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Earned It

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Gminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|--9/10--12-10-5p3---3h5-3-------------------------------|
B|--------------5p3---3h5-3-5--5h7-5h6-5-----------5p3----|
G|-11/12--12-12-5p3---3h5-3-5--5h7-5h7-5-7-5-------5p3-5--|
D|--------------------------5--5h7-------8-5---5-8-----5--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3---|
G|-5---3--------------------2h3~~---|
D|---5---5-3------------------------|
A|-----------5-4-3------------------|
E|-----------------6-3--------------|
Gm      Dm     Gm      Dm
[Verse 1]
GmYou make it look like it's magic (Oh Dmyeah)
Dm'Cause I see nobody, nobody but Gmyou, you, you
GmI'm never confused
DmHey, hey, I’m so used to bein' used
[Pre-Chorus]
So I Gmlove when you call unexpected (oh oh oh)
'Cause I Dmhate when the moment's expected
DmSo I'ma care for Gmyou, you, you
GmI'ma care for you, Dmyou, you, you, yeah you
[Chorus]
'Cause girl, you're Gmperfect (Girl, you’re perfect)
GmYou're always worth it (You’re always worth it)
And you desDmerve it (And you deserve it)
DmThe way you work it (The way you work it)
‘Girl, you’ve Gmea-ea-earned it, yeah
Girl, you’ve Dmea-ea-earned it, yeah
[Verse 2]
GmYou know our love would be tragic (Oh Dmyeah)
DmSo you don't pay it, don't pay it no Gmmind (No mind)
GmWe live with no lies
He-Dme-ey, you're my favorite kind of night
[Pre-Chorus]
So I Gmlove when you call unexpected (Unexpected)
'Cause I Dmhate when the moment's expected
DmSo I'ma care for Gmyou (You, you, you, you)
GmI'ma care for Dmyou, you, you, you, yeah
[Chorus]
'Cause girl, you're Gmperfect (Girl, you’re perfect)
GmYou're always worth it (You’re always worth it)
And you desDmerve it (And you deserve it)
DmThe way you work it (The way you work it)
‘Girl, you’ve Gmea-ea-earned it (ah ah ah)
Girl, you’ve Dmea-ea-earned it (ah ah ah) yeah
[Verse 3]
GmOn that lonely night
Gm(We said it wouldn't be love)
But we Dmfelt the rush (It made us believe)
There was Gmonly us
GmConvinced we were broken inDmsi-i-F/Ci-idG7/Be
Yeah insDmi-i-F/Ci-idG7/Be
[Chorus]
G7'Cause girl, you're Dmperfect (Girl, you're F/Cperfect)
You're always G7/Bworth it (You’re always Bb6worth it)
And you desDmerve it (And you desF/Cerve it)
The way you G7/Bwork it (The way you Bb6work it)
'Cause girl, you’ve Dmea-ea-F/Cearned it, G7/Byeah (EaBb6rned it)
Girl, you’ve Dmea-ea-F/Cearned it, yG7/Bes you didBb6  
Bb6‘Cause still you’re DmperfectF/C  G7/B  Bb6  
And you desDmerve itF/C  G7/B  Bb6  
Girl, you’ve Dmearned itF/C  G7/B  Bb6  
Girl you’ve Dmea-eaF/C-earned G7/BitBb6  
[Chorus]
Still you’re Gmperfect (Girl, you’re perfect)
GmAlways worth it (You’re always worth it)
And you desDmerve it (And you deserve it)
The way you Dmwork it (The way you work it)
DmGirl, you’ve Gmearned it (Ah ah ah ah)
Girl, you’ve Dmearned it (Ah ah ah ah)
[Outro]
                            Gm   DmN.C.
You make it look like it's magic (Oh yeah)
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off

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Earned It

by The Temptations

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/C

G7/B

Bb6

[Intro]

e|--9/10--12-10-5p3---3h5-3-------------------------------|

B|--------------5p3---3h5-3-5--5h7-5h6-5-----------5p3----|

G|-11/12--12-12-5p3---3h5-3-5--5h7-5h7-5-7-5-------5p3-5--|

D|--------------------------5--5h7-------8-5---5-8-----5--|

A|--------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|

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

G|-5---3--------------------2h3~~---|

D|---5---5-3------------------------|

A|-----------5-4-3------------------|

E|-----------------6-3--------------|

Gm Dm Gm Dm

[Verse 1]

Gm Dm

You make it look like it's magic (Oh yeah)

Dm Gm

'Cause I see nobody, nobody but you, you, you

I'm never confused

Hey, hey, I’m so used to bein' used

[Pre-Chorus]

So I love when you call unexpected (oh oh oh)

'Cause I hate when the moment's expected

Dm Gm

So I'ma care for you, you, you

Gm Dm

I'ma care for you, you, you, you, yeah you

[Chorus]

'Cause girl, you're perfect (Girl, you’re perfect)

You're always worth it (You’re always worth it)

And you deserve it (And you deserve it)

The way you work it (The way you work it)

‘Girl, you’ve ea-ea-earned it, yeah

Girl, you’ve ea-ea-earned it, yeah

[Verse 2]

Gm Dm

You know our love would be tragic (Oh yeah)

Dm Gm

So you don't pay it, don't pay it no mind (No mind)

We live with no lies

He-e-ey, you're my favorite kind of night

[Pre-Chorus]

So I love when you call unexpected (Unexpected)

'Cause I hate when the moment's expected

Dm Gm

So I'ma care for you (You, you, you, you)

Gm Dm

I'ma care for you, you, you, you, yeah

[Chorus]

'Cause girl, you're perfect (Girl, you’re perfect)

You're always worth it (You’re always worth it)

And you deserve it (And you deserve it)

The way you work it (The way you work it)

‘Girl, you’ve ea-ea-earned it (ah ah ah)

Girl, you’ve ea-ea-earned it (ah ah ah) yeah

[Verse 3]

On that lonely night

(We said it wouldn't be love)

But we felt the rush (It made us believe)

There was only us

Gm Dm F/C G7/B

Convinced we were broken insi-i-i-ide

Dm F/C G7/B

Yeah insi-i-i-ide

[Chorus]

G7 Dm F/C

'Cause girl, you're perfect (Girl, you're perfect)

G7/B Bb6

You're always worth it (You’re always worth it)

Dm F/C

And you deserve it (And you deserve it)

G7/B Bb6

The way you work it (The way you work it)

Dm F/C G7/B Bb6

'Cause girl, you’ve ea-ea-earned it, yeah (Earned it)

Dm F/C G7/B Bb6

Girl, you’ve ea-ea-earned it, yes you did

Bb6 Dm F/C G7/B Bb6

‘Cause still you’re perfect

Dm F/C G7/B Bb6

And you deserve it

Dm F/C G7/B Bb6

Girl, you’ve earned it

Dm F/C G7/B Bb6

Girl you’ve ea-ea-earned it

[Chorus]

Still you’re perfect (Girl, you’re perfect)

Always worth it (You’re always worth it)

And you deserve it (And you deserve it)

The way you work it (The way you work it)

Dm Gm

Girl, you’ve earned it (Ah ah ah ah)

[Outro]

Gm Dm

N.C.

You make it look like it's magic (Oh yeah)

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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