Chords for Marvin Gaye - Distant Lover (Live, 1974)
Tempo:
90 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#m
G#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[F] [E]
[A] [Dm]
You may recognize this theme from my Trouble Man album.
[G]
[Dm] It's one of my favorite themes.
I'm in half [Gm]-jeans, I thought it was very pretty.
[Dm] [E]
[F#] We're going to [D#] [Dm]
do a thing now that we hope you enjoy.
[G]
[Dm] Some people told me, you [D#] know, when you're in love [A]
and your lover leaves you [D#] and you've got nobody, a lonely house.
I'm over you.
[A]
It's [A#] a lovely thing.
[G#m] It's like [C#m] [G#m] Distant love.
Love.
[C#m]
Woo.
So many miles to go.
[E] [C#m] Woo.
[F#m] Woo.
[G#m] [A] Woo.
How I long for you.
[E] Every [F#m] night.
[E] [A] [G#m]
And sometimes I let [E] you [A] [G#m]
in.
[C#m]
You should think about me.
Say a prayer for me.
Please, [F#m]
baby.
Think about me sometimes.
[A]
Think about me.
[B]
Heaven is a heaven.
[F#m] [E]
[B] Oh, say it, baby.
[Em]
Baby.
I'm a listener.
[Am]
You are joy.
Summer together.
[Em] The [Am] promises we made, baby.
Little hands up.
[F#m]
[B] Then [A] all of a sudden.
[F#m] Everything seemed to [A] explode.
Now I gaze out my window.
[B] Sugar.
Love.
A [G#m] long summer.
Woo.
[E] Distant lover.
[A]
[E]
[C#m] You treat my heart so mean and cruel.
Didn't you know [F#m] that it's evil?
Spent with you.
How treasured it is.
Like a [G#m] precious jewel.
[E]
Oh, baby.
Love happens.
[Am]
[D] And [C] you won't leave.
[G]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E] Please.
[B] Wait.
[E]
Something I won't need.
When you're [C#m] leaving.
Do you want to help me?
[F#m] Please.
Come [E]
[B] [E]
back.
[A] [F#m] [E]
[N]
[F] [E]
[A] [Dm]
You may recognize this theme from my Trouble Man album.
[G]
[Dm] It's one of my favorite themes.
I'm in half [Gm]-jeans, I thought it was very pretty.
[Dm] [E]
[F#] We're going to [D#] [Dm]
do a thing now that we hope you enjoy.
[G]
[Dm] Some people told me, you [D#] know, when you're in love [A]
and your lover leaves you [D#] and you've got nobody, a lonely house.
I'm over you.
[A]
It's [A#] a lovely thing.
[G#m] It's like [C#m] [G#m] Distant love.
Love.
[C#m]
Woo.
So many miles to go.
[E] [C#m] Woo.
[F#m] Woo.
[G#m] [A] Woo.
How I long for you.
[E] Every [F#m] night.
[E] [A] [G#m]
And sometimes I let [E] you [A] [G#m]
in.
[C#m]
You should think about me.
Say a prayer for me.
Please, [F#m]
baby.
Think about me sometimes.
[A]
Think about me.
[B]
Heaven is a heaven.
[F#m] [E]
[B] Oh, say it, baby.
[Em]
Baby.
I'm a listener.
[Am]
You are joy.
Summer together.
[Em] The [Am] promises we made, baby.
Little hands up.
[F#m]
[B] Then [A] all of a sudden.
[F#m] Everything seemed to [A] explode.
Now I gaze out my window.
[B] Sugar.
Love.
A [G#m] long summer.
Woo.
[E] Distant lover.
[A]
[E]
[C#m] You treat my heart so mean and cruel.
Didn't you know [F#m] that it's evil?
Spent with you.
How treasured it is.
Like a [G#m] precious jewel.
[E]
Oh, baby.
Love happens.
[Am]
[D] And [C] you won't leave.
[G]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E] Please.
[B] Wait.
[E]
Something I won't need.
When you're [C#m] leaving.
Do you want to help me?
[F#m] Please.
Come [E]
[B] [E]
back.
[A] [F#m] [E]
[N]
Key:
E
A
F#m
G#m
C#m
E
A
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
You may recognize this theme from my Trouble Man album.
[G] _
[Dm] It's one of my favorite themes.
I'm in half [Gm]-jeans, I thought it was very pretty.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] We're going to _ [D#] _ [Dm] _
_ do a thing now that we hope you enjoy.
_ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ _ Some people told me, you [D#] know, when you're in love _ _ [A] _
_ and your lover leaves you _ [D#] and you've got nobody, a lonely house.
I'm over you.
[A]
It's [A#] a lovely thing.
[G#m] It's like_ [C#m] [G#m] Distant love. _ _ _ _ _ _
Love.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m]
Woo.
_ _ _ _ _ So many miles to go.
[E] _ _ [C#m] Woo.
[F#m] Woo.
_ [G#m] [A] Woo. _ _ _ _ _
How I long for you.
_ [E] Every [F#m] night.
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m]
And sometimes I let _ _ [E] you _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G#m]
in.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
You should think about me. _
Say a prayer for me.
_ Please, [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
baby.
Think about me sometimes.
_ _ [A] _ _
Think about me.
_ _ _ [B]
Heaven _ is a heaven.
[F#m] _ [E]
[B] Oh, say it, baby.
_ _ [Em] _
Baby.
I'm a listener.
_ [Am] _
You are joy.
Summer together. _
[Em] _ The [Am] promises we made, baby. _
_ _ Little hands up.
_ [F#m] _
_ [B] Then [A] all of a sudden. _ _
[F#m] Everything seemed to [A] explode. _ _
_ Now I gaze out my window.
_ [B] Sugar.
Love.
A [G#m] long summer.
Woo.
[E] Distant lover.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ You treat my heart so mean and cruel.
_ Didn't you know _ [F#m] that it's _ _ _ evil?
_ _ Spent with you.
How _ _ _ treasured it is.
Like a [G#m] _ _ _ precious jewel.
_ [E] _
Oh, baby.
Love happens. _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] And [C] you won't leave.
[G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Please.
_ _ [B] _ Wait. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Something I won't need.
When you're _ [C#m] leaving. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Do you want to help me? _ _
[F#m] Please. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Come _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ back.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
You may recognize this theme from my Trouble Man album.
[G] _
[Dm] It's one of my favorite themes.
I'm in half [Gm]-jeans, I thought it was very pretty.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] We're going to _ [D#] _ [Dm] _
_ do a thing now that we hope you enjoy.
_ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ _ Some people told me, you [D#] know, when you're in love _ _ [A] _
_ and your lover leaves you _ [D#] and you've got nobody, a lonely house.
I'm over you.
[A]
It's [A#] a lovely thing.
[G#m] It's like_ [C#m] [G#m] Distant love. _ _ _ _ _ _
Love.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m]
Woo.
_ _ _ _ _ So many miles to go.
[E] _ _ [C#m] Woo.
[F#m] Woo.
_ [G#m] [A] Woo. _ _ _ _ _
How I long for you.
_ [E] Every [F#m] night.
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m]
And sometimes I let _ _ [E] you _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G#m]
in.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
You should think about me. _
Say a prayer for me.
_ Please, [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
baby.
Think about me sometimes.
_ _ [A] _ _
Think about me.
_ _ _ [B]
Heaven _ is a heaven.
[F#m] _ [E]
[B] Oh, say it, baby.
_ _ [Em] _
Baby.
I'm a listener.
_ [Am] _
You are joy.
Summer together. _
[Em] _ The [Am] promises we made, baby. _
_ _ Little hands up.
_ [F#m] _
_ [B] Then [A] all of a sudden. _ _
[F#m] Everything seemed to [A] explode. _ _
_ Now I gaze out my window.
_ [B] Sugar.
Love.
A [G#m] long summer.
Woo.
[E] Distant lover.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ You treat my heart so mean and cruel.
_ Didn't you know _ [F#m] that it's _ _ _ evil?
_ _ Spent with you.
How _ _ _ treasured it is.
Like a [G#m] _ _ _ precious jewel.
_ [E] _
Oh, baby.
Love happens. _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] And [C] you won't leave.
[G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Please.
_ _ [B] _ Wait. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Something I won't need.
When you're _ [C#m] leaving. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Do you want to help me? _ _
[F#m] Please. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Come _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ back.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _