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To Be Loved

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G6addC#   (3-2-0-0-2-0)
G6        (3-2-0-0-0-0)
B5/F#     (x-0-4-4-0-2)
A/D       (x-x-0-2-2-0)
Gmaj7     (3-2-2-0-0-0)
D6/B      (x-2-0-2-3-2)
[Verse 1]
DWaking up
                             G6addC#
Thinking of what it is to be loved
(To be loved, to be G6loved)
AShould I Bmknow
On my own on a B5/F#road
                 G6addC#
What it is to be loved
(To be loved, to be G6loved)
DYou touched my skin
A/DSo warm, Embut time is cold and
Trust me, AI would Bmknow
In my heart I'm the B5/F#half of a whole
         G6addC#           G6
And it's making me feel so alone
DWaking up
                             G6addC#
Thinking of what it is to be loved
(To be loved, to be G6loved)
[Verse 2]
BmI tell myself I have to build defenses
'BmCause once you are in love, you are defenseless
BmEverything was easy when it meant less
BmBut once you are in love, you are defenseless
[Pre-Chorus]
G6Nobody knows me, nobody knows me
DI'm never lonely
Until someone Gmaj7holds me
And lets go, just to show me
How it's like to be Emloved
[Chorus]
How it's like to be G6loved
How it's like to be BmlovedD  
I take flight, where you Gmaj7hold me
Is that how you show me
How it's like to be Emloved?
How it's like to be D6/Bloved
[Bridge]
Gmaj7Love, love, love
EmLove, love, love
BmLove, love, love
DLove, love, love
Gmaj7'Cause nobody shows me
EmNobody shows me
[Chorus]
How it's like to be G6loved
How it's like to be BmlovedD  
I take flight, where you Gmaj7hold me
Is that how you show me
How it's like to be Emloved?
How it's like to be D6/Bloved
[Outro]
Bm G Em C Am F G Abmaj7
I Bbmtell myself I have to build defenses
'Cause Ab/Conce I am in love I'll be
Once I am in love, I'll be Dbdefenseless
Defenseless
Once I am in love, I'll be Ebdefenseless

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To Be Loved

by Askjell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B5/F#

A/D

Gmaj7

D6/B

Abmaj7

Bbm

Ab/C

G6addC# (3-2-0-0-2-0)

G6 (3-2-0-0-0-0)

B5/F# (x-0-4-4-0-2)

A/D (x-x-0-2-2-0)

Gmaj7 (3-2-2-0-0-0)

D6/B (x-2-0-2-3-2)

[Verse 1]

Waking up

G6addC#

Thinking of what it is to be loved

(To be loved, to be loved)

A Bm

Should I know

B5/F#

On my own on a road

G6addC#

What it is to be loved

(To be loved, to be loved)

You touched my skin

A/D Em

So warm, but time is cold and

A Bm

Trust me, I would know

B5/F#

In my heart I'm the half of a whole

G6addC# G6

And it's making me feel so alone

Waking up

G6addC#

Thinking of what it is to be loved

(To be loved, to be loved)

[Verse 2]

I tell myself I have to build defenses

'Cause once you are in love, you are defenseless

Everything was easy when it meant less

But once you are in love, you are defenseless

[Pre-Chorus]

Nobody knows me, nobody knows me

I'm never lonely

Gmaj7

Until someone holds me

And lets go, just to show me

How it's like to be loved

[Chorus]

How it's like to be loved

Bm D

How it's like to be loved

Gmaj7

I take flight, where you hold me

Is that how you show me

How it's like to be loved?

D6/B

How it's like to be loved

[Bridge]

Gmaj7

Love, love, love

Gmaj7

'Cause nobody shows me

Nobody shows me

[Chorus]

How it's like to be loved

Bm D

How it's like to be loved

Gmaj7

I take flight, where you hold me

Is that how you show me

How it's like to be loved?

D6/B

How it's like to be loved

[Outro]

Bm G Em C Am F G Abmaj7

Bbm

I tell myself I have to build defenses

Ab/C

'Cause once I am in love I'll be

Once I am in love, I'll be defenseless

Defenseless

Once I am in love, I'll be defenseless

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