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Somebody chords by Bryan Adams (Official Version)

GuitarUkulelePiano

F
G
Em7
Am
C
D
Bb
Bb/D
Dsus4

Intro 1

F

G

F

G

F

Em7

Am

Am

Verse 1

F

G

I've been lookin' for someone

F

G

Between the fire and the flame

F

Em7

We're all lookin' for something

Am

To ease the pain

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Verse 2

F

G

Now who can you turn to

F

G

When it's all black and white

F

Em7

And the winners are losers

Am

You see it every night

Chorus 1
G 
Am 
C 
I need somebody
D 
G 
Somebody like you
Am 
C 
D 
Everybody needs somebody
G 
Am 
C 
I need somebody
D 
G 
Hey what about you
Am 
C 
D 
Everybody needs somebody oh

Interlude 1

F

G

F

G

F

Em7

Am

Am

Verse 3

F

G

When you're out on the front line

F

G

And you're watchin' them fall

F

Em7

It doesn't take long to realize

Am

It ain't worth fightin' for, oh

Verse 4

F

G

I thought I saw the Madonna

F

G

When you walked in the room

F

Em7

Well your eyes were like diamonds

Am

And they cut right through,

Chorus 2
oh they cut right through
G 
Am 
C 
I need somebody
D 
G 
Somebody like you
Am 
C 
D 
Everybody needs somebody, oh yeah
G 
Am 
C 
I need somebody
D 
G 
Hey what about you
Am 
C 
D 
We all need somebody, hey

Interlude 2

F

G

F

G

F

G

F

G

F

Em7

Am

Am

Bridge 1

Bb

C

Another night, another lesson learned

Bb/D

C

It's the distance keeps us sane

Bb

C

But when the silence leads to sorrow

Dsus4

D

We do it all again, all again yeah

Chorus 3
G 
Am 
C 
I need somebody
D 
G 
Somebody like you
Am 
C 
D 
Everybody needs somebody, oh yeah
G 
Am 
C 
I need somebody
D 
G 
Hey what about you
Am 
C 
D 
Everybody needs somebody,

Chorus 4
G 
Am 
C 
I need somebody
D 
G 
Somebody like you
Am 
C 
Everybody needs somebody
D 
Need somebody
G 
Am 
C 
I need somebody
D 
G 
Yeah what about you baby
Am 
C 
D 
We all need somebody

Chorus 5
G 
Am 
C 
D 
I need somebody
G 
Am 
C 
D 
Everybody needs somebody,
G 
Am 
C 
D 
I need somebody
G 
Am 
C 
D 
Everybody needs somebody,
G 
Am 
C 
D 
[Repeat and fade]

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F
G
Em7
Am
C
D
Bb
Bb/D
Dsus4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 98

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

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3

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This is the definitive original version of Somebody by Bryan Adams, 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 C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Bryan Adams's performance.

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