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Song title: Love Me Like I Love
Original Album: I'm So Confused
Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright 1998 Rockin' Leprechaun Music
Published by Rockin' Leprechaun Music
Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfretsnet)
NOTES:
Another beautifully heartfelt song from JR, with which you will want to sing
along A modulation for the final REFRAIN but, by now, we're used to that
INTRO:
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C
La la lum da da da lum
Em Am G
La la la da dum dum da dum ah oh ah oh
VERSE:
G C G
I want people to love me like I can love,
Em
Want people to love me like I love
C
I want to open up my lunch-box
D
And find a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in there
C Bm
Just like when I was six years old and someone loved me
Am G C G
Oh, loved me, oh loved me like I love
Bum bum bum
C
Da da dum dum da da dum dum
Em Am G
La la la, la da da da , da da, da dum
All right
REFRAIN:
G C G
Love me like I love
Em
Love me like I love
C Bm
Well now, when I was six years old, I never dreamed
C Bm
I would grow up to feel lonely, to feel lonely
G C G
Oh, love me like I love
Bum bum bum
C
Da da dum dum da da dum dum
Em Am G
La la la, la da da da, da da, da dum
C
Da da dum dum da da dum dum
Em Am G
La la la, dun da dun, yeah oh yeah
[modulate to A]
REFRAIN:
A D A
Love me like I love
F#m
I said love me like I love
D C#m
Well now, when I was six years old I never dreamed
D C#m
I would grow up to feel isolated, isolated, no
A D A
Love me like I love
D
Da da dum dum da da dum dum
F#m D A
La la la, da da da da dum, da da dum, da da da da
D F#m
Da da da dum, la da da dum, la da dadum
D A
Dun da da da, la da, all right
A D A
I said love me like I love
F#m
Love me like I love, yeah
[play: D C#m D C#m A D A]
D A D
Yeah, love me like the way I can love
[spoken over strummed A D]
When I was six years old I didn't dream
That I'd grow up to feel all isolated, no
[play: A D for a while]
[end on A]
CHORDS:
C x32010
Em 022000
Am x02210
G 320033
D x00232
Bm xx4432
A x02220
F#m 224422
C#m 446654
[C] la la dum da da da lum
[Em] la la la da dum dum [C] da dum ah oh ah [G] oh
I want people to [G] love me like [C] I can [G] love
want people to [Em] love me like I love
I want to [C] open up my lunch box
and find a peanut butter and [D] jelly sandwich in there
just like when [C] I was 6 years old and someone [Em] loved me
oh [C] loved me oh [G] loved me like [C] I [G] love
bum bum bum
[C] da da dum dum da da dum dum
[Em] la la la, la da [C] da da , da da, da [G] dum
all right
[G] love me like [C] I [G] love
[Em] love me like I love
well now when [C] I was 6 years old I never [D] dreamed
I would grow up to feel [C] lonely, to feel [Em] lonely
oh [G] love me like [C] I [G] love
bum bum bum
[C] da da dum dum da da dum dum
[Em] la la la, la da [C] da da , da da, da [G] dum
[C] da da dum dum da da dum dum
[Em] la la la, dun da [C] dun yeah oh [G] yeah
[A] love me like [D] I [A] love
I said [F#m] love me like I love
well now when [D] I was 6 years old I never [E] dreamed
I would grow up to feel [D] isolated, [F#m] isolated no
[A] love me like [D] I [A] love
[D] da da dum dum da da dum dum
[F#m] la la la, dun da [D] dun da dum da da dum
[A] dum da da da
[D] da da dum dum la la dum dum
[F#m] la da dadun, dun da da dun [D] la da
all [A] right
I said [A] love me like [D] I [A] love
[F#] love me like I love
yeah
yeah love me like the way I can love
when I was 6 years old I didn't dream
that I'd grow up to feel all isolated, no
La la dum da da da lum
La la la da dum dum da dum ah oh ah oh
I want people to love me like I can love
Want people to love me like I love
I want to open up my lunch box
And find a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in there
Just like when I was 6 years old and someone loved me
Oh loved me oh loved me like I love
Bum bum bum
Da da dum dum da da dum dum
La la la, la da da da , da da, da dum
All right
Love me like I love
Love me like I love
Well now when I was 6 years old I never dreamed
I would grow up to feel lonely, to feel lonely
Oh love me like I love
Bum bum bum
Da da dum dum da da dum dum
La la la, la da da da , da da, da dum
Da da dum dum da da dum dum
La la la, dun da dun yeah oh yeah
Love me like I love
I said love me like I love
Well now when I was 6 years old I never dreamed
I would grow up to feel isolated, isolated no
Love me like I love
Da da dum dum da da dum dum
La la la, dun da dun da dum da da dum
Dum da da da
Da da dum dum la la dum dum
La da dadun, dun da da dun la da
All right
I said love me like I love
Love me like I love
Yeah
Yeah love me like the way I can love
When I was 6 years old I didn't dream
That I'd grow up to feel all isolated, no
I want people to love me like I can love [that's right]
I said love me like I love
I want to open up my lunch box
And find a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in there
Just like when I was 6 years old and someone loved me
Oh loved me oh loved me like I love
I said
Love me like I love
I said
Love me like I love
Now when I was 6 years old I never dreamed
That I'd grow up to feel lonely, lonely
Love me like I love
Love me like I love
I said love me like I love
Well now when I was 6 years old I never dreamed
That I'd grow up to feel isolated, not isolated
No
Love me like I love, yeah
[Give me a beat]
Love me like I love
I say love me like I love
Guitar
I want people to love me like I can love
Want them to love me the way I love
I want to open up my lunch box
And find a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in there
Just like when I was 6 years old and someone loved me
Loved me yeah loved me like I love
Da da dum dum da da dum dum
Da da dum dum da da dum dum
La la la, la da da da, da da, da dum
Love me like I love
I said love me like I love
Now when I was 6 years old I never dreamed
That when I grew up I would feel this lonely, (see I never thought I would have like a broken family and stuff like that)
Love me like I love
Da da dum dum da da dum dum
La la la, dun da dun yeah
Guitar
Love me like I love
Love me like I love
Now when I was 6 years old I never dreamed
That when I grew up I would want to feel isolated, no I didn't like that at all
Love me like I love
One more time
La la la, dun da dun da dum da da dum
Dum da da da
Da da dum dum la la dum dum
La da dadun, dun da da dun la da
I want her to love me like I love
Love me like I love
I want to open up my lunch box
And find a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in there
Just like when I was 6 years old and someone loved me
Oh loved me oh well
Love me like I love
Da da
I say
Love me like I love
Oh, love me like I love
???
[[Recording end abruptly]]
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