I Wanna Be Loved

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 Written by: Farnell Jenkins Produced by: Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley Musicians: 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: Goodbye Cruel World, 1984 Goodbye Cruel World (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1995 Goodbye Cruel World (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2004 This section may be incomplete. Singles: This section may be incomplete. Collections: The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1985 The Man (The Best Of Elvis Costello), 1985 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello (One Disc Version, 1999 Soundtracks: none Various Artists collections: none Covers Recorded by: none This section may be incomplete. Performed by: none This section may be incomplete. Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

Chords

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


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#    Cdim
I just wanna be loved
 
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

Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: Goodbye Cruel World | lyrics | chords | GCW info page 1
• Template:I Wanna Be Loved

External links

• Elvis Costello on Rhino Goodbye Cruel World resissue page