Key: C
Introduction:
C Am
There's a gentleness I've known
C F
Knew it best when it was fading
C Am
Tryin' to find my way back home
F
Don't you know
G
There's no escapin'
Chorus
C Am
Because I wanted to be loved
C F
I just wanted to get close to you
C Am
'Cause I wanted to be loved
G F G
I lost everything I knew
Verse 2
C Am G
Turned away from all my dreams
C F G
Broken down, disintegrating
C Am
Ignored the signs of all deceit
G F Am G
Couldn't believe, Can you blame me
Chorus
C Am
Because I wanted to be loved
C F
I just wanted to get close to you
C Am
'Cause I wanted to be loved
G F G
I lost everything I knew
Bridge
Am
Didn't see until it all was done
F G
Felt so right to hold someone
Am
What I saw in you was almost true
F G
Brutal what the heart will do
Chorus
C Am
Because I wanted to be loved
C F
I just wanted to get close to you
C Am
Because I wanted to be loved
G F G
I lost everything I knew
C Am
Because I wanted to be loved
C F
I just wanted to get close to you
C Am
Because I wanted to be loved
G F G
I lost everything I knew