Diana Ross - When you tell me that you love me
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Capo: +1
Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Arranged key: G major (G A B C D E F# G)
Original key: Ab major (Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab), either put a capo on the first fret or transpose to +1
Tempo: 78 bpm
Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons
(Since there's alot of chords that don't work as well on guitar as on piano, I've added an alternative
version below without bassnotes and transitions, so the first version is really more for piano)
[Intro]: G G/F# Em Em/D A/C# Dsus4 D
I wanna cGall the stars, down from thEm7e sky
I wanna lCive a day, that Am7never dDies
D/CI wannaB7sus4 change the world,B7 only for yEmou
Em/DAll the impCossible, I wanna dDo
I wanna hGold you close, under the Em7rain
Em7/DI wanna kCiss your smile, and feel the pDain
D/CI know what'sB7sus4 beautiful,B7 looking at yEmou Em/D
In a wCorld of lies, you are the trDuth
And C/DbabyD eGvery time you touch me, EmI become a hero
I'll mCake you safe no Am7matter where you Dare
And bC/Dring yDou Geverything you ask for, nEmothing is above me
I'm shCining like a Am7candle in the dDark
When you tell me that you lGove meA/C# D
I wanna mGake you see, just G/F#what I wEmas
ShowEm/D you the lConeliness, and what it dDoes
D/CYou walkedB7sus4 into my lifeB7 to stop myEm tears
Em/DEverything's Ceasy now, I have yDou here
And C/DbabyD eGvery time you touch me, EmI become a hero
I'll mCake you safe no Am7matter where you Dare
And bC/Dring yDou Geverything you ask for, nEmothing is above me
I'm shCining like a Am7candle in the dDark
When you tell me that you lGove me
EbIn a world without you,G I would always hunger
EbAll I need is your love to mFake me sEb/FtrongFer
[Solo]: Bb Gm7 Eb Cm7 G Em C D
And C/DbabyD eBbvery time you touch me, GmI become a hero
I'll mEbake you safe no Cm7matter where you Fare
And bC/Dring yDou Bbeverything you ask for, nGmothing is above me
I'm shEbining like a Cm7candle in the dFark
When you tell me that you lBbove meBb/A Gm7 Gm7/F
You lEbove me
FWhen you tell me that you lBbove meGm Bb/F F Bb
ALTERNATIVE VERSION:
[Intro]: G Em A/C# Dsus4 D
I wanna cGall the stars, down from thEm7e sky
I wanna lCive a day, that Am7never dDies
I wannaB7sus4 change the world,B7 only for yEmou
All the impCossible, I wanna dDo
I wanna hGold you close, under the Em7rain
I wanna kCiss your smile, and feel the pDain
I know what'sB7sus4 beautiful,B7 looking at yEmou
In a wCorld of lies, you are the trDuth
And bCabDy Gevery time you touch me, EmI become a hero
I'll mCake you safe no Am7matter where you Dare
And brCing yDou Geverything you ask for, nEmothing is above me
I'm shCining like a Am7candle in the dDark
When you tell me that you lGove meA/C# D
I wanna mGake you see, just what I wEmas
Show you the lConeliness, and what it dDoes
You walkedB7sus4 into my lifeB7 to stop myEm tears
Everything's Ceasy now, I have yDou here
And bCabDy Gevery time you touch me, EmI become a hero
I'll mCake you safe no Am7matter where you Dare
And brCing yDou Geverything you ask for, nEmothing is above me
I'm shCining like a Am7candle in the dDark
When you tell me that you lGove me
EbIn a world without you,G I would always hunger
EbAll I need is your love to mFake me stronger
[Solo]: Bb Gm7 Eb Cm7 G Em C D
And bCabDy Bbevery time you touch me,Gm I become a hero
I'll mEbake you safe no Cm7matter where you Fare
And brCing yDou Bbeverything you ask for, nGmothing is above me
I'm shEbining like a Cm7candle in the dFark
When you tell me that you lBbove meGm7
You lEbove me
FWhen you tell me that you lBbove meGm Bb F Bb
Chords:
G (3 2 0 0 0 3) or (3 2 0 0 3 3) or (3 5 5 4 3 3)
G/F# (2 2 0 0 0 3) or (2 2 0 0 3 3) or (2 5 5 4 3 3)
Em (0 2 2 0 0 0)
Em/D (X X 0 0 0 0)
A/C# (X 4 2 2 2 0)
Dsus4 (X X 0 2 3 3)
D (X X 0 2 3 2)
Em7 (0 2 2 0 3 0)
C (X 3 2 0 1 0)
Am7 (X 0 2 0 1 0)
D/C (X 3 0 2 3 2)
B7sus4 (X 2 4 2 5 2)
B7 (X 2 4 2 4 2) or (X 2 1 2 0 2)
C/D (X X 0 0 1 0)
Eb (X 6 8 8 8 6)
F (1 3 3 2 1 1) or (X X 3 2 1 1)
Eb/F (X 8 8 8 8 6)
Bb (X 1 3 3 3 1) or (6 8 8 7 6 6)
Gm7 (3 5 3 3 3 3)
Cm7 (X 3 5 3 4 3)
Gm (3 5 5 3 3 3)
Bb/A (X 0 3 3 3 1) or (x 0 8 7 6 6)
Gm7/F (X X 3 3 3 3)
Clarification:
Chordname (E A D G B E)
X = Don't play / Muffle
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//Robert