Beloved Chords

...THE BELOVED... by Yusuf Islam
-----------------...............

*from 'An Other Cup' (2006)*


Intro:

        A
e|-------------------|
B|--0-h-2--0-h-2--2--|
G|--0-h-2--0-h-2--2--|
D|--0-h-2--0-h-2--2--|
A|--0-h-0--0-h-0--0--|
E|-------------------| (x3)

        A     D
e|------------3--|
B|--0-h-2--0--2--|
G|--0-h-2--0--3--|
D|--0-h-2--0--0--|
A|--0-h-0--0-----|
E|---------------|

G  D, A  D (x4)

C  G  Am

Verse 1:

F           C
 His wisdom flowed,
     G        C
From Heaven's Book,
Am                  Em
 Just like threaded pearls,
Am                  G
 Just like threaded pearls.

Bm           Em
 He left his self,
   Bm      Em
To flee to God,
    Bm
And God sent him,
Em       F
 Back to us.

Chorus 1:

Bb      F
 He was born,
   C         F
To be the be-loved,
Bb      F         G     C
 A will of the Di-vine.
Bb      F
 He was born,
   C         F
To be the be-loved,
Bb      F       G      C
 He was born to guide.

Verse 2:

Am         Em
 He prayed all,
    Am       Em
His nights a-lone,
   Am        Em      Am    G
In stars and Angels' sight.

Bm          Em
 And in the day,
   Bm      Em
He lit the way,
     Bm      Em
With blazing words,
   F
So bright.

Chorus 2:

Bb      F
 He was born,
   C         F
To be the be-loved,
Bb      F         G     C
 A will of the Di-vine.
Bb      F
 He was born,
   C         F
To be the be-loved,
Bb      F          G     C
 He was born to be kind.

Interlude:

G  D, A  D (x4)

C  G  Am

Verse 3:

F              C
 He taught the people,
   G        C
To worship,
Am             Em
 Bowing to one God,
Am             G
 Bowing to one God.

Bm         Em
 His mercy stretched,
     Bm      Em
From East to West,
   Bm
To every man,
Em         F
 Woman and child.

Chorus 3:

Bb      F
 He was born,
   C         F
To be the be-loved,
Bb      F         G     C
 A will of the Di-vine.
Bb      F
 He was born,
   C         F
To be the be-loved,
Bb  F        G      C
 Na-ture, su-blime.

Verse 4:

Am         Em
 He opened up,
    Am       Em
The doors of love,
    Am
For every heart,
Em            Am      G
 Parched with thirst.

Bm        Em
 He was a mercy,
Bm      Em
 To the worlds,
    Bm       Em  F
And unto the uni-verse.

Chorus 4:

Bb      F
 He was born,
   C         F
To be the be-loved,
Bb      F         G     C
 A will of the Di-vine.
Bb      F
 He was born,
   C         F
To be the be-loved,
Bb      F       G      C
 He was born to guide.

Outro:

G  D, A  D

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   A       D       G       C       Am      F       Em      Bm      Bb

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02220  xx0232  320003  x32010  x02210  133211  022000  x24432  x13331


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)