artist : melissa etheridge
title : the wanting of you
album : fearless love
words & music by melissa etheridge
intro A D
A
she’s got her sweet children
F#m A
she’s got her house she’s got some land
C#m
her earthly possessions
D
she’s got a ring upon her hand
F#m
she tried to be a good girl
Bm
she tried to make everything right
Bm/E
she tried to kill the voices
E
that haunt her each and every night
A
chorus : she looks up to heaven
D
and wonders why love is so cruel
A
she loves him won’t hurt him
D A D
can’t stop the wanting of you ohh
A
she married in high school
F#m
oldest was well upon her way
A C#m
but that wild night – chicago
D
it left a mark she can’t erase
F#m
a phase you’ll just get over
Bm
that’s what her friends have always said
Bm/E
you dip your toes in water
E
she’s in way over her head
A
chorus : she looks up to heaven
D
and wonders why love is so cruel
A
she loves him won’t hurt him
D F#m
can’t stop the wanting of you
D F#m D
ohh ohh ohh ohhhh
F#m D
keeping her desire paralyzed
F#m D
she catches in the corner of her eyes
Bm F#m
tank top , smooth skin , soft lips , tanned thighs
Bm D – C#m – Bm – A – Bm – C#m – E
how the hell’s this ache ever gonna die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
and we make our choices
F#m
doing what we think is good
Bm
we deny our own dreams
Dsus
’cause we think we’ve been told we should
D
we think we’ve been told we should
A
she looks up to heaven
D
and wonders why love is so cruel
A
she loves him won’t hurt him
D
can’t stop the wanting of you
A
she looks up to heaven
D
and wonders why love is so cruel
A
she loves him won’t hurt him
D A D
can’t stop the wanting of you . . . . . . . . . .
A
oh oh oh ohhhhh
D A D
she can’t stop , she can’t stop the wanting of you . . . . . . . . . .
A
oh oh oh ohhhhh
D A
she can’t stop the wanting , the wanting of you
chords used : A = x02220
D = xx0232 or x5777
x F#m = 244222
C#m = 445664
Bm = 224432
Bm/E = 024432
E = 022100
Dsus = xx0230
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submitted by vixen79
artist : melissa etheridge
title : the wanting of you
album : fearless love
words & music by melissa etheridge
intro A D
A
she’s got her sweet children
F#m A
she’s got her house she’s got some land
C#m
her earthly possessions
D
she’s got a ring upon her hand
F#m
she tried to be a good girl
Bm
she tried to make everything right
Bm/E
she tried to kill the voices
E
that haunt her each and every night
A
chorus : she looks up to heaven
D
and wonders why love is so cruel
A
she loves him won’t hurt him
D A D
can’t stop the wanting of you ohh
A
she married in high school
F#m
oldest was well upon her way
A C#m
but that wild night – chicago
D
it left a mark she can’t erase
F#m
a phase you’ll just get over
Bm
that’s what her friends have always said
Bm/E
you dip your toes in water
E
she’s in way over her head
A
chorus : she looks up to heaven
D
and wonders why love is so cruel
A
she loves him won’t hurt him
D F#m
can’t stop the wanting of you
D F#m D
ohh ohh ohh ohhhh
F#m D
keeping her desire paralyzed
F#m D
she catches in the corner of her eyes
Bm F#m
tank top , smooth skin , soft lips , tanned thighs
Bm D – C#m – Bm – A – Bm – C#m – E
how the hell’s this ache ever gonna die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
and we make our choices
F#m
doing what we think is good
Bm
we deny our own dreams
Dsus
’cause we think we’ve been told we should
D
we think we’ve been told we should
A
she looks up to heaven
D
and wonders why love is so cruel
A
she loves him won’t hurt him
D
can’t stop the wanting of you
A
she looks up to heaven
D
and wonders why love is so cruel
A
she loves him won’t hurt him
D A D
can’t stop the wanting of you . . . . . . . . . .
A
oh oh oh ohhhhh
D A D
she can’t stop , she can’t stop the wanting of you . . . . . . . . . .
A
oh oh oh ohhhhh
D A
she can’t stop the wanting , the wanting of you
chords used : A = x02220
D = xx0232 or x5777
x F#m = 244222
C#m = 445664
Bm = 224432
Bm/E = 024432
E = 022100
Dsus = xx0230
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submitted by vixen79
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