Learn to play "You Have Been 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.
Am7 B7sus4 She takes the back road and the lane Am7 Past the school that has no changed D In all this time Am7 B7sus4 She thinks of when the boy was young B7sus4 B7 All the battles she had won Em Am7 Just to give him life B7sus4 That man - she loved that man Am7 D For all his life Am7 B7sus4 But now we meet to bring him flowers B7sus4 B7 Em And only God knows why D B7 For what's the use in pressing pamls F#m When children fade in mother's arms Chorus: F#m Fm#7 It's a cruel world, we've so much to loose D B7 E Esus4 E And what we have to learn we rarely choose Am Em6 D So if it's God who took her son B#7 E E7 A He cannot be the one living in her mind F G Am Take care my love, she said F G Am Don't think that God is dead F G Am Take care my love, she said F G C You have been loved If I was weak, forgive me But I was terrified You brushed my eyes with angels wings, full of love The kind that makes devils cry So these days My life has changed And I'll be fine But she just sits and counts the hours Searching for her crime So what's the use of pressing palms If you won't keep such love from harm Chorus: It's a cruel world You've so much to prove And heaven helps the ones who wait for you Well I've no daughters, I've no sons Guess I'm the only one Living in my life Take care my love, he said Don't think that God is dead Take care my love, he said You have been loved You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA Am Am7 C D E Em Esus4 Em6 E7 F Fm F#m G B7 B7sus4 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 "You Have Been Loved" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You Have Been Loved" by George Michael.