you
And I Cwant that to Dbe eGnough
Yes I want you, Emand I need you, Dand I love you
And I Cwant that to Dbe eGnough
'Cause I want you, Emand I need you, Dand I love you
And I Cwant that to Dbe eAmnouBmghC  D  G  
INSTRUMENTAL:  C   G   C   G   Em   C  D  
BRIDGE:
CI don't want to Emlet you go
It's Conly that I Emknow I Dmust
CI can hardly Emget the words out
CBaby, is this the end of Cmus?C  
CHORUS:
GYou know that I Cwant you
GYou know that I Cneed you, baby
GYou know that I Clove you
So Cwhy isn't tDhat eEmnough?
GWhy isn't Dthat eEmnough?
CI wish it Dwas eGnoughC  
OUTRO:   G   Em  
        CHmm Dhmm Ghmm

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Why Isnt That Enough

by Meat Loaf

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Esus4

Meat Loaf - Why Isn't That Enough?

CAPO: 1st Fret

G C G C G C D G

INTRO:

C G

I don't know how I can do this

C D

What am I supposed to say?

C G Em

You have been my dream for so long

C D

Now that dream is slipping away

C Em

I don't want to let you go

C Em

It's only that I know I must

C Em D

I can hardly get the words out

C G

Baby, is this the end of us?

CHORUS:

G C

You know that I want you

G C

You know that I need you, baby

G Em

You know that I love you

C D G Em C D G

So why isn't that enough?

C G

I've been sleeping in the daytime

C D

I've been weeping at the scene

C G Em

Wishing you would haunt me

C D

And you'd tell me this was all a dream

C Em

Wishing you were here beside me

C G Em

What I'd give to hold you tight

G C G Em

But nothing I can do or say

C Em7 Esus4

Will change the truth tonight

CHORUS:

G C

You know that I want you

G C

You know that I need you, baby

G Em

You know that I love you

C D G

So why isn't that enough?

Em D

If I want you, and I need you, and I love you

C D G

And I want that to be enough

Em D

Yes I want you, and I need you, and I love you

C D G

And I want that to be enough

Em D

Yes I want you, and I need you, and I love you

C D G

And I want that to be enough

Em D

'Cause I want you, and I need you, and I love you

C D Am Bm C D G

And I want that to be enough

C G C G Em C D

INSTRUMENTAL:

BRIDGE:

C Em

I don't want to let you go

C Em D

It's only that I know I must

C Em

I can hardly get the words out

C Cm C

Baby, is this the end of us?

CHORUS:

G C

You know that I want you

G C

You know that I need you, baby

G C

You know that I love you

C D Em

So why isn't that enough?

G D Em

Why isn't that enough?

C D G C

I wish it was enough

G Em

OUTRO:

C D G

Hmm hmm hmm

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