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When You Love Somebody

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[Intro]
G x4
[Verse]
BGaby, reGmember on the bus and my haCnd was on your kCnee
When U lDove somebody it's hDard to think about Canything but to brGeathe
BGaby, GI am the cub who was wCashed out in the flCood
When U lDove somebody and bDite your tongue all you gCet is a mouthful of blGood...okay
[Instrumental]
e|-G7-7-7-7---Dm5-5-5-5---C8-8-8-8---C8-8-8-8-|
B|-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|     x4
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
G x4
[Verse]
BGaby, reGmember on the bus and my haCnd was on your kCnee
When U lDove somebody it's hDard to think about Canything but to brGeathe
BGaby, GI am the cub who was wCashed out in the flCood
When U lDove somebody and bDite your tongue all you gCet is a mouthful of blGood...okay
[Instrumental]
e|-G7-7-7-7---Dm5-5-5-5---C8-8-8-8---C8-8-8-8-|
B|-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|     x4
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
[Verse]
 G-single strum             C-single strum
Baby, I am the cub who was washed out in the flood
        D-single strum                             C-single strum        G-single strum
When U love somebody and bite your tongue all you get is a mouthful of blood
[Instrumental]
e|-G7-7-7-7---Dm5-5-5-5---C8-8-8-8---C8-8-8-8-|
B|-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|     x2
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Instrumental (once for each line):
When U Glove somebody it's Fhard to think about Canything but to Cbreathe
When U Glove somebody it's Fhard to think about Canything but to Cbreathe
When U Glove somebody and Fbite your tongue all you Cget is a mouthful of Cblood
When U Glove somebody it's Fhard to figure out, Chard to figure Cout
When U Glove somebody it's Fhard to figure out, Chard to figure Cout
[Instrumental]
e|-G7-7-7-7---Dm5-5-5-5---C8-8-8-8---C8-8-8-8-|
B|-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
When U lDove somebody it's hDard to think about Canything but to brGeathe

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When You Love Somebody

by Fruit Bats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

G x4

[Verse]

G G C C

Baby, remember on the bus and my hand was on your knee

D D C G

When U love somebody it's hard to think about anything but to breathe

G G C C

Baby, I am the cub who was washed out in the flood

D D C G

When U love somebody and bite your tongue all you get is a mouthful of blood...okay

[Instrumental]

G Dm C C

e|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|

B|-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|

G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-| x4

D|---------------------------------------|

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

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

G x4

[Verse]

G G C C

Baby, remember on the bus and my hand was on your knee

D D C G

When U love somebody it's hard to think about anything but to breathe

G G C C

Baby, I am the cub who was washed out in the flood

D D C G

When U love somebody and bite your tongue all you get is a mouthful of blood...okay

[Instrumental]

G Dm C C

e|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|

B|-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|

G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-| x4

D|---------------------------------------|

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

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

[Verse]

G-single strum C-single strum

Baby, I am the cub who was washed out in the flood

D-single strum C-single strum G-single strum

When U love somebody and bite your tongue all you get is a mouthful of blood

[Instrumental]

G Dm C C

e|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|

B|-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|

G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-| x2

D|---------------------------------------|

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

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

Instrumental (once for each line):

G F C C

When U love somebody it's hard to think about anything but to breathe

G F C C

When U love somebody it's hard to think about anything but to breathe

G F C C

When U love somebody and bite your tongue all you get is a mouthful of blood

G F C C

When U love somebody it's hard to figure out, hard to figure out

G F C C

When U love somebody it's hard to figure out, hard to figure out

[Instrumental]

G Dm C C

e|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|

B|-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|

G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|

D|---------------------------------------|

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

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

D D C G

When U love somebody it's hard to think about anything but to breathe

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