Could you Be Loved

Bob Marley · 120 BPM · 4/4

Could you Be Loved

Bob Marley

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Capo

D

D✕✕132
DCould B you be lCoved andC#m be lA#oved?
A#CCmould Bmyou be loved aBnd be loveBmd?
BmDonEm't Bmlet Cthem fool ya,
 OEmr BmevenA# trBmy Emto schoC#ol yaEm!Oh,no!Bm
BmWe've got a mind of our oF#mwn,
F#mSo go to hell if what Emyou're thinking is not right!
 LoveB would Emnever leave us Bm alone,
BmA-yin the dGarkness thF#mere must A come out to light.
 Could youBm be loved and be DmlovA#ed?
A#Could Bm you A#be loved,wAmo now!-anBmd beB lovedBm?
Bm（The road of life is rocky and youF may stumble too,
 Marley Bob
 So while you point your fingers someone else is juBdging you）
BLove your brotherman!
B（Could you be -could you be -could youAm be loved?
AmCould you be -could you be loved?
 Could you be -could you be -could you be loved?
 CouldB you be -coEmuld youAm be loved?）
 DBmon't let them Bchange ya,oh!-
 Or evenB rearrange ya!OhBm,no!
BmWe've got a A#life to Blive.
 ThEmey say:onlyB -only -
 only the fitDmtest ofCm the fittest shaAll survive -
AStay alive!A#Eh!
 Could Bm you be lovGed anBd be lA#oved?
 Could you Bm be loved,wo nA#ow!-and beB lovA#ed?
A#No matteGr how you treat him,Cmthe F#m man wilGl never A#m be satisfied.）
 Say A something!（Could you bBe -could you Bmbe -could you be loved?
 Could you be -could you be loved?）
 SAmay G somethingBm!Say somethAminBmg!
Bm（Could you be -could you be -could you be G# loved?）
G#Say something!（Could you be -could you be loved?）
 Say something!Say somethiAmng!（Say something!）
AmSay somethEming!Say something!（Could you D#mbe loved?）
D#mSay something!Say something!Reggae,reggae!
D#mSay somethingB!Rockers,rockers!
BSay something!Reggae,reggae!
BSay something!Rockers,rockers!
BSay something!（Could you be loved?）
BSay something!Uh!
BSay sEmomeBthing!Come A#on!
 Say something!（Could yoBu be -could you be -could you be loved?）
 Say something!D#m（Could you be -could you be loved?）
D#mSay something!（Could you be -could you be -could you be loved?）
 Say sometBhing!（Could you be -could you be D loved?）

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All Chords Used (18)
D✕✕132
B7fr134211
C✕321
C#m9fr134111
A#6fr134211
Cm8fr134111
Bm7fr134111
Em23
C#9fr134211
F#m2fr134111
G213
A✕123
Dm✕✕231
Am✕231
F134211
A#m6fr134111
G#4fr134211
D#m11fr134111
KeyB major
Tempo~120 BPM

How to play Could you Be Loved by Bob Marley on guitar

Could You Be Loved is a great beginner groove because it feels steady, upbeat, and instantly recognizable. You get a laid-back push that stays fun to play at about 120 BPM, so it teaches you to keep time without feeling rushed.

The chart mixes open shapes like D and C with harder barre shapes like B and C#m, so your fretting hand has to switch between easy grips and full-barre chords. The change to watch is the move into B and then C#m, since that jump can break the flow if you lift too early.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly and cleanly, then practice the barre shapes on their own until they ring clearly. After that, connect the whole cycle in time, and only then bring it up to full tempo while keeping your strum relaxed and even.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.

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