
A Deeper Love
Aretha Franklin
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[Verse 1]
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G Em Am/B Em/C
People let me tell you I work hard every day
Am/G Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
I get up out of bed, I put on my clothes
Em Am/B Em/C
'Cause I've got bills to pay
Am/G Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
Now it ain't easy but I don't need no help
Em Am/B Em/C
I've got a strong will to survive
Am/G G/B C
I've got a deeper love, deeper love
B7
D7sus4
Deeper love inside and I call it
[Chorus]
Em Am/B
Pride (a deeper love)
Em Am/B
Pride - a deeper love
Em Am/B
(Pride) a deeper love
Em/C Am/G
Woah woah woah woah
[Próxima Parte]
Em Am/B
It's the power that gives you
Em/C Am/G
The strength to survive
[Próxima Parte]
Em Am/B
(Pride - a deeper love)
Em/C Am/G
(Woah woah woah woah)
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
Yeah ooh yeah yeah
Em Am/B Em
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
[Verse 2]
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
Now I've got love in my heart, it gives me the strength
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
To make it through the day
Em Em/C Am/G
Pride and love (pride is) oh respect for yourself
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
And that's why I'm not looking for
Em G
D7sus4
Handouts, charity, welfare, I don't need
Cmaj7 B7
Stealin', dealin', not my feelin'
Em G
D7sus4
No backstabbin', greedy grabbin'
Cmaj7 B7
Lyin', cheatin' 'cause I've got a
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
Deeper love, a deeper love
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
A deeper love inside, I I yeah yeah
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
I've got a deeper love (deeper), a deeper love (deeper)
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
Deeper love inside, whoa
[Chorus]
[Próxima Parte]
Em Am/B
(Pride - a deeper love)
Em/C Am/G
(Woah woah woah woah)
[Verse 3]
G Cmaj7 Am7/C
And I wanna thank you for helping me see
Bm7
B7#9 Em
There's a power that lives deep inside of me
Dsus4
Give me the strength (give me the strength)
G Cmaj7 Am7/C
To carry on (to carry on), always be strong
B7 Em Am/B Em/C Am/G Em Am/B Em Am/G
B7sus4
Whoa oh oh oh whoa
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
Em Em
People let me tell ya I work hard every day
Am/E Em Am/G
I get up outta bed, put on my clothes
Em
'Cause I-I-I-I-I got bills to pay
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
And it ain't easy, it ain't easy
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
It ain't easy, it ain't easy
Em Dsus4 G Cmaj7 B7
B7sus4
It ain't easy yeah, oh oh
[Chorus]
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
I've got a deeper love, a deeper love
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
A deeper love inside
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
I've got a deeper love (deeper), a deeper love (deeper)
Em Am/B Em/C Am/G
A deeper love inside
[Próxima Parte]
Em Am/B
(Pride - a deeper love)
Em/C Am/G
(Woah woah woah woah)
[Próxima Parte]
Em Am/B
(Pride - a deeper love)
Em/C Am/G
(Woah woah woah woah)
[Próxima Parte]
Em Am/B
(Pride - a deeper love)
Em/C Am/G
(Woah woah woah woah)
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