Bee Gees – To Love Somebody (Guitar)

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Chords

(Barry Gibb / Robin Gibb) Note: Barry Gibb plays in open D tuning (D-A-D-F#-A-D, low to high). For players who would like to emulate Barry's way of playing, the chord formations used in this song: A 777777 Bm 020020 D 000000 E 222222 G 555555 [Intro] (w/ harp arranged for guitar)
     A                   G                  D        A
e|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
B|-------------------|---3-------3-------|--7--------5---|
G|---6-------6-------|---4-------4-------|--7--------6---|
D|---7-------7-------|-------5-------5---|---------------|
A|-------7-------7---|-------------------|--5------------|
E|---5---------------|---3---------------|-----------5---|

    A
e|-----------------5--9--12--9--5--------------------|
B|--------------5------------------5-----------------|
G|-----------6------------------------6--------------|
D|--------7------------------------------7-----------|
A|-----7------------------------------------7--------|
E|--5------------------------------------------5-----|

    A
e|-----------------5--9--12--9--5--------------------|
B|--------------5------------------5-----------------|
G|-----------6------------------------6--------------|
D|--------7------------------------------7-----------|
A|-----7------------------------------------7--------|
E|--5------------------------------------------5-----|
[Intro] (acoustic guitar w/bass and strings)
        A   G    D A
        / / / /  / / . .
A A [A chords arpeggiated on harp] / . . . / . . . [Verse 1]
                    A
        There's a light

        Bm
        A certain kind of light

        D                   A
        That never shone on me

        G                 A
        I want my life to be

                      E
        To live with you

                      D7
        To live with you

                    A
        There's a way

        Bm
        Everybody says

        D                   A
        To do each and every little thing

        G                 A
        But what does it bring

                      E
        If I ain't got you

                      D7
        Ain't got... baby
[Chorus]
         A                        E
        You don't know what it's like

               D                        A   N.C.
        Baby, you don't know what it's like

                     E
        To love somebody

                     D
        To love somebody

                   A
        The way I love you
[Instrumental](w/ harp arranged for guitar)
     A                   G                  D        A
e|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
B|-------------------|---3-------3-------|--7--------5---|
G|---6-------6-------|---4-------4-------|--7--------6---|
D|---7-------7-------|-------5-------5---|---------------|
A|-------7-------7---|-------------------|--5------------|
E|---5---------------|---3---------------|-----------5---|

    A
e|-----------------5--9--12--9--5--------------------|
B|--------------5------------------5-----------------|
G|-----------6------------------------6--------------|
D|--------7------------------------------7-----------|
A|-----7------------------------------------7--------|
E|--5------------------------------------------5-----|

    A
e|-----------------5--9--12--9--5--------------------|
B|--------------5------------------5-----------------|
G|-----------6------------------------6--------------|
D|--------7------------------------------7-----------|
A|-----7------------------------------------7--------|
E|--5------------------------------------------5-----|
[Instrumental] (acoustic guitar w/bass and strings):
        A   G    D A
        / / / /  / / . .
A A [A chords arpeggiated on harp] / . . . / . . . [Verse 2]
                    A
        Mmm, in my brain

        Bm
        I see your face again

        D                   A
        I know my frame of mind

        G                     A
        You ain't got to be so blind

                      E                   D7
        And I'm blind, so so so very blind

                    A         Bm
        I'm a man, can't you see what I am

         D                   A
        I live and I breathe for you

       G                 A
        But what good does it do

                       E
        If I ain't got you

               D
        Ain't got... baby
[Chorus]
         A                        E
        You don't know what it's like

               D7                       A   N.C.
        Baby, you don't know what it's like

                     E
        To love somebody

                     D
        To love somebody

                   A
        The way I love you

        E         (A)
        I... love you
[Chorus]
         A                        E
        You don't know what it's like

               D                        A   N.C.
        Baby, you don't know what it's like

                     E
        To love somebody

                     D
        To love somebody

                   A
        The way I love you

        E             (A)
        No-no-no-no-no-no
[Outro]
         A                        E
        You don't know what it's like

               D                        A   N.C.
        Baby, you don't know what it's like

                     E
        To love somebody

                     D
        To love somebody

                   A
        The way I love you