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Lift Me Up

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Tuning: Standard
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Dapo:      1st fret    3rd fret
Play:     [A          [G
Key:      [Bb         [Bb
For chords in original key, transpose +1 (and "use flats").
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CHORDS 
       E-A-D-G-B-e
A/C#   x-4-2-2-2-0
D/E    0-2-2-2-3-2
B7/D#  x-x-1-2-0-2
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[Intro]
|  A   A/C#|  D   D/E|
|  A   A/C#|  D   D/E|
[Verse 1]
 A   A/C#        D        D/E|  A   A/C#|  D   D/E|
Lo-o-o-ove is what I want
     A                  A/C#                 D   D/E|  A   A/C#|  D   D/E|
  And all you gotta do is bring it to me, ba - by
[Verse 2]
  A   A/C#       D     D/E|  A   A/C#|  D   D/E|
Ta-a-a-alk is what I want  Oh, yeah 
     A                  A/C#                 D   D/E|  A   A/C#|  D   D/E|
  And all you gotta do is bring it to me, ba - by
[Bridge]
 F#mCome on, let's Bmtalk about it
 F#mCan't seem to Bmdo without it
 F#mDon't want to Bmbe one of the Gbroken B7/D#hearted
[Chorus]
So A/C#lift me Dup, finish A/Ewhat you F#mstarted
A/C#Take me Don for a A/Eri-i-Eide
A/C#Lift me Dup from the A/Ebroken F#mhearted
A/C#River's Ddeep and A/Ewi-Ei-Aide
[Interlude]
|  A   A/C#|  D   D/E|
[Verse 3]
 A   A/C#      D        D/E|  A   A/C#|  D   D/E|
A-a-a-all I want is love, oh, yeah 
     A                  A/C#               D   D/E|  A   A/C#|  D   D/E|
  And all you gotta do is listen to me, baby 
[Bridge]
 F#mYou got to Bmthink about it
 F#mAnd do someBmthing about it
 F#mNo use comBmplainin' when it's Gover  B7/D#(over) 
[Chorus]
So A/C#lift me Dup, finish A/Ewhat you F#mstarted
A/C#Take me Don for a A/Eri-i-Eide
A/C#Lift me Dup from the A/Ebroken F#mhearted
A/C#River's Ddeep and A/Ewi-Ei-ide
[Bridge]
 F#m'Cause life gets Bmtougher every
 F#mDay if you Bmcan't afford to
 F#mPay, even Bmso you got to Gcarry on (B7/D#carry on)
[Chorus]
So A/C#lift me Dup, finish A/Ewhat you F#mstarted
A/C#Take me Don for a A/Eri-i-Eide
A/C#Lift me Dup from the A/Ebroken F#mhearted
A/C#River's Ddeep and A/Ewi-Ei-ide
[Chorus]
A/C#Lift me Dup from the A/Ebroken F#mhearted
A/C#River's Ddeep and A/Ewi-Ei-ide
[Coda]
A/C#Lift me DupA/E  F#m  
A/C#Lift me Dup, oh A/EyeahE  
A/C#Lift me DupA/E  F#m  
The A/C#river's Ddeep and A/Ewi-Ei-Aide

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Lift Me Up

by Jeff Lynne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

D/E

F#m

B7/D#

A/E

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Tuning: Standard

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Dapo: 1st fret 3rd fret

Play: [A [G

Key: [Bb [Bb

For chords in original key, transpose +1 (and "use flats").

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

A/C# x-4-2-2-2-0

D/E 0-2-2-2-3-2

B7/D# x-x-1-2-0-2

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[Intro]

A A/C# D D/E

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A A/C# D D/E

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[Verse 1]

A A/C# D D/E A A/C# D D/E

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Lo-o-o-ove is what I want

A A/C# D D/E A A/C# D D/E

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And all you gotta do is bring it to me, ba - by

[Verse 2]

A A/C# D D/E A A/C# D D/E

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Ta-a-a-alk is what I want Oh, yeah

A A/C# D D/E A A/C# D D/E

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And all you gotta do is bring it to me, ba - by

[Bridge]

F#m Bm

Come on, let's talk about it

F#m Bm

Can't seem to do without it

F#m Bm G B7/D#

Don't want to be one of the broken hearted

[Chorus]

A/C# D A/E F#m

So lift me up, finish what you started

A/C# D A/E E

Take me on for a ri-i-ide

A/C# D A/E F#m

Lift me up from the broken hearted

A/C# D A/E E A

River's deep and wi-i-ide

[Interlude]

A A/C# D D/E

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[Verse 3]

A A/C# D D/E A A/C# D D/E

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A-a-a-all I want is love, oh, yeah

A A/C# D D/E A A/C# D D/E

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And all you gotta do is listen to me, baby

[Bridge]

F#m Bm

You got to think about it

F#m Bm

And do something about it

F#m Bm G B7/D#

No use complainin' when it's over (over)

[Chorus]

A/C# D A/E F#m

So lift me up, finish what you started

A/C# D A/E E

Take me on for a ri-i-ide

A/C# D A/E F#m

Lift me up from the broken hearted

A/C# D A/E E

River's deep and wi-i-ide

[Bridge]

F#m Bm

'Cause life gets tougher every

F#m Bm

Day if you can't afford to

F#m Bm G B7/D#

Pay, even so you got to carry on (carry on)

[Chorus]

A/C# D A/E F#m

So lift me up, finish what you started

A/C# D A/E E

Take me on for a ri-i-ide

A/C# D A/E F#m

Lift me up from the broken hearted

A/C# D A/E E

River's deep and wi-i-ide

[Chorus]

A/C# D A/E F#m

Lift me up from the broken hearted

A/C# D A/E E

River's deep and wi-i-ide

[Coda]

A/C# D A/E F#m

Lift me up

A/C# D A/E E

Lift me up, oh yeah

A/C# D A/E F#m

Lift me up

A/C# D A/E E A

The river's deep and wi-i-ide

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