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Intervention (Madonna: American Life)
Verses:
Gm______  Bb______  F______
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Chorus:
Dm______  Eb______  Cm______  F______
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[Intro]
Gm   Bb   F   Gm
[Verse 1]
GmI got to save my Bbbaby • FBecause he makes me Gmcry
GmI got to make him Bbhappy • FI got to teach him Gmhow to fly
GmI want to take him Bbhigher • FWay up like a Gmbird in the sky
GmI got to calm him Bbdown now • FI want to save his Gmlife
[Chorus]
And I Dmknow that Eblove will Cmchange us Fforever
And I Dmknow that Eblove will Cmkeep us Ftogether
And I Dmknow, I Ebknow there is Cmnothing to Ffear
And I Dmknow that Eblove will Cmtake us Faway from Gmhere
[Interlude]
Gm   Bb   F   Gm
[Verse 2]
GmSometimes it's such a Bbpleasure • FSometimes I wanna Gmtear it all down
GmIt's easy to be lBbazy • FAnd hard to go Gmaway from the crowd
GmI know the road looks Bblonely • FBut that's just Satan's Gmgame
GmAnd either way my Bbbaby • FWe'll never be the Gmsame
[Chorus]
And I Dmknow that Eblove will Cmchange us Fforever
And I Dmknow that Eblove will Cmkeep us Ftogether
And I Dmknow, I Ebknow there is Cmnothing to Ffear
And I Dmknow that Eblove will Cmtake us Faway from Gmhere
[Interlude]
Gm   Bb   F   Gm
[Verse 3]
GmIn the blink of an eye everyBbthing could change • Say Fhello to your life, now Gmyou're living
GmThis is it from now Bbon, it's a brand new day • It was Ftime to wake up from this Gmdream
GmI know the road looks Bblonely • FBut that's just Satan's Gmgame
GmAnd either way my Bbbaby • FYou'll never be the Gmsame
[Chorus]
And I Gmknow that Bblove will Fchange us Gmforever
And I Gmknow that Bblove will Fkeep us Gmtogether
[Instrumental]
Dm   Eb   Cm   F
Dm   Eb   Cm   F
[Chorus]
And I Dmknow that Eblove will Cmchange us Fforever
And I Dmknow that Eblove will Cmkeep us Ftogether
And I Dmknow, I Ebknow there is Cmnothing to Ffear
And I Dmknow that Eblove will Cmtake us Faway from DmhereEb  Cm  F  
Dm   Eb   Cm   F
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Intervention

by Madonna

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Intervention (Madonna: American Life)

Verses:

Gm Bb F

______ ______ ______

|||||| ••···• •···••

|||||| |||||| |||•||

•··••• ||•••| |••|||

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|••||| |||||| ||||||

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Chorus:

Dm Eb Cm F

______ ______ ______ ______

|||||| |||||| |||||| •···••

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|||||| |||||| ••···• |••|||

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••···• |||||| ||••|| ||||||

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[Intro]

Gm Bb F Gm

[Verse 1]

Gm Bb F Gm

I got to save my baby • Because he makes me cry

Gm Bb F Gm

I got to make him happy • I got to teach him how to fly

Gm Bb F Gm

I want to take him higher • Way up like a bird in the sky

Gm Bb F Gm

I got to calm him down now • I want to save his life

[Chorus]

Dm Eb Cm F

And I know that love will change us forever

Dm Eb Cm F

And I know that love will keep us together

Dm Eb Cm F

And I know, I know there is nothing to fear

Dm Eb Cm F Gm

And I know that love will take us away from here

[Interlude]

Gm Bb F Gm

[Verse 2]

Gm Bb F Gm

Sometimes it's such a pleasure • Sometimes I wanna tear it all down

Gm Bb F Gm

It's easy to be lazy • And hard to go away from the crowd

Gm Bb F Gm

I know the road looks lonely • But that's just Satan's game

Gm Bb F Gm

And either way my baby • We'll never be the same

[Chorus]

Dm Eb Cm F

And I know that love will change us forever

Dm Eb Cm F

And I know that love will keep us together

Dm Eb Cm F

And I know, I know there is nothing to fear

Dm Eb Cm F Gm

And I know that love will take us away from here

[Interlude]

Gm Bb F Gm

[Verse 3]

Gm Bb F Gm

In the blink of an eye everything could change • Say hello to your life, now you're living

Gm Bb F Gm

This is it from now on, it's a brand new day • It was time to wake up from this dream

Gm Bb F Gm

I know the road looks lonely • But that's just Satan's game

Gm Bb F Gm

And either way my baby • You'll never be the same

[Chorus]

Gm Bb F Gm

And I know that love will change us forever

Gm Bb F Gm

And I know that love will keep us together

[Instrumental]

Dm Eb Cm F

[Chorus]

Dm Eb Cm F

And I know that love will change us forever

Dm Eb Cm F

And I know that love will keep us together

Dm Eb Cm F

And I know, I know there is nothing to fear

Dm Eb Cm F Dm Eb Cm F

And I know that love will take us away from here

Dm Eb Cm F

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