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[Intro]
     Cm7     Gm7Yeah
Gm9Sorry I missed your call Bbmaj7(Hold me like that)
Cm7I'm juGm7st busy Gm9right now
N.C.
I don't wanna see you cry
[Verse 1]
Cm7YouGm7  
You make my heart go Gm9boomBbmaj7  
Oh baby, it's that Cm7look in your eyes that Gm7makes you the prize
I wish we were Gm9together, Bbmaj7right now
It's Cm7trueGm7, you make my body feeGm9l looseBbmaj7  
Oh baby, it's the Cm7way that you lay, the Gm7way that you play
I'm praying for Gm9forever, Bbmaj7as well as now
[Pre-Chorus]
Cm7I don't want to hide, Gm7I don't want to hide
Gm9I don't want to shy Bbmaj7from you, no
Cm7I don't want to lie, Gm7I don't want to lie
And Gm9say that I doBbmaj7n't want you
[Chorus]
So if you could Cm7lay your Gm7cards right down
Gm9I am waiting at the Bbmaj7table
If you could Cm7show me Gm7love somehow
Gm9We don't need to have a Bbmaj7label
You know that Cm7I will Gm7love you down
Gm9I will be every kind of Bbmaj7faithful
If you could Cm7show me Gm7all the way around
Gm9I will be Bbmaj7very, very grateful
Very, very Cm7grateful
[Verse 2]
Cm7Babe, Gm7you make my worries fly Gm9awayBbmaj7  
I'm thinking it's the Cm7way that we rotateGm7  
That makes me feel okayGm9  
So you should Bbmaj7come around
ToCm7day, Gm7let me show you somewGm9here safeBbmaj7  
Oh baby you can Cm7stop tryna locateGm7  
'Cause we find a soulmate in each Gm9other
And nBbmaj7ow we're bound
[Pre-Chorus]
Cm7I don't want to hide, Gm7I don't want to hide
Gm9I don't want to shy Bbmaj7from you, no
Cm7I don't want to lie, Gm7I don't want to lie
And Gm9say that I doBbmaj7n't need you
[Chorus]
So if you could Cm7lay your Gm7cards right down
Gm9I am waiting at the Bbmaj7table
If you could Cm7show me Gm7love somehow
Gm9We don't need to have a Bbmaj7label
You know that Cm7I will Gm7love you down
Gm9I will be every kind of Bbmaj7faithful
If you could Cm7show me Gm7all the way around
Gm9I will be Bbmaj7very, very grateful
Very, very Cm7grateful, Gm7yeahGm9  Bbmaj7  
[Outro]
    Cm7      Gm7Oh, hold me like thGm9at
Bbmaj7Like that
Cm7GratefulGm7  
Very, very Gm9gratefulBbmaj7  
Very, very Cm7hardGm7  
Very, very Gm9lovingBbmaj7  

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Grateful

by Mahalia

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

Gm7

Gm9

Bbmaj7

[Intro]

Cm7 Gm7

Yeah

Gm9 Bbmaj7

Sorry I missed your call (Hold me like that)

Cm7 Gm7 Gm9

I'm just busy right now

N.C.

I don't wanna see you cry

[Verse 1]

Cm7 Gm7

You

Gm9 Bbmaj7

You make my heart go boom

Cm7 Gm7

Oh baby, it's that look in your eyes that makes you the prize

Gm9 Bbmaj7

I wish we were together, right now

Cm7 Gm7 Gm9 Bbmaj7

It's true, you make my body feel loose

Cm7 Gm7

Oh baby, it's the way that you lay, the way that you play

Gm9 Bbmaj7

I'm praying for forever, as well as now

[Pre-Chorus]

Cm7 Gm7

I don't want to hide, I don't want to hide

Gm9 Bbmaj7

I don't want to shy from you, no

Cm7 Gm7

I don't want to lie, I don't want to lie

Gm9 Bbmaj7

And say that I don't want you

[Chorus]

Cm7 Gm7

So if you could lay your cards right down

Gm9 Bbmaj7

I am waiting at the table

Cm7 Gm7

If you could show me love somehow

Gm9 Bbmaj7

We don't need to have a label

Cm7 Gm7

You know that I will love you down

Gm9 Bbmaj7

I will be every kind of faithful

Cm7 Gm7

If you could show me all the way around

Gm9 Bbmaj7

I will be very, very grateful

Cm7

Very, very grateful

[Verse 2]

Cm7 Gm7 Gm9 Bbmaj7

Babe, you make my worries fly away

Cm7 Gm7

I'm thinking it's the way that we rotate

Gm9

That makes me feel okay

Bbmaj7

So you should come around

Cm7 Gm7 Gm9 Bbmaj7

Today, let me show you somewhere safe

Cm7 Gm7

Oh baby you can stop tryna locate

Gm9

'Cause we find a soulmate in each other

Bbmaj7

And now we're bound

[Pre-Chorus]

Cm7 Gm7

I don't want to hide, I don't want to hide

Gm9 Bbmaj7

I don't want to shy from you, no

Cm7 Gm7

I don't want to lie, I don't want to lie

Gm9 Bbmaj7

And say that I don't need you

[Chorus]

Cm7 Gm7

So if you could lay your cards right down

Gm9 Bbmaj7

I am waiting at the table

Cm7 Gm7

If you could show me love somehow

Gm9 Bbmaj7

We don't need to have a label

Cm7 Gm7

You know that I will love you down

Gm9 Bbmaj7

I will be every kind of faithful

Cm7 Gm7

If you could show me all the way around

Gm9 Bbmaj7

I will be very, very grateful

Cm7 Gm7 Gm9 Bbmaj7

Very, very grateful, yeah

[Outro]

Cm7 Gm7 Gm9

Oh, hold me like that

Bbmaj7

Like that

Cm7 Gm7

Grateful

Gm9 Bbmaj7

Very, very grateful

Cm7 Gm7

Very, very hard

Gm9 Bbmaj7

Very, very loving

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