To Love Somebody-Gram Parsons/Flying Burrito Brothers Chords

Tempo:
137.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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To Love Somebody-Gram Parsons/Flying Burrito Brothers chords
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[G]
There's a light,
[A] a certain kind of light, [C]
that never shines [Em] on [G] me.
I [F]
[C] walk my own [G]
way, here with [D]
you, to [C] live with you.
[Am] [D] [G] There's a way, I [A] know everybody [Am] says, [C]
just to do everything [G] that I can.
[F]
[C] What good will [G] it do, if I can't [D] have you, if I can't [C] have you.
[D] [G] Baby, you don't know, what [D] it's like, [C] you just don't know, what [G] it's like,
to [D] love somebody, to [C] love somebody, the way [G] I love you.
[D]
[G]
[A]
[C]
[G]
[F]
[C] [G]
[D]
[C]
[D] I'm just [G] a man, can't [A] you see, [Am] that's what I am.
[C]
And I breathe every breath, that [G] I take for you.
[F] What good [C] will [G] breathing do, if I [D] can't have you, if I [C] can't have you.
[D] Baby, [G]
you don't know, what [D] it's like, [C] you just don't know, what it's [G] like,
[D]
[C]
[G]
[D] to love somebody, to love [C] somebody, the [G] way I love you.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[C]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
A
1231
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn The Flying Burrito Brothers - To Love Somebody chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, G, D, C and G in sequence. Start with a comfortable 68 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 138. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a light, _ _ _ _ _
[A] a certain kind of light, [C] _ _
_ that never _ shines [Em] on [G] _ _ me.
_ I [F] _
_ _ [C] walk my own [G]
way, _ _ _ _ here with [D]
you, _ _ to [C] live with you.
[Am] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] There's a way, _ _ _ I [A] know _ everybody [Am] _ says, _ [C] _
just to do everything _ [G] that I _ can.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] What _ good will [G] it do, _ _ if I can't [D] have you, _ _ if I can't [C] have you.
_ [D] _ _ [G] Baby, you don't know, _ what [D] it's like, _ _ _ _ [C] you just don't know, _ what [G] it's like,
_ _ to [D] love _ somebody, _ _ to [C] love _ somebody, _ _ the way [G] I love you.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ I'm just [G] a _ man, _ _ can't [A] you see, [Am] that's what I am.
[C] _
And I breathe every breath, that [G] I take for you.
_ _ _ [F] What good [C] _ will [G] breathing do, _ _ if I [D] can't have you, _ _ if I [C] can't have you.
_ [D] _ _ _ Baby, [G]
you don't know, what [D] it's like, _ _ _ _ [C] you just don't know, what it's [G] _ like, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] to love somebody, _ _ _ to love [C] _ _ somebody, _ the [G] way I love you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Robin Gibb and Barry Gibb who authored this song.

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