When You Love Somebody (I'm Saving My Love for You) chords by Patti LaBelle

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G
Cm
C
Adim
B
Em
Am
Dsus4
D
E
C#m
A
Bm
F
Dm
Asus4
F#m
Bsus4

Verse 1
G 
 (G major) My love waits for you
Cm 
There's nothing I  (C minor) can do
G 
So I'm  (G major) holding back
C 
Afraid when I can't save  (C major) it all
Adim 
Cm 
 (Adim) This  (C minor) love I know

Verse 2
G 
I'm  (G major) saving it, you've got to keep
C 
Cm 
I'm saving  (C major) it,  (C minor) your love to me
G 
 (G major) A sentimental love tonight to me
Cm 
Every time it is  (C minor) when you love
G 
somebody  (G major) 

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Verse 3

No tears, no signs

Only makes it so much

harder to go on

Just take good care

And remember when you're

feeling all alone

Verse 4

You'll be with me in my heart

And always on my mind

The only thing that keeps

us apart is time

Verse 5

When you love somebody

Who makes you feel so glad

When you need somebody

You need your love just as bad

Verse 6
E 
C#m 
 (E major) It's time for  (C sharp minor) a promise
A 
Am 
C 
 (A major) Never to  (A minor) be   (C major) un true
Bm 
Em 
F 
Un (B minor) til we're  (E minor) togeth (F major) er
Dsus4 
G 
C 
I'm  (Dsus4) saving   my love  (G major)  (C major) for you
G 
Cm 
 (G major) When  (C minor) 

Verse 7
G 
C 
G 
Cm 
 (G major) we're,  (C major) our  (G major) two  (C minor) 
G 
And I  (G major) felt that I've known
Cm 
you for so long  (C minor) 
G 
C 
Cm 
 (G major) One thing,  (C major) I knew  (C minor) 
G 
It was  (G major) lovin' that would
C 
Cm 
last on and  (C major) on  (C minor) 

Verse 8

Even with the best of plans

The world gets in the way

Don't be downhearted

I'll soon be back to stay

Verse 9

When you love somebody

Who makes you feel so glad

When you need somebody

You need your love just as bad

Verse 10

It's time for a promise

Never to be untrue

Until we're together

Verse 11

And I would be a fool to

throw away my chances

The best shot that I ever had

Verse 12
Cm 
F 
And all  (C minor) that we  (F major) could have
Bm 
Em 
 (B minor) One of those romances  (E minor) 
F 
Dm 
That's  (F major) warmer with the good  (D minor) times
Dsus4 
F#m 
Bsus4 
 (Dsus4) And grows  (F sharp minor) stronger  (Bsus4) with
B 
G 
the  (B major)  (G major) bad
Dsus4 
Ooh Lord,  (Dsus4) I'm      sav

Verse 13

ing it

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

When you love somebody

Verse 14

Who makes you feel so glad

When you need somebody

You need your love just as bad

Verse 15

It's time for a promise

Never to be un true

Until we're together

Oh, I'm saving it

Verse 16
A 
D 
C 
Bm 
Ooh  (A major) baby,  (D major)  (C major) I'm saving  (B minor) it
Em 
F 
G 
Yes,  (E minor) that's all  (F major) I  (G major) wanna do,
E 
C#m 
just save  (E major) it  (C sharp minor) 
A 
D 
 (A major) All I wanna do,  (D major) sweet thing,
C 
Bm 
Em 
F 
Dm 
 (C major) is  (B minor)  (E minor)  (F major) save  (D minor) it
Dsus4 
 (Dsus4) Sav

Verse 17
E 
C#m 
A 
D 
 (E major) ing it,  (C sharp minor)  (A major) ooh  (D major) baby,
C 
Bm 
Em 
boy,  (C major) I'm  (B minor)  (E minor) saving it
F 
G 
E 
C#m 
 (F major) Only thing I want to  (G major) do is save  (E major)  (C sharp minor) 
A 
D 
C 
Bm 
Em 
F 
G 
it  (A major)  (D major)  (C major)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (F major)  (G major) 
E 
C#m 
A 
 (E major) Sweet,  (C sharp minor) sweet  (A major) baby,
C 
Bm 
Em 
 (C major)  (B minor) I'm  (E minor) saving it
Dm 
Sav (D minor) ing my love