Chords
To Love Somebody

To Love Somebody was written by Barry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees. It was originally written for Otis Redding, who died in a plane crash before he could record it. Released in 1967, it became one of the Bee Gees most famous songs, reflecting the desire to be able to love someone deeply.

Key: A

Introduction:  A   G   D   A   A  

difficulty
very easy |||||
           A      Bm 
There' s a light
                         D 
A certain kind of light
                     A    G 
That never shone on me
                   A              E 
I want my life to be lived with you
            D 
Lived with you
           A    Bm                D 
There' s a way,   everybody say
                             A      G 
To do each and every little thing
                       A 
But what good does it bring?
            E               D 
If I ain' t got you, ain' t got you

 A                         E 
You don' t know what it' s like, baby
 D                         A 
You don' t know what it' s like
             E 
To love somebody
             D 
To love somebody
           A 
The way I love you

       A       Bm 
In my brain,
                       D 
I see your face again
                    A     G 
I know my frame of mind
                        A 
You ain' t got to be so blind
         E               D 
And I' m blind, so very blind
       A    Bm 
I' m a man,   can' t you see
            D 
What I am?
                        A    G 
I live and breathe for you
                       A 
But what good does it do
            E               D 
If I ain' t got you, ain' t got?

 A                        E 
You don' t know what its like, baby
 D                         A 
You don' t know what it' s like
             E 
To love somebody
             D 
To love somebody
           A 
The way I love you  2x
* Alternate:

 E    D 
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