On Bended Knee Chords by
Boyz Il Men
Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: EAD GBE
CHORDS
Db Eb Fn7 m7
Bbm7 Eb7sus4 Absus4 Ab
Ebmaj7 Eb7 ‘Ab/Bb Aba
PETOQETOQTONE) (QETOUETEVTPED) CORELTORETER) PRTSSTOPET
Ab7/Bb Dbm7 Gn cmDb Eb Fm7 Cn7 Bbm7 Eb7sus4 (x2)
Absus4 Ab
[Verse 1]
Eb Ebmaj7
Darlin I, I can't
Eb7
explain, where did we lose our
way,
Ab
girl, it’s drivin’ me insane
Ab/Bb
Eb
And I know I just need one
more chance
Ebmaj7
to prove my love to you, if
Eb7
you come back to me,
Ab
I guarantee that I'll never
‘Ab/Bb
let you go.
[Chorus]
Eb Bbm7
Can we go back to the days our
Ab ‘Ab/Bb
love was strong?
Eb Bbm7
Can you tell me how a perfect love
Ab ‘Ab/Bb
goes wrong?
Eb Bbm7
Can somebody tell me how to get
Ab
things back the way they used to
Abm
be?
Eb Ab
Oh God, give me a reason I'm
Ab7/Bb
down on bended knee.
[Post-chorus]}
Db Eb Fm7 Dbn7 Bbn7 —_Eb7sus4
mmm yeah I'll never
Db Eb
walk again
Fm7 Dbm7 Bbn7
until ya come back to me
Eb7sus4 Absus4 Ab
I'm down on bended knee
(Ab) Gm Fm7 Eb
[Verse 2]
(Eb)
So many nights I dream
Ebmaj7 Eb7
of you, holding my pillow
tight,
Ab
I know that I don't need to
Ab/Bb
be alone.
Eb
When I open up my eyes to
Ebmaj7
face reality,
Eb7
every moment without you
seems like eternity,
Ab
I'm begging you, begging you
Ab/Bb
come back to me!
[Chorus]
Eb Bbn7
Cen we go back to the days our
Ab b/Bb
love was strong?
Eb Bbn7
Can you tell me how a perfect love
Ab Ab/Bb
goes wrong?
Eb Bbn7
Can sonebody tell me how to get
db
things back the way they used to
Abn
be?
Eb Ab
Oh God, give me a reason I'm
‘Ab7 /Bb
down on bended knee.
[Post-chorus]
Db Eb Fm7 Dbm7 Bbn7 —Eb7sus4
I'11 never
Db Eb
walk again
Fn7 Dbm7 Bbn7
until ya come back to me (until ya
come back to me)
Eb7sus4 Absus4 Ab
I'm down on bended knee
(Ab) Gm Fn7 Eb(&b)
(spoken: ) Baby, I'm
sorry,
Ebmaj7
please forgive me for all
the wrong I've done
Eb7
Please come back home girl, I
know you put all your trust in me,
ab
I'm sorry, I let you down,
Ab/Bb
please, forgive me!
[Bridge]
cn
(sung: ) Gonna swallow my
cm7/Bb
pride, say I'm sorry,
‘Abmaj7
stop pointing fingers, the
Fn7 6745
blame is on me.
cn
I want a new life, and I want
¢n7/Bb
it with you,
‘Abmaj7
if you feel the same, don’t
Fn7 6745
ever let it go
cn o7/8
You gotta believe in the
spirit of love,
cm7/B>
it can heal all things, we
Adin
won't hurt anynore.
Ab
No I don't believe our
love's terminal,
Fn9 ‘Ab/Bb
I'm down on my knees,
(song moves up half a step
here)
AB
begging you please
[Chorus]
E Bn7
Can we go back to the days our
A AB
love was strong?
E Bn7
Can you tell me how a perfect love
A Ale.
goes wrong?
E Bn7
Can somebody tell me how to get
A
things back the way they used to
An
be?
E rN AB
Oh God, give me a reason I'm down
E
on bended knee.
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D E Fim C#m Bm7 Esus4 E Asus4 A