Adele - To Be Loved: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "To Be Loved" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

                       Cm         D#
I built a house for a love to grow
             Fm7                       C#
I was so young that it was hard to know
                    G#            A#m7
I'm as lost now as I was back then
                    D#           G#
Always make a mess of everything

It's about time that I face myself
All I do is bleed into someone else
Painting walls with all my secret tears
Filling rooms with all my hopes and fears


    G#     D# Fm7 D#
But oh my, oh my
                    C#         G#
I'll never learn if I never leap
                  A#m         D#
I'll always yearn if I never speak

Chorus:
G#     Cm7         C#
To be loved and love at the highest count
 D#       Fm            D#            C#
Means to lose all the things I can't live without
          Edim7      G#      Cm7          C#
Let it be known that I will choose to lose
                      D# Fm           D#
It's a sacrifice, but I can't live a lie
            C#          C#m              G# Cm C#
Let it be known, let it be known that I tried

I'm so afraid, but I'm open wide
I'll be the one to catch myself this time
Tryna learn to lean into it all
Ain't it funny how the mighty fall?

Looking back, I don't regret a thing
Yeah, I took some bad turns that I am owning
I'll stand still and let the storm pass by
Keep my heart safe till the time feels right

But oh my, oh my
I'll never learn if I never leap
I'll always yearn if I never speak

Chorus:
To be loved and love at the highest count
Means to lose all the things I can't live without
Let it be known that I will choose to lose
It's a sacrifice, but I can't live a lie
Let it be known

                        Fm        Edim7
Let it be known that I cried for you
              G#  A#
Even started lying to you
         A#m      G#m
What a thing to do
 C#          D#
All because I wanted

Chorus:
To be loved and love at the highest count
Means to lose all the things I can't live without
Let it be known, known, known
That I will choose, I will lose
It's a sacrifice, but I can't live a lie
Let it be known
Let it be known that I tried, that I tried
Let it be known that I tried


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

Cm7

Guitar chord Cm7

D#

Guitar chord D#

Edim

Guitar chord Edim

Edim7

Guitar chord Edim7

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fm7

Guitar chord Fm7

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "To Be Loved" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "To Be Loved" by Adele.