Chords for DAVID RUFFIN -"LET SOMEBODY LOVE ME" (1971)
Tempo:
158.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
A
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [D]
[Bm] [D]
Oh lonely streets and neon signs, [G] [D]
people fell behind their lines.
You counted me?
[F#] [Bm] Oh [E] the [A] sea [G] fills up
[D] in the [E] dark, alone [D] in the fog.
[C#] Standing here [F#m] alone [Bm] with my heart in my hands,
[A] [D] trying [F#m] hard to [Bm] understand.
Why [D] am I [F#m] here alone on the [Bm] outside, [D] looking in at the [G] world of love?
[Bm] [E] Please heaven [A] up above, [G] let somebody love [D]
me.
[A] [D]
For who am I and where am I heading?
Without a [Dm] love I'm just [D] hopelessly trading.
Lost in [C#] a fog, [Bm] I'm chained [A] to a [D] heart [G] I refuse [Bm] to give.
[E] I was [A] afraid to leave.
[D]
[F#m] Still been [Bm] going, my security.
[D]
[F#] I traded it [Bm] so long I was good and mean.
[D] Oh but I cry [Bm] in my heart, no, [D]
I try [G] to keep it.
[F#] [Em] Oh for [A] precious [G] words.
Like somebody, [A] oh let somebody [Bm] [D] love me.
Love, love me.
[G]
[F#m] I'll never [Bm] cry about [Em] poverty, no.
[G]
[D] I'll be the richest [E] man alive, you [G] sleep over someone [F#m] to love.
[E] I [A] know someone [D] above will love me.
Let somebody love me.
Is [C#] it too much to ask?
[B] Is it too [D] long to [G] task?
Just send [F#] me someone [Em] who [D] needs someone to.
She [F#m] doesn't have to [Bm] be a beauty queen.
[A] [D] Just [C#] someone true, [F#m] [Bm] oh you know what [D] I mean.
Someone [F#m] that I can [Bm] depend on.
[D] When all of my [G] dreams were gone, [F#] gone, [Bm] gone.
[Em] Someone [A] to lean on.
[G]
[D]
[A] Send me [D] somebody to love me.
I'm tired of sitting alone with my heart in my hand.
I [C#] need someone [Bm] to love me.
[A] Cause I'm [D] just a lonely man, a loner in the park.
Oh, it doesn't need [F#m] to be too long to task.
[Bm] [A] [D]
[Bm] [D]
Oh lonely streets and neon signs, [G] [D]
people fell behind their lines.
You counted me?
[F#] [Bm] Oh [E] the [A] sea [G] fills up
[D] in the [E] dark, alone [D] in the fog.
[C#] Standing here [F#m] alone [Bm] with my heart in my hands,
[A] [D] trying [F#m] hard to [Bm] understand.
Why [D] am I [F#m] here alone on the [Bm] outside, [D] looking in at the [G] world of love?
[Bm] [E] Please heaven [A] up above, [G] let somebody love [D]
me.
[A] [D]
For who am I and where am I heading?
Without a [Dm] love I'm just [D] hopelessly trading.
Lost in [C#] a fog, [Bm] I'm chained [A] to a [D] heart [G] I refuse [Bm] to give.
[E] I was [A] afraid to leave.
[D]
[F#m] Still been [Bm] going, my security.
[D]
[F#] I traded it [Bm] so long I was good and mean.
[D] Oh but I cry [Bm] in my heart, no, [D]
I try [G] to keep it.
[F#] [Em] Oh for [A] precious [G] words.
Like somebody, [A] oh let somebody [Bm] [D] love me.
Love, love me.
[G]
[F#m] I'll never [Bm] cry about [Em] poverty, no.
[G]
[D] I'll be the richest [E] man alive, you [G] sleep over someone [F#m] to love.
[E] I [A] know someone [D] above will love me.
Let somebody love me.
Is [C#] it too much to ask?
[B] Is it too [D] long to [G] task?
Just send [F#] me someone [Em] who [D] needs someone to.
She [F#m] doesn't have to [Bm] be a beauty queen.
[A] [D] Just [C#] someone true, [F#m] [Bm] oh you know what [D] I mean.
Someone [F#m] that I can [Bm] depend on.
[D] When all of my [G] dreams were gone, [F#] gone, [Bm] gone.
[Em] Someone [A] to lean on.
[G]
[D]
[A] Send me [D] somebody to love me.
I'm tired of sitting alone with my heart in my hand.
I [C#] need someone [Bm] to love me.
[A] Cause I'm [D] just a lonely man, a loner in the park.
Oh, it doesn't need [F#m] to be too long to task.
[Bm] [A] [D]
Key:
D
Bm
A
G
F#m
D
Bm
A
[N] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Oh lonely streets and neon _ signs, _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
people fell behind their _ _ _ _ lines.
_ _ You counted me?
[F#] _ [Bm] Oh _ [E] the [A] sea [G] _ fills up _ _ _
[D] _ in the [E] dark, _ alone [D] in the fog. _ _ _ _
[C#] Standing here [F#m] alone [Bm] with my heart in my hands,
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ trying [F#m] hard to _ [Bm] understand. _
Why _ _ _ [D] _ _ am I [F#m] here alone on the [Bm] outside, [D] looking in at the _ [G] world of love?
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] Please heaven [A] up above, _ [G] let _ somebody _ love [D] _ _ _
me.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
For who am I and where am I heading? _ _ _ _ _
Without a [Dm] _ love I'm just [D] hopelessly _ _ trading. _ _ _
Lost in [C#] a fog, _ [Bm] I'm chained [A] to a [D] heart [G] I refuse _ _ [Bm] to give.
[E] _ I was [A] afraid to leave.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Still been _ [Bm] going, my _ security.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] I traded it [Bm] so long I was good and mean.
_ _ [D] _ _ Oh but I cry [Bm] in my heart, no, [D]
I try _ [G] _ _ to keep it.
[F#] _ _ _ [Em] _ Oh for [A] precious _ [G] words. _ _
Like _ somebody, [A] _ _ oh let somebody [Bm] _ _ [D] love _ _ me.
_ _ _ Love, love me.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#m] I'll never [Bm] cry about [Em] poverty, _ no.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] I'll be the richest [E] man _ alive, _ _ you [G] sleep over _ someone [F#m] to love.
_ [E] I [A] know someone [D] above will love me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Let somebody _ love _ me.
_ _ _ _ _ Is [C#] it too much to ask?
_ [B] _ Is it too [D] long to [G] task?
Just send [F#] me _ someone [Em] who _ [D] needs someone to.
_ _ She [F#m] doesn't have to [Bm] _ be a beauty queen.
[A] _ _ [D] _ Just [C#] someone true, [F#m] _ [Bm] oh you know what [D] I mean.
_ _ Someone [F#m] that I can [Bm] depend _ on.
[D] When all of my [G] dreams were gone, [F#] gone, [Bm] gone.
[Em] _ Someone [A] to lean on.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] Send me [D] somebody to _ love me.
_ _ _ I'm tired of sitting alone with my heart in my hand. _ _ _ _
I [C#] need someone [Bm] to love _ me.
[A] Cause I'm [D] just a lonely man, _ a loner in the park. _
_ _ Oh, it doesn't need [F#m] to be too long to task.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Oh lonely streets and neon _ signs, _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
people fell behind their _ _ _ _ lines.
_ _ You counted me?
[F#] _ [Bm] Oh _ [E] the [A] sea [G] _ fills up _ _ _
[D] _ in the [E] dark, _ alone [D] in the fog. _ _ _ _
[C#] Standing here [F#m] alone [Bm] with my heart in my hands,
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ trying [F#m] hard to _ [Bm] understand. _
Why _ _ _ [D] _ _ am I [F#m] here alone on the [Bm] outside, [D] looking in at the _ [G] world of love?
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] Please heaven [A] up above, _ [G] let _ somebody _ love [D] _ _ _
me.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
For who am I and where am I heading? _ _ _ _ _
Without a [Dm] _ love I'm just [D] hopelessly _ _ trading. _ _ _
Lost in [C#] a fog, _ [Bm] I'm chained [A] to a [D] heart [G] I refuse _ _ [Bm] to give.
[E] _ I was [A] afraid to leave.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Still been _ [Bm] going, my _ security.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] I traded it [Bm] so long I was good and mean.
_ _ [D] _ _ Oh but I cry [Bm] in my heart, no, [D]
I try _ [G] _ _ to keep it.
[F#] _ _ _ [Em] _ Oh for [A] precious _ [G] words. _ _
Like _ somebody, [A] _ _ oh let somebody [Bm] _ _ [D] love _ _ me.
_ _ _ Love, love me.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#m] I'll never [Bm] cry about [Em] poverty, _ no.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] I'll be the richest [E] man _ alive, _ _ you [G] sleep over _ someone [F#m] to love.
_ [E] I [A] know someone [D] above will love me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Let somebody _ love _ me.
_ _ _ _ _ Is [C#] it too much to ask?
_ [B] _ Is it too [D] long to [G] task?
Just send [F#] me _ someone [Em] who _ [D] needs someone to.
_ _ She [F#m] doesn't have to [Bm] _ be a beauty queen.
[A] _ _ [D] _ Just [C#] someone true, [F#m] _ [Bm] oh you know what [D] I mean.
_ _ Someone [F#m] that I can [Bm] depend _ on.
[D] When all of my [G] dreams were gone, [F#] gone, [Bm] gone.
[Em] _ Someone [A] to lean on.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] Send me [D] somebody to _ love me.
_ _ _ I'm tired of sitting alone with my heart in my hand. _ _ _ _
I [C#] need someone [Bm] to love _ me.
[A] Cause I'm [D] just a lonely man, _ a loner in the park. _
_ _ Oh, it doesn't need [F#m] to be too long to task.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _