The Wanting Of You Chords by Melissa Etheridge

Tempo:
130.15 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

F#m

E

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Melissa Etheridge - The Wanting Of You chords
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[A]
She's got her sweet children, [Bm]
she's got her [D] house, [F#m] she's got [A] some land, her earthly possessions.
[Em]
She's got a [C#m] ring upon her [D] hand.
She tried to be a good [F#m] girl, she tried to make everything [E] right.
She tried [A] to [D] kill the voices [E]
that haunt her each and every [A] night.
She looks up to heaven [D] and wonders why love is [A] so cruel.
She loves him, won't hurt [D] him, can't stop the wanting [A] of him.
She
[D] [A]
married in high [F#m] school, oldest was well upon her [A] way.
But that wild night in Chicago, [C#m]
it left a mark she can't [D] erase.
A phase you'll just get [F#m] over, that's what her friends [A] have [E] always [Bm] said.
You dip [A] your toes in water, [E]
she's in way over her [A] head.
She looks up to heaven [D]
and wonders why love is [A] so cruel.
She loves him, [B] won't [A] hurt [D] him, can't stop the wanting [F#m] of him.
[D]
[F#m]
[D] [F#]
She's been her [F#m] desire [D] paralyzed, [A] [F#m]
catches in the corner [A] of her [D] eyes.
[A] [B] Tactile [F#m] smooth skin, soft lips, tan thighs.
How the [B] hell's this safe?
[A] Am I [D] gonna die?
[C#] [B] [C#m] [E]
[D]
We make our [E] choices, [F#] doing what we think is good.
[Bm] We deny our [D] own dreams, because we think we've been told we should.
We think we've been told we should.
[A]
She looks up to heaven [D]
and wonders why love is [A] so cruel.
She loves him, won't hurt [D] him, can't stop the wanting [A] of him.
She looks up to [D] heaven and wonders why love is [A] so cruel.
She loves him, won't hurt [D] him, can't stop the wanting [A] of him.
[D]
[A]
[D] The wanting, the wanting, [A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D] she can't stop the wanting.
[A] [Am]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
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To learn Melissa Etheridge - (Album Version) The Wanting Of You chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, D and A. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 65 BPM and then match the original tempo of 130 BPM. With A Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
She's got her sweet children, _ [Bm]
she's got her [D] house, [F#m] she's got [A] some land, her earthly _ _ possessions.
[Em] _
She's got a [C#m] ring upon her [D] hand.
She tried to be a good [F#m] girl, she tried to make everything [E] right.
She tried [A] to [D] kill the voices [E] _
that haunt her each and every [A] night.
She looks up to heaven [D] and _ wonders why love is [A] so cruel.
She loves him, won't hurt [D] him, can't stop the wanting _ [A] of him.
_ She _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
married _ in high [F#m] school, _ oldest was well upon her [A] way.
But that wild night in Chicago, [C#m] _
it left a mark she can't [D] erase.
A phase you'll just get [F#m] over, that's what her friends [A] have [E] always [Bm] said.
You dip [A] your toes in water, [E] _
she's in way over her [A] head.
She looks up to heaven [D] _
and wonders why love is [A] so cruel.
She loves him, [B] won't [A] hurt [D] him, can't stop the wanting _ [F#m] of him.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
She's been her [F#m] desire _ _ [D] paralyzed, _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
catches in the corner [A] of her [D] eyes.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] Tactile [F#m] smooth skin, soft lips, _ _ tan thighs.
_ How the [B] hell's this safe?
_ [A] _ _ Am I [D] gonna die?
[C#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
We make our [E] choices, _ [F#] doing what we think is good.
_ _ [Bm] We deny our [D] own dreams, because we think we've been told we should.
We think we've been told we should.
[A] _
She looks up to heaven [D] _
and wonders why love is [A] so cruel.
She loves him, won't hurt [D] him, can't stop the wanting [A] of him.
She looks up to [D] heaven and _ wonders why love is [A] so cruel.
She loves him, won't hurt [D] him, can't stop the _ wanting [A] of him. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The wanting, _ the wanting, _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] she can't stop the wanting.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Melissa Etheridge.

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