I Wanna Be Loved

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Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics

Why must I be so lonely?

When so many people pass me by

I've been waiting for oh so long now

And yet I'm unable to answer why

I can't be made to give up now

Can you find room for me in your heart somehow?


I wanna be loved

I just wanna be loved


I guess I'm a victim of loneliness

But why should this be my destiny?

A foolish man for a lot of my life

Shouldn't there be someone

Someone for me?

I hope and I pray some happy day

That I'll be around to hear you say


I wanna be loved

I just wanna be loved


Credits

Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
Gary Barnacle - saxophone
Luis Jardim - percussion
Green Gartside - vocals

Discography

Albums:

Singles:

  • This section may be incomplete.

Collections:

Soundtracks:

  • none

Various Artists collections:

  • none

Covers

Also recorded by:

  • Teacher's Edition, 1973
available on In Perfect Harmony, 2003 (AMG)

Bootlegs

  • This section is incomplete.

Chords

         EADGBe                 EADGBe
Cdim:    xx1212        Bm:      x24432
Gmaj7:   320002        Amaj7:   x02120
Gm7:     353333        Dmaj7:   x00222
Cmaj7:   x32000        C#m:     x46654
Cm:      x35543        Dm:      xx0231
F7:      131211        Esus4:   022200
G:       320003        F#m:     244222
A/G:     3x222x        A/F:     102220
D:       xx0232        E7(b9):  022131
F#m7:    242222        Dmaj9:   x5465x
D11:     x55555


Piano Demo (from Rhino bonus disc):
Cdim (bass: eb, f#, a)
 
Album Version:
Gmaj7   Gm7   Gmaj7   Gm7
 
 
Gmaj7
  Why must I be so lonely?
Gm7
  When so many people pass me by
Cmaj7                              Cm
 I've been waiting for oh so long now
                                G 
And yet I'm unable to answer why
               Gmaj7
I can't be made   to give up now
A/G                                          D
  Can you find room for me in your heart somehow?
  
D             Gmaj7
  I wanna be loved
F#m7    g  a b   f#   Cm    
I just wanna be loved
   
Piano demo:
D             Gmaj7
  I wanna be loved
F#m7    g  a b  f#   
I just wanna be loved
 
Piano demo:
Repeat intro
 
Album version:
Cm
 
 
I guess I'm a victim of loneliness
Why should this be my destiny?
A foolish man for a lot of my life
Shouldn't there be someone
Someone for me?
I hope and I pray some happy day
That I'll be around to hear you say
 
I wanna be loved
I just wanna be loved
  
Piano demo:
Repeat intro, verse 1, and chorus
 
Repeat intro, end on G
  
Album version:
Piano solo:
  Gmaj7                                 
|-2-3p2-------2-3p2------|
|-------3-0---------3-0--| 
|------------------------| x2
|------------------------| 
|------------------------| 
|------------------------| 

  Gm7
|-2-3p2-------2-3p2------2-3p2--|
|-------3-----------3----------3|
|---------3-----------3---------| etc. x2
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
 
Repeat x2 under saxophone solo
 
Repeat verse 1 and chorus
 
Cm   D11  Bm          D11     Bm
     I    wanna be   loved

---------------------------------  
Amaj7       Dmaj7
I wanna be loved 
C#m     a  b  c# g#   Dm
I just wanna be loved
 
Esus4 Amaj7       Dmaj7
      I wanna be loved
C#m     a  b  c# g#   Dm 
I just wanna be loved
 
Esus4 Amaj7       Dmaj7
      I wanna be loved
C#m     a  b c#  bb   Dm
I just wanna be loved
--------------------------------- 
Repeat above section once
  
(In one 4/4 bar) F#m G A/F E7(b9)
 
Amaj7              Dmaj9
       I wanna be loved

Repeat and fade

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