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Someone Like You

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 8Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tabbed by DJ   24th Aug 2015
e |---Em70-------Cmaj70---------|--Gmaj7--2-----
B |---3-------0---------|----0-----
G |---0-------0---------|----0-----
D |---2---2-0-2---------|----0-----
A |---2-------3-----3-2-|----2-----
E |---0-----------------|--3-------
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
option for a particular chord progression. Just use
Gmaj7 = 320002    Cadd9  = x32030
Bm7   = x24232    A7sus4 = x02030
Em7   = 022030    D7sus4 = xx0213
Cmaj7 = x32000    C/D    = xx0010 or xx0553
=====================================================
[Intro]
| Gmaj7/  /  /  Bm7/ | Em7/  /  Cmaj7/  / | Gmaj7/  /  /  Bm7/ | Em7/  /  Cmaj7/  / |
[Verse 1] 
      Gmaj7I've been Bm7searching a long time,Em7  Cmaj7  
      Gmaj7For someone   Bm7...exactly like Em7you,Cmaj7  
      Gmaj7I been Bm7travelling all a - Em7round the world,Cmaj7  
      Gmaj7Waiting for you   Bm7...to come throughEm7  Cmaj7  
[Chorus]
      Cmaj7Someone like Cadd9you ...make it all worth - Bm7while,
Someone like A7sus4you   ...keep me satis - D7sus4fied,
Someone exactly C/Dlike      Gmaj7...youBm7  C/D  D7sus4  
[Verse 2]
      Gmaj7I've been Bm7travelling a hard road,Em7  Cmaj7  
     Gmaj7Maybe looking for Bm7someone exactly like Em7you,Cmaj7  
      Gmaj7I been Bm7carrying my heavy Em7load,Cmaj7  
     Gmaj7Waiting for the Bm7light...
To come shining-Em7---- throughCmaj7  
[Chorus]
      Cmaj7Someone like Cadd9you  ...make it Bm7all worthwhile,
Someone like A7sus4you   ...make me satis - D7sus4fied,
Someone exactly C/Dlike      Gmaj7...youBm7  C/D  D7sus4  
[Verse 3]
      Gmaj7I've been doing Bm7...some soul search- Em7ing,Cmaj7  
      Gmaj7To find Bm7out where you are Em7at,Cmaj7  
      Gmaj7I've been looking Bm7down the high - Em7way,Cmaj7  
      Gmaj7In Bm7all kinds of foreign Em7landsCmaj7  
[Chorus]
      Cmaj7Someone like Cadd9you  ...make it Bm7all worthwhile,
Someone like A7sus4you   ...keep me satis - D7sus4fied,
Someone exactly C/Dlike      Gmaj7...youBm7  C/D  D7sus4  
[Verse 4]
       Gmaj7I've--- Bm7been    Em7...all a - Cmaj7round the world,
       Gmaj7Marching to the Bm7beat of a different Em7drum,Cmaj7  
       Gmaj7But just Bm7lately I have ...Em7realised,Cmaj7  
Baby, the Gmaj7best    Bm7...is yet to Em7comeCmaj7  
[Chorus]
      Cmaj7Someone like Cadd9you   ...Bm7make it all worthwhile,
Someone like a - A7sus4you   ...hey, very D7sus4satisfied,
Someone ex - C/Dactly like Gmaj7youBm7  C/D  D7sus4  
[Coda]
Someone ex - D7sus4actly  ...like Gmaj7you,Bm7  C/D  
Someone ex - D7sus4actly  ...like Gmaj7you,Bm7  C/D  
         D7sus4The best is yet to Gmaj7come,Bm7  C/D  
Oh, the D7sus4best is yet to come-Gmaj7----,Bm7  C/D  
Someone ex - D7sus4actly  ...like Gmaj7you!Bm7  C/D  
[Suggestion for ending]
Someone ex - D7sus4actly ...like a - you--Gmaj7-----!

All chords in this song (8)

The story behind the song

"Someone Like You" is a tender love song that has become a classic, often featured in weddings and films. It's a ballad that captures the feeling of profound affection and longing, laying the groundwork for another one of Van Morrison's popular love songs. The song, recorded for his 1987 album Poetic Champions Compose, embodies a deeply romantic and heartfelt sentiment. Playing it, you can channel the warmth and sincerity of a true love song.

AI-written from these sources:Someone like You (Van Morrison song) — Wikipedia ↗Van Morrison — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Someone Like You

by Van Morrison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Bm7

Em7

Cmaj7

Cadd9

A7sus4

D7sus4

C/D

Tabbed by DJ 24th Aug 2015

Em7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7

e |---0-------0---------|----2-----

B |---3-------0---------|----0-----

G |---0-------0---------|----0-----

D |---2---2-0-2---------|----0-----

A |---2-------3-----3-2-|----2-----

E |---0-----------------|--3-------

IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website

option for a particular chord progression. Just use

Gmaj7 = 320002 Cadd9 = x32030

Bm7 = x24232 A7sus4 = x02030

Em7 = 022030 D7sus4 = xx0213

Cmaj7 = x32000 C/D = xx0010 or xx0553

=====================================================

[Intro]

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

I've been searching a long time,

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

For someone ...exactly like you,

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

I been travelling all a - round the world,

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

Waiting for you ...to come through

[Chorus]

Cmaj7 Cadd9 Bm7

Someone like you ...make it all worth - while,

A7sus4 D7sus4

Someone like you ...keep me satis - fied,

C/D Gmaj7 Bm7 C/D D7sus4

Someone exactly like ...you

[Verse 2]

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

I've been travelling a hard road,

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

Maybe looking for someone exactly like you,

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

I been carrying my heavy load,

Gmaj7 Bm7

Waiting for the light...

Em7 Cmaj7

To come shining----- through

[Chorus]

Cmaj7 Cadd9 Bm7

Someone like you ...make it all worthwhile,

A7sus4 D7sus4

Someone like you ...make me satis - fied,

C/D Gmaj7 Bm7 C/D D7sus4

Someone exactly like ...you

[Verse 3]

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

I've been doing ...some soul search- ing,

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

To find out where you are at,

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

I've been looking down the high - way,

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

In all kinds of foreign lands

[Chorus]

Cmaj7 Cadd9 Bm7

Someone like you ...make it all worthwhile,

A7sus4 D7sus4

Someone like you ...keep me satis - fied,

C/D Gmaj7 Bm7 C/D D7sus4

Someone exactly like ...you

[Verse 4]

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

I've--- been ...all a - round the world,

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

Marching to the beat of a different drum,

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

But just lately I have ...realised,

Gmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj7

Baby, the best ...is yet to come

[Chorus]

Cmaj7 Cadd9 Bm7

Someone like you ...make it all worthwhile,

A7sus4 D7sus4

Someone like a - you ...hey, very satisfied,

C/D Gmaj7 Bm7 C/D D7sus4

Someone ex - actly like you

[Coda]

D7sus4 Gmaj7 Bm7 C/D

Someone ex - actly ...like you,

D7sus4 Gmaj7 Bm7 C/D

Someone ex - actly ...like you,

D7sus4 Gmaj7 Bm7 C/D

The best is yet to come,

D7sus4 Gmaj7 Bm7 C/D

Oh, the best is yet to come-----,

D7sus4 Gmaj7 Bm7 C/D

Someone ex - actly ...like you!

[Suggestion for ending]

D7sus4 Gmaj7

Someone ex - actly ...like a - you-------!

About Someone Like You Chords by Van Morrison

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