Could You Be Loved
As recorded by Bob Marley & The Wailers in 1980's Uprising [12'' Mix]
Written by Robert Nesta Marley
Written by Robert Nesta Marley
Intro
Bm
Chorus
D Bm G D Could you be loved and be loved? D Bm G D Could you be loved and be loved?
Verse 1
Bm Em Don't let them fool you. Bm Em Or even try to school you! Oh, no! Bm We've got a mind of our own G F#m Em so go to hell if what you're thinking is not right! Bm Love would never leave us alone. G F#m A A-you-in the darkness you must come out to light.
Chorus
D Bm G D Could you be loved and be loved? D Bm G D Could you be loved and be loved?
I-Threes Verse 1
Bm Bm The road of life is rocky and you may stumble too. Bm So while you point your fingers someone else is judging you. Bm Could you be, could you be, could you be loved? Bm Could you be, could you be loved? Bm Could you be, could you be, could you be loved? Bm Could you be, could you be loved?
Verse 2
Bm Em Don't let them change you, oh! Bm Em Or even rearrange you. Oh, no! Bm We've got a life to live. G F#m Em They say: Bm Only, only, only G F#m A the fittest of the fittest shall survive. Stay alive! Eh!
Chorus
D Bm G D Could you be loved and be loved? D Bm G D Could you be loved and be loved?
I-Threes Verse 2
Bm Bm The road you walk in darkness, see the great light. Bm Could you be loved? Could you be loved? Bm Could you be, could you be, could you be loved? Bm Let the light be your guide and everything's gonna be alright. Bm Could you be loved? Could you be loved? Bm Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?
Verse 3
Bm Em Don't let them change you, oh! Bm Em Or even rearrange you. Oh, no! Bm Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! G F#m Em Get up! Get up! Get up now! Bm We've been, we've been a sit down too long. G F#m A Get up! Get up! Get up now! Get up now!
Chorus
D Bm G D Could you be loved and be loved? D Bm G D Could you be loved and be loved?
I-Threes Verse 3
Bm Never gonna miss your water until your well runs dry. Bm No matter how you treat man, man will never be satisfied. Bm Could you be, could you be, could you be loved? Bm Could you be, could you be loved? (Say something!) Bm (Say something!) Could you be, could you be, could you be loved? Bm (Say something!) Could you be, could you be loved?
Coda
Bm Say something! Bm Say something! Bm Say something! Bm Say something! Bm Say something! Bm Say something! Reggae, reggae! Bm Say something! Rockers, rockers! Bm Say something! Reggae, reggae! Bm Say something! Rockers, rockers!