Chords for LENNY WILLIAMS - BECAUSE I LOVE YOU (Official Video) HD (RE-MASTERED) 1978 Cause I Love You
Tempo:
88.85 bpm
Chords used:
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Gb
F
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [F] [Ebm] [Bbm]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Bbm]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm] Girl you know I love [Fm] you no [Db] matter [Bb] what you do
[Gbm] [Ebm] And I [Bbm] hope you understand me [Fm] Every word [Bbm] I [Gb] say is true
[Ebm] Cause I love [Gb] you [Ebm] Baby I'm [Bbm] thinking of you
[Fm] Trying to be more [Bbm] of a man for [Gb] [Ebm] you And I'm
[Bbm] not too rich
But [Fm] we gonna see [Bbm] it through Cause [Ebm] I love you
[Gb] Ah,
[Fm] ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, [Ebm] ah, ah Ah, ah, [F] ah, ah, ah, ah, [Db] ah, ah, ah
[Ebm] So many [Bbm] questions [Fm]
[Bbm] to [Gb] fill [Fm] [Ebm]
[Bbm] one all [Db] [Fm]
If it's in, [Bb] if it's in
[Gb] [Fm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Abm]
[Db] [F] [Gb]
[Fm] [Ebm] With all my [Ab] heart and soul
[Gb]
[Fm] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh [Ebm] Oh, oh, oh, oh, [Ab] oh, oh, oh
[Db] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Fm]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Fm]
[Db] Oh, [Gb]
[Db] it [Fm] [F] keeps me moving.
[Bbm] Oh, baby.
[Gb]
[Db] [F]
[Bbm] Oh, baby.
[Gb] You've been so good to me.
[Db] Oh, baby.
[F]
[Bbm] [Gb]
[Bm] [Db] [Ab]
[A] [Bbm] You [Db] [Gb]
know, [Ebm] [Db] one time things got so [Fm] bad until [Bbm] I had to go [F] to one of my
friends and talk to [Bbm] him and I told him I said, [Abm] you know, [Gb]
I'm having
problems with the woman that I [Db] love.
It seems that I call her on the [Fm] phone and [Bb] I just can't get her [F] to answer.
[Bbm] And then I went to a [Db] house and I saw a car [Gb] parked in the driveway.
I'm not going to [Db] go but still my knocks went unanswered [Fm]
[Bb] and then I
went [F] home and I watched [Bbm] television until television went off [Gb] and
then I played my records until I just didn't [Fm] want to hear them anymore.
And finally [Bb] I went to bed, but I found [F] myself waking up [Bbm] a few hours
later and [Gb] the tears were running down my face.
[Fm] [Ab] And my friend told me he said [C] Lenny, you just [F] ought to forget about her.
[Bbm] But I told my friend I said, you know, maybe you've [Gb] never been in
love like I've been in love.
[Db] And maybe you've never felt the things that I [Bb] felt but this is [F] what
I told my friend.
I said, [Bbm] you know, sometimes you [Gb] get lonely.
You get [Db] lonely.
[F] You get lonely.
[Bbm]
[Gb] And I cry.
[Db] I cry.
[F] [Bbm] [Db]
[Gb] And the tears [Db] would fill up [F] in the wells, in the [Bbm] wells of my eyes,
[Db] oh baby.
[Gb] And then it got so bad.
[Db] It got so bad.
[F] Till one time I thought I'd roll [Bbm] myself up in a big old ball and
[Gb] And then I met you darling [Db] and you smiled at me.
[F] Oh, oh, that's [Bbm] such a pretty smile.
Yes, it was.
[Gb] And you reached out your hand.
[Db] You helped me.
[F] You helped me.
[Bbm] I
[Gb] [Db] won't
[F] [Bbm]
[Gb] ever leave you baby.
[Db] I won't ever grieve you baby.
[F] [Bbm]
[Gb] I'm glad.
[Db] I'm glad baby.
[F] [Bbm] Yeah, baby.
[Db]
[Gb] [Db]
[F] I love you.
[Bbm]
[Gb] I [Db] love you.
[F] I love [Bbm] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db] you.
[F]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Bbm]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm] Girl you know I love [Fm] you no [Db] matter [Bb] what you do
[Gbm] [Ebm] And I [Bbm] hope you understand me [Fm] Every word [Bbm] I [Gb] say is true
[Ebm] Cause I love [Gb] you [Ebm] Baby I'm [Bbm] thinking of you
[Fm] Trying to be more [Bbm] of a man for [Gb] [Ebm] you And I'm
[Bbm] not too rich
But [Fm] we gonna see [Bbm] it through Cause [Ebm] I love you
[Gb] Ah,
[Fm] ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, [Ebm] ah, ah Ah, ah, [F] ah, ah, ah, ah, [Db] ah, ah, ah
[Ebm] So many [Bbm] questions [Fm]
[Bbm] to [Gb] fill [Fm] [Ebm]
[Bbm] one all [Db] [Fm]
If it's in, [Bb] if it's in
[Gb] [Fm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Abm]
[Db] [F] [Gb]
[Fm] [Ebm] With all my [Ab] heart and soul
[Gb]
[Fm] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh [Ebm] Oh, oh, oh, oh, [Ab] oh, oh, oh
[Db] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Fm]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Fm]
[Db] Oh, [Gb]
[Db] it [Fm] [F] keeps me moving.
[Bbm] Oh, baby.
[Gb]
[Db] [F]
[Bbm] Oh, baby.
[Gb] You've been so good to me.
[Db] Oh, baby.
[F]
[Bbm] [Gb]
[Bm] [Db] [Ab]
[A] [Bbm] You [Db] [Gb]
know, [Ebm] [Db] one time things got so [Fm] bad until [Bbm] I had to go [F] to one of my
friends and talk to [Bbm] him and I told him I said, [Abm] you know, [Gb]
I'm having
problems with the woman that I [Db] love.
It seems that I call her on the [Fm] phone and [Bb] I just can't get her [F] to answer.
[Bbm] And then I went to a [Db] house and I saw a car [Gb] parked in the driveway.
I'm not going to [Db] go but still my knocks went unanswered [Fm]
[Bb] and then I
went [F] home and I watched [Bbm] television until television went off [Gb] and
then I played my records until I just didn't [Fm] want to hear them anymore.
And finally [Bb] I went to bed, but I found [F] myself waking up [Bbm] a few hours
later and [Gb] the tears were running down my face.
[Fm] [Ab] And my friend told me he said [C] Lenny, you just [F] ought to forget about her.
[Bbm] But I told my friend I said, you know, maybe you've [Gb] never been in
love like I've been in love.
[Db] And maybe you've never felt the things that I [Bb] felt but this is [F] what
I told my friend.
I said, [Bbm] you know, sometimes you [Gb] get lonely.
You get [Db] lonely.
[F] You get lonely.
[Bbm]
[Gb] And I cry.
[Db] I cry.
[F] [Bbm] [Db]
[Gb] And the tears [Db] would fill up [F] in the wells, in the [Bbm] wells of my eyes,
[Db] oh baby.
[Gb] And then it got so bad.
[Db] It got so bad.
[F] Till one time I thought I'd roll [Bbm] myself up in a big old ball and
[Gb] And then I met you darling [Db] and you smiled at me.
[F] Oh, oh, that's [Bbm] such a pretty smile.
Yes, it was.
[Gb] And you reached out your hand.
[Db] You helped me.
[F] You helped me.
[Bbm] I
[Gb] [Db] won't
[F] [Bbm]
[Gb] ever leave you baby.
[Db] I won't ever grieve you baby.
[F] [Bbm]
[Gb] I'm glad.
[Db] I'm glad baby.
[F] [Bbm] Yeah, baby.
[Db]
[Gb] [Db]
[F] I love you.
[Bbm]
[Gb] I [Db] love you.
[F] I love [Bbm] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db] you.
[F]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
Key:
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[Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Gb] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Girl you know I love [Fm] you _ no [Db] matter [Bb] what you do
[Gbm] [Ebm] And I _ [Bbm] hope you understand me [Fm] Every word [Bbm] I [Gb] say is true
[Ebm] Cause I love [Gb] you _ _ [Ebm] Baby _ I'm [Bbm] thinking of you
_ [Fm] Trying to be more [Bbm] of a man for [Gb] [Ebm] you And I'm _ _
[Bbm] not too rich
But [Fm] we gonna see [Bbm] it through Cause [Ebm] I _ _ love you
_ [Gb] _ Ah, _ _ _
[Fm] ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, [Ebm] ah, ah Ah, ah, [F] ah, ah, ah, ah, [Db] ah, ah, ah
[Ebm] _ _ So many [Bbm] questions _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] to [Gb] fill [Fm] _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Bbm] one all [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
If it's in, _ [Bb] if it's in _
[Gb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [F] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] With all my [Ab] heart and soul
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh [Ebm] Oh, oh, oh, oh, [Ab] oh, oh, oh
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Db] Oh, _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ it [Fm] [F] keeps me moving.
[Bbm] Oh, baby.
_ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Oh, baby.
_ [Gb] You've been so good to me.
[Db] _ Oh, baby.
_ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [A] _ [Bbm] You _ [Db] _ _ [Gb]
know, _ [Ebm] _ [Db] one time things got so [Fm] bad until [Bbm] I had to go [F] to one of my
friends and talk to [Bbm] him and I told him I said, [Abm] you know, [Gb]
I'm having
problems with the woman that I [Db] love.
It seems that I call her on the [Fm] phone and [Bb] I just can't get her [F] to answer.
[Bbm] And then I went to a [Db] house and I saw a car [Gb] parked in the driveway.
I'm not going to [Db] go but still my knocks went unanswered [Fm]
[Bb] and then I
went [F] home and I watched [Bbm] television until television went off [Gb] and
then I played my records until I just didn't [Fm] want to hear them anymore.
And finally [Bb] I went to bed, but I found [F] myself waking up [Bbm] a few hours
later and [Gb] the tears were running down my face.
_ [Fm] _ [Ab] And my friend told me he said [C] Lenny, you just [F] ought to forget about her.
[Bbm] But I told my friend I said, you know, maybe you've [Gb] never been in
love like I've been in love.
_ [Db] And maybe you've never felt the things that I [Bb] felt but this is [F] what
I told my friend.
I said, [Bbm] you know, sometimes you [Gb] get lonely.
_ You get [Db] lonely. _
[F] You get lonely.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] And I cry.
_ _ [Db] I cry. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _
[Gb] And the tears [Db] would fill up _ [F] in the wells, in the [Bbm] wells of my eyes,
[Db] oh baby. _
[Gb] And then it got so bad.
[Db] It got so bad.
[F] Till one time I thought I'd roll [Bbm] myself up in a big old ball and
[Gb] And then I met you darling [Db] and you smiled at me.
[F] Oh, oh, that's [Bbm] such a pretty smile.
Yes, it was.
[Gb] And you reached out your hand.
[Db] You helped me.
[F] You helped me.
_ [Bbm] I _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ won't _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] ever leave you baby.
_ [Db] I won't ever grieve you baby.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] I'm glad.
[Db] I'm glad baby. _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bbm] Yeah, baby.
[Db] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[F] I love you.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] I _ _ [Db] love you.
[F] I love _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] you. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Gb] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Girl you know I love [Fm] you _ no [Db] matter [Bb] what you do
[Gbm] [Ebm] And I _ [Bbm] hope you understand me [Fm] Every word [Bbm] I [Gb] say is true
[Ebm] Cause I love [Gb] you _ _ [Ebm] Baby _ I'm [Bbm] thinking of you
_ [Fm] Trying to be more [Bbm] of a man for [Gb] [Ebm] you And I'm _ _
[Bbm] not too rich
But [Fm] we gonna see [Bbm] it through Cause [Ebm] I _ _ love you
_ [Gb] _ Ah, _ _ _
[Fm] ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, [Ebm] ah, ah Ah, ah, [F] ah, ah, ah, ah, [Db] ah, ah, ah
[Ebm] _ _ So many [Bbm] questions _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] to [Gb] fill [Fm] _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Bbm] one all [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
If it's in, _ [Bb] if it's in _
[Gb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [F] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] With all my [Ab] heart and soul
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh [Ebm] Oh, oh, oh, oh, [Ab] oh, oh, oh
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Db] Oh, _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ it [Fm] [F] keeps me moving.
[Bbm] Oh, baby.
_ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Oh, baby.
_ [Gb] You've been so good to me.
[Db] _ Oh, baby.
_ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [A] _ [Bbm] You _ [Db] _ _ [Gb]
know, _ [Ebm] _ [Db] one time things got so [Fm] bad until [Bbm] I had to go [F] to one of my
friends and talk to [Bbm] him and I told him I said, [Abm] you know, [Gb]
I'm having
problems with the woman that I [Db] love.
It seems that I call her on the [Fm] phone and [Bb] I just can't get her [F] to answer.
[Bbm] And then I went to a [Db] house and I saw a car [Gb] parked in the driveway.
I'm not going to [Db] go but still my knocks went unanswered [Fm]
[Bb] and then I
went [F] home and I watched [Bbm] television until television went off [Gb] and
then I played my records until I just didn't [Fm] want to hear them anymore.
And finally [Bb] I went to bed, but I found [F] myself waking up [Bbm] a few hours
later and [Gb] the tears were running down my face.
_ [Fm] _ [Ab] And my friend told me he said [C] Lenny, you just [F] ought to forget about her.
[Bbm] But I told my friend I said, you know, maybe you've [Gb] never been in
love like I've been in love.
_ [Db] And maybe you've never felt the things that I [Bb] felt but this is [F] what
I told my friend.
I said, [Bbm] you know, sometimes you [Gb] get lonely.
_ You get [Db] lonely. _
[F] You get lonely.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] And I cry.
_ _ [Db] I cry. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _
[Gb] And the tears [Db] would fill up _ [F] in the wells, in the [Bbm] wells of my eyes,
[Db] oh baby. _
[Gb] And then it got so bad.
[Db] It got so bad.
[F] Till one time I thought I'd roll [Bbm] myself up in a big old ball and
[Gb] And then I met you darling [Db] and you smiled at me.
[F] Oh, oh, that's [Bbm] such a pretty smile.
Yes, it was.
[Gb] And you reached out your hand.
[Db] You helped me.
[F] You helped me.
_ [Bbm] I _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ won't _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] ever leave you baby.
_ [Db] I won't ever grieve you baby.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] I'm glad.
[Db] I'm glad baby. _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bbm] Yeah, baby.
[Db] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[F] I love you.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] I _ _ [Db] love you.
[F] I love _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] you. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _