I Call It Love chords by Lionel Richie (Official Version)

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Dbmaj7
Abmaj9
Fm7
Eb
Bb7sus4
Dbadd9
Gbmaj9
Dbmaj9
Ebmaj9
Amaj9
Bbmaj9
Bmaj9
Eb9sus4
Db

Intro 1

Verse 1
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj7) I look at you  (A flat minoraj9) 
Fm7 
You look at me  (F minor7) 
Eb 
(You can't help it you're  (E flat major) feeling butterflies)
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj7) It's obvious  (A flat minoraj9) 
Fm7 
There's some chemistry  (F minor7) 
Eb 
(I think I know why it  (E flat major) feels so right)
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj7) Girl, I wanted so  (A flat minoraj9) long to know
Fm7 
Eb 
 (F minor7) Now you're telling me  (E flat major) you gotta let it go
Bb7sus4 
Dbadd9 
Eb 
 (B flat7sus4) (Don't      tell me I have to  (D flatadd9) start     all o (E flat major) ver again)

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Verse 2
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj7) I never thought  (A flat minoraj9) 
Fm7 
this day would come  (F minor7) 
(This is something
Eb 
that I've  (E flat major) wanted in my life)
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj7) I realize  (A flat minoraj9) 
Fm7 
that you're the one  (F minor7) 
(And you're telling me
Eb 
it's  (E flat major) time to say goodbye)
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj7) What's inside of my heart  (A flat minoraj9) 
It ain't gonna change
Fm7 
Eb 
 (F minor7) So it shouldn't be so  (E flat major) easy to walk away
Bb7sus4 
Dbadd9 
Eb 
 (B flat7sus4) (You        feel it, I feel it,  (D flatadd9) let's     not pre (E flat major) tend

Chorus 1
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
Maybe  (D flat minoraj7) I         don't know what  (A flat minoraj9) love      is
Fm7 
Eb 
 (F minor7) Maybe I'm a  (E flat major) fool
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
I just  (D flat minoraj7) know      what I'm  (A flat minoraj9) feeling
Fm7 
Eb 
And it's  (F minor7) all   because of  (E flat major) you
Dbmaj7 
 (D flat minoraj7) Don't     tell me
Abmaj9 
Fm7 
Eb 
 (A flat minoraj9) I         don't know  (F minor7) I     want the  (E flat major) truth
Bb7sus4 
'Cause  (B flat7sus4) they        call it
We call it
Dbadd9 
Eb 
 (D flatadd9) You       call it  (E flat major) I   call it

Verse 3
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj7) (love)    It's so clear  (A flat minoraj9) 
Fm7 
for you to see  (F minor7) 
Eb 
(Don't let nobody  (E flat major) tell you what to do)
Dbmaj7 
 (D flat minoraj7) Why they can't just
Abmaj9 
Fm7 
 (A flat minoraj9) let       us be happy  (F minor7) 
Eb 
(I don't want to  (E flat major) find somebody new)
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj7) If you know what's really  (A flat minoraj9) in your heart
Fm7 
Eb 
 (F minor7) Then don't let them  (E flat major) tear us apart
Bb7sus4 
('Cause  (B flat7sus4) you         feel it, I feel it,
Dbadd9 
Eb 
 (D flatadd9) let's     think this  (E flat major) through)

Chorus 2
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
Maybe  (D flat minoraj7) I         don't know what  (A flat minoraj9) love      is
Fm7 
Eb 
 (F minor7) Maybe I'm a  (E flat major) fool
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
I just  (D flat minoraj7) know      what I'm  (A flat minoraj9) feeling
Fm7 
Eb 
And it's  (F minor7) all   because of  (E flat major) you
Dbmaj7 
 (D flat minoraj7) Don't     tell me
Abmaj9 
Fm7 
Eb 
 (A flat minoraj9) I         don't know  (F minor7) I     want the  (E flat major) truth
Bb7sus4 
'Cause  (B flat7sus4) they        call it
We call it
Dbadd9 
Eb 
 (D flatadd9) You       call it  (E flat major) I   call it

Bridge 1
Gbmaj9 
Dbmaj9 
 (G flat minoraj9) We have a  (D flat minoraj9) bond
Abmaj9 
that's unbreaka (A flat minoraj9) ble
Ebmaj9 
And it's not time to  (E flat minoraj9) let       it go
Amaj9 
Bbmaj9 
Bmaj9 
 (A minoraj9) (We're    (B flat minoraj9) in         (B minoraj9) love)
Gbmaj9 
And now that we  (G flat minoraj9) know      it's real
Eb9sus4 
We are going to  (E flat9sus4) let         it show
To the whole world
That I'm yours forever
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
Fm7 
And you're my  (D flat minoraj7) girl       (A flat minoraj9)  (F minor7) 
Eb 
Bb7sus4 
Dbadd9 
Eb 
(And  (E flat major) you are my  (B flat7sus4) girl)        (D flatadd9)  (E flat major) 

Chorus 3
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
Maybe  (D flat minoraj7) I         don't know what  (A flat minoraj9) love      is
Fm7 
Eb 
 (F minor7) Maybe I'm a  (E flat major) fool
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
I just  (D flat minoraj7) know      what I'm  (A flat minoraj9) feeling
Fm7 
Eb 
And it's  (F minor7) all   because of  (E flat major) you
Dbmaj7 
 (D flat minoraj7) Don't     tell me
Abmaj9 
Fm7 
Eb 
 (A flat minoraj9) I         don't know  (F minor7) I     want the  (E flat major) truth
Bb7sus4 
'Cause  (B flat7sus4) they        call it
We call it
Dbadd9 
Eb 
 (D flatadd9) You       call it  (E flat major) I   call it...

Chorus 4
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
Maybe  (D flat minoraj7) I         don't know what  (A flat minoraj9) love      is
Fm7 
Eb 
 (F minor7) Maybe I'm a  (E flat major) fool
Dbmaj7 
Abmaj9 
I just  (D flat minoraj7) know      what I'm  (A flat minoraj9) feeling
Fm7 
Eb 
And it's  (F minor7) all   because of  (E flat major) you
Dbmaj7 
 (D flat minoraj7) Don't     tell me
Abmaj9 
Fm7 
Eb 
 (A flat minoraj9) I         don't know  (F minor7) I     want the  (E flat major) truth
Bb7sus4 
'Cause  (B flat7sus4) they        call it
We call it
Dbadd9 
Eb 
 (D flatadd9) You       call it  (E flat major) I   call it

Outro 1

(love) I call it love

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Dbmaj7
Abmaj9
Fm7
Eb
Bb7sus4
Dbadd9
Gbmaj9
Dbmaj9
Ebmaj9
Amaj9
Bbmaj9
Bmaj9
Eb9sus4
Db

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Ab majorBPM: 93

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dbmaj7: x-4-6-5-6-x
Abmaj9: x-x-5-5-4-6
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bb7sus4: x-1-3-1-4-x
Dbadd9: x-4-3-x-4-4
Gbmaj9: x-x-3-3-2-4
Dbmaj9: x-4-3-5-4-x
Ebmaj9: x-6-5-7-6-x
Amaj9: x-0-6-6-0-0
Bbmaj9: x-1-0-2-1-x
Bmaj9: x-2-1-3-2-x
Eb9sus4: x-x-1-1-2-1
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x

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This is the definitive original version of I Call It Love by Lionel Richie, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Ab major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Lionel Richie.