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[Intro]
|  Ebmaj7|           Dbmaj7|  Ebmaj7|  Dbmaj7|
             You got to have four       You got to have 
|  Ebmaj7|  Dbmaj7|  Ebmaj7|     Bb7|
  four                  Only four
[Verse 1
Of the Ebmaj7wonderful things that you Ebmaj7get out of life there are Bbm7four.  
Eb7And they Abmaj7may not be many Abmaj7but nobody needs any Abm7more  
  Db7Of the many Gm7facts making the F#m7list of life Fm7truth takes the Bb7lead.
You can Gm7relax knowing the F#m7gist of life, 'cause Fm7it's truth you Bb7need.
[Verse 2]
Then the seEbmaj7cond is honor and Ebmaj7happiness makes number Bbm7three.  
Eb7When you put Abmaj7them together you know Abmaj7what the last one must Abm7be.       
  Db7Baby so it's Gm7truth, honor and F#m7happiness Fm7and one thing Bb7more,
Meaning only Gm7wonderful, F#m7wonderful love   Fm7that'll Bb7make it Ebmaj7four.Ebmaj7  
[Solo] 
|  Ebmaj7|  Ebmaj7|   Bbm7|   Eb7|
|  Abmaj7|  Abmaj7|   Abm7|   Db7|
|     Gm7|    F#m7|    Fm7|   Bb7|
|     Gm7|    F#m7|    Fm7|   Bb7|
|   Ebmaj7|   Ebmaj7|    Bbm7|     Eb7|
|   Abmaj7|   Abmaj7|    Abm7|     Db7|         x2
|      Gm7|     F#m7|     Fm7|     Bb7|
|  Gm7  F#m7|  Fm7   Bb7|  Ebmaj7|  Ebmaj7|
[Verse 3]
Of the Ebmaj7wonderful things that you Ebmaj7get out of life there are Bbm7four.  
Eb7And they Abmaj7may not be many Abmaj7but nobody needs any Abm7more  
  Db7Of the many Gm7facts making the F#m7list of life Fm7truth takes the Bb7lead.
You can Gm7relax knowing the F#m7gist of life, Fm7it's truth you Bb7need.
[Verse 4]
Then the seEbmaj7cond is honor and Ebmaj7happiness makes number Bbm7three.  
Eb7When you put Abmaj7them together you know Abmaj7what the last one must Abm7be.       
db7                          Gm7        F#m7             Fm7                Bb7  
  Baby so it's truth, honor and happiness and one thing more,
Meaning only Gm7wonderful, F#m7wonderful love   Fm7that'll Bb7make it Ebmaj7four.Ebmaj7  
(Ending at Lib)
[Outro]
|  Ebmaj7|  Dbmaj7|  Ebmaj7|  Dbmaj7|

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Four

by Al Jarreau

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebmaj7

Dbmaj7

Bb7

Bbm7

Eb7

Abmaj7

Abm7

Db7

Gm7

F#m7

Fm7

[Intro]

Ebmaj7 Dbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Dbmaj7

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You got to have four You got to have

Ebmaj7 Dbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bb7

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four Only four

[Verse 1

Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bbm7

Of the wonderful things that you get out of life there are four.

Eb7 Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Abm7

And they may not be many but nobody needs any more

Db7 Gm7 F#m7 Fm7 Bb7

Of the many facts making the list of life truth takes the lead.

Gm7 F#m7 Fm7 Bb7

You can relax knowing the gist of life, 'cause it's truth you need.

[Verse 2]

Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bbm7

Then the second is honor and happiness makes number three.

Eb7 Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Abm7

When you put them together you know what the last one must be.

Db7 Gm7 F#m7 Fm7 Bb7

Baby so it's truth, honor and happiness and one thing more,

Gm7 F#m7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7

Meaning only wonderful, wonderful love that'll make it four.

[Solo]

Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bbm7 Eb7

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Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Abm7 Db7

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Gm7 F#m7 Fm7 Bb7

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Gm7 F#m7 Fm7 Bb7

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Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bbm7 Eb7

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Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Abm7 Db7

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Gm7 F#m7 Fm7 Bb7

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Gm7 F#m7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7

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[Verse 3]

Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bbm7

Of the wonderful things that you get out of life there are four.

Eb7 Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Abm7

And they may not be many but nobody needs any more

Db7 Gm7 F#m7 Fm7 Bb7

Of the many facts making the list of life truth takes the lead.

Gm7 F#m7 Fm7 Bb7

You can relax knowing the gist of life, it's truth you need.

[Verse 4]

Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bbm7

Then the second is honor and happiness makes number three.

Eb7 Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Abm7

When you put them together you know what the last one must be.

Gm7 F#m7 Fm7 Bb7

db7

Baby so it's truth, honor and happiness and one thing more,

Gm7 F#m7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7

Meaning only wonderful, wonderful love that'll make it four.

(Ending at Lib)

[Outro]

Ebmaj7 Dbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Dbmaj7

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