Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Arranged key: G major (G A B C D E F# G)
Original key: Ab major (Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab), either put a capo on the first fret or transpose to +1
Tempo: 78 bpm
Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons
(Since there's alot of chords that don't work as well on guitar as on piano, I've added an alternative
version below without bassnotes and transitions, so the first version is really more for piano)
[Intro]: G G/F# Em Em/D A/C# Dsus4 D
G Em7
I wanna call the stars, down from the sky
C Am7 D
I wanna live a day, that never dies
D/C B7sus4 B7 Em
I wanna change the world, only for you
Em/D C D
All the impossible, I wanna do
G Em7
I wanna hold you close, under the rain
Em7/D C D
I wanna kiss your smile, and feel the pain
D/C B7sus4 B7 Em Em/D
I know what's beautiful, looking at you
C D
In a world of lies, you are the truth
C/D D G Em
And baby every time you touch me, I become a hero
C Am7 D
I'll make you safe no matter where you are
C/D D G Em
And bring you everything you ask for, nothing is above me
C Am7 D
I'm shining like a candle in the dark
G A/C# D
When you tell me that you love me
G G/F# Em
I wanna make you see, just what I was
Em/D C D
Show you the loneliness, and what it does
D/C B7sus4 B7 Em
You walked into my life to stop my tears
Em/D C D
Everything's easy now, I have you here
C/D D G Em
And baby every time you touch me, I become a hero
C Am7 D
I'll make you safe no matter where you are
C/D D G Em
And bring you everything you ask for, nothing is above me
C Am7 D
I'm shining like a candle in the dark
G
When you tell me that you love me
Eb G
In a world without you, I would always hunger
Eb F Eb/F F
All I need is your love to make me stronger
[Solo]: Bb Gm7 Eb Cm7 G Em C D
C/D D Bb Gm
And baby every time you touch me, I become a hero
Eb Cm7 F
I'll make you safe no matter where you are
C/D D Bb Gm
And bring you everything you ask for, nothing is above me
Eb Cm7 F
I'm shining like a candle in the dark
Bb Bb/A Gm7 Gm7/F
When you tell me that you love me
Eb
You love me
F Bb Gm Bb/F F Bb
When you tell me that you love me
ALTERNATIVE VERSION:
[Intro]: G Em A/C# Dsus4 D
G Em7
I wanna call the stars, down from the sky
C Am7 D
I wanna live a day, that never dies
B7sus4 B7 Em
I wanna change the world, only for you
C D
All the impossible, I wanna do
G Em7
I wanna hold you close, under the rain
C D
I wanna kiss your smile, and feel the pain
B7sus4 B7 Em
I know what's beautiful, looking at you
C D
In a world of lies, you are the truth
C D G Em
And baby every time you touch me, I become a hero
C Am7 D
I'll make you safe no matter where you are
C D G Em
And bring you everything you ask for, nothing is above me
C Am7 D
I'm shining like a candle in the dark
G A/C# D
When you tell me that you love me
G Em
I wanna make you see, just what I was
C D
Show you the loneliness, and what it does
B7sus4 B7 Em
You walked into my life to stop my tears
C D
Everything's easy now, I have you here
C D G Em
And baby every time you touch me, I become a hero
C Am7 D
I'll make you safe no matter where you are
C D G Em
And bring you everything you ask for, nothing is above me
C Am7 D
I'm shining like a candle in the dark
G
When you tell me that you love me
Eb G
In a world without you, I would always hunger
Eb F
All I need is your love to make me stronger
[Solo]: Bb Gm7 Eb Cm7 G Em C D
C D Bb Gm
And baby every time you touch me, I become a hero
Eb Cm7 F
I'll make you safe no matter where you are
C D Bb Gm
And bring you everything you ask for, nothing is above me
Eb Cm7 F
I'm shining like a candle in the dark
Bb Gm7
When you tell me that you love me
Eb
You love me
F Bb Gm Bb F Bb
When you tell me that you love me
Chords:
G (3 2 0 0 0 3) or (3 2 0 0 3 3) or (3 5 5 4 3 3)
G/F# (2 2 0 0 0 3) or (2 2 0 0 3 3) or (2 5 5 4 3 3)
Em (0 2 2 0 0 0)
Em/D (X X 0 0 0 0)
A/C# (X 4 2 2 2 0)
Dsus4 (X X 0 2 3 3)
D (X X 0 2 3 2)
Em7 (0 2 2 0 3 0)
C (X 3 2 0 1 0)
Am7 (X 0 2 0 1 0)
D/C (X 3 0 2 3 2)
B7sus4 (X 2 4 2 5 2)
B7 (X 2 4 2 4 2) or (X 2 1 2 0 2)
C/D (X X 0 0 1 0)
Eb (X 6 8 8 8 6)
F (1 3 3 2 1 1) or (X X 3 2 1 1)
Eb/F (X 8 8 8 8 6)
Bb (X 1 3 3 3 1) or (6 8 8 7 6 6)
Gm7 (3 5 3 3 3 3)
Cm7 (X 3 5 3 4 3)
Gm (3 5 5 3 3 3)
Bb/A (X 0 3 3 3 1) or (x 0 8 7 6 6)
Gm7/F (X X 3 3 3 3)
Clarification:
Chordname (E A D G B E)
X = Don't play / Muffle
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//Robert
