To Love Somebody chords by
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack

N/A•

Key: Bb major•

Verse 1

G

G

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Ebdim

Ebdim

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F#m

F#m

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E

E

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Em

Em

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G

G

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There's a light,

E

E

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G

G

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A

A

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C

C

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a certain kind of light

F

F

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Dm

Dm

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D

D

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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F

F

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It never shines on me

Bb

Bb

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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I want my whole life to be

G

G

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C

C

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Lived with you, babe,

Em

Em

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G

G

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lived with you

C

C

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G

G

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Verse 2

C

C

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There's a way

G

G

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Many people say,

C#

C#

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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F

F

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to do everything

Bb

Bb

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D

D

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G

G

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But what good does it bring

D

D

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C

C

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I ain't got you, if I don't have you?

Verse 3

G

G

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A

A

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Oh, you don't, you don't know

F#m

F#m

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A

A

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C

C

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You don't know what it's like

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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G

G

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You don't know what it's like

C

C

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Bb

Bb

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When you love somebody

A

A

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C#dim

C#dim

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C

C

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D

D

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Gm

Gm

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To love somebody the way I love

G

G

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C

C

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you

G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Verse 4

G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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In my dreams I can see

C

C

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G

G

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your face again

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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I know, I know my frame

D

D

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A

A

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C

C

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G

G

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of mind

C

C

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You don't have to be,

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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you don't have to be so blind

C

C

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And I'm so blind,

G

G

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C#dim

C#dim

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C

C

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G

G

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I'm so blind

Verse 5

C

C

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G

G

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Em

Em

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I'm a woman, can't you see,

G

G

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C

C

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can't you see

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Can't you see what I am?

C

C

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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I live, I live and breathe just for you,

C

C

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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yeah, yeah

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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But what good does it do

G

G

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C

C

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if I don't have you?

Verse 6

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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You don't know what it's like

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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You don't know what it's like

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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C

C

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You don't know what

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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it's like

C

C

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To love somebody

Verse 7

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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F

F

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You don't know what

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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it's like

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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C

C

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Love somebody, love somebody,

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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love somebody

G

G

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C

C

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You, you don't know what it's like

Bb

Bb

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To love somebody,

Gm

Gm

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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G

G

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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love somebody

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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G

G

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Yeah, love,

C

C

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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Gm

Gm

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F

F

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C

C

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yeah, love somebody

Verse 8

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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You don't know what it's like

F

F

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C

C

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You don't know what it's

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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You don't know what it's like

To love somebody,

C

C

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to love somebody

Verse 9

G

G

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C

C

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To love, love, love, love,

C

C

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love, love, love, love

G

G

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You don't know,

C

C

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you, you don't know

C

C

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What it's like to love somebody

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

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C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
Ebdim
F#m
E
Em
A
C
F
Dm
D
Bb
Bm
C#
C#dim
Gm

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of To Love Somebody by Roberta Flack, Roberta Flack is Bb major.

The primary chords used in To Love Somebody are Bb, Gbdim, Am, G, Gm, C.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Gbdim, Am, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of To Love Somebody is approximately 61 beats per minute.

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