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Loves Been Rough On Me

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[Intro]
  Bb     Cm/Bb    Cdim/Bb     Bbx2
[Verse 1]
They say tBbimeCm/Bb  
heals the Cdim/Bbbroken   Bbheart
Days go BbbyCm/Bb  
and the Cdim/Bbhealing    Bbstarts
GmThey say life,F/G  
lCm/Gife goes Gmon
      Cm7/FI came through
but I know Cm7/Fthey're wrong
[Chorus]
I can't EbM7sleepEb6  
I can't Bb2/DeatBb/D  
I don't sEbM7eem to be Eb6able
to get Bb2/Dback on my fBb/Deet
I can't EbM7runEb6  
I can't Bb2/DhideGm  
and it's Cm7tearing me Dm7up
EbM7in - Cm7/Fside
Cm7/F
 Oh, have EbM7mercy baby
      Cm7/FLove's been rough on me
[Instrumental]
  Bb     Cm/Bb    Cdim/Bb     Bbx2
[Verse 2]
I had lBboveCm/Bb  
but it Cdim/Bbturned out wBbrong
I had BbfaithCm/Bb  
and when Cdim/Bbthat was Bbgone
well at lGmeast,F/G  
at least Cm/GI had Gmhope
 Cm7/Fwhen you left me hanging
at the Cm7/Fend of my rope
[Chorus]
I can't EbM7sleepEb6  
I can't eBb2/DatBb/D  
I don't EbM7seem to be Eb6able
to get Bb2/Dback on my Bb/Dfeet
I can't rEbM7unEb6  
I can't Bb2/DhideGm  
and it's Cm7tearing me Dm7up
EbM7in - Cm7/Fside
Cm7/F
 Oh, have EbM7mercy baby
      Cm7/FLove's been rough on me
Bb  Cm/Bb   Cdim/Bb  Bb
 Oh, have EbM7mercy baby
        Cm7/FLove's been rough on me
[Outro]
  Bb     Cm/Bb    Cdim/Bb     Bbx2

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Loves Been Rough On Me

by Etta James

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm/Bb

Cdim/Bb

F/G

Cm/G

Cm7/F

EbM7

Eb6

Bb2/D

Bb/D

Cm7

Dm7

[Intro]

Bb Cm/Bb Cdim/Bb Bb

[Verse 1]

Bb Cm/Bb

They say time

Cdim/Bb Bb

heals the broken heart

Bb Cm/Bb

Days go by

Cdim/Bb Bb

and the healing starts

Gm F/G

They say life,

Cm/G Gm

life goes on

Cm7/F

I came through

Cm7/F

but I know they're wrong

[Chorus]

EbM7 Eb6

I can't sleep

Bb2/D Bb/D

I can't eat

EbM7 Eb6

I don't seem to be able

Bb2/D Bb/D

to get back on my feet

EbM7 Eb6

I can't run

Bb2/D Gm

I can't hide

Cm7 Dm7

and it's tearing me up

EbM7 Cm7/F

in - side

Cm7/F

EbM7

Oh, have mercy baby

Cm7/F

Love's been rough on me

[Instrumental]

Bb Cm/Bb Cdim/Bb Bb

[Verse 2]

Bb Cm/Bb

I had love

Cdim/Bb Bb

but it turned out wrong

Bb Cm/Bb

I had faith

Cdim/Bb Bb

and when that was gone

Gm F/G

well at least,

Cm/G Gm

at least I had hope

Cm7/F

when you left me hanging

Cm7/F

at the end of my rope

[Chorus]

EbM7 Eb6

I can't sleep

Bb2/D Bb/D

I can't eat

EbM7 Eb6

I don't seem to be able

Bb2/D Bb/D

to get back on my feet

EbM7 Eb6

I can't run

Bb2/D Gm

I can't hide

Cm7 Dm7

and it's tearing me up

EbM7 Cm7/F

in - side

Cm7/F

EbM7

Oh, have mercy baby

Cm7/F

Love's been rough on me

Bb Cm/Bb Cdim/Bb Bb

EbM7

Oh, have mercy baby

Cm7/F

Love's been rough on me

[Outro]

Bb Cm/Bb Cdim/Bb Bb

About Loves Been Rough On Me Chords by Etta James

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