Not Enough chords by Van Halen

Chords with lyrics

Not Enough
Van Halen (Balance)

Transcribed by: Bob Brockman ([email protected])


Intro (bogus, but just in case a piano isn't handy... :-)

         C majorC   E minorEm  FF      DmDm   A minorAm   Bb majorBb
    e|-------0------0-----1---------0-1----1--0---------------------|
    BB|-----0-1----1-0-----1-----1-3---3--1----1-1---3---------------|
    G+G|-0-2---0--0---0-0---2-----------2-------2-----3---------------|
    D MajorD|-------2------2-----3-----------0-------2-----3---------------|
    A augmentedA|-------3--------------------------------0-----1---------------|
    E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|

         Bb majorBb   FF   C majorC      DmDm   A minorAm   Bb majorBb   FF  C majorC
    e|-------------------------------0-1----1--0-------3------------|
    BB|-------3-------------1-----1-3---3--1----1-1---3------1---1---|
    G+G|---0-2-3-----3-2-----0-----------2-------2-----3----3-2---0---|
    D MajorD|-3-----3---3---3-3---2-----------0-------2-----3--3---3-3-2---|
    A augmentedA|-------1-------3-----3-------------------0-----1------3---3---|
    E MajorE|---------------1----------------------------------------------|

Two-fingered piano riff that leads into most verses:

    This version is    Something like this sounds
    pretty much like    not as 'thin' for one
    the piano part...   guitar playing alone...

          FF       C majorC  G+G  FF
    e|----------1---|   |-----------1---|
    BB|--5-6-3-1-1---|   |---5-6-3---1---|
    G+G|--5-7-4-2-2---|   |---5---4-5-2---|
    D MajorD|----------3---|   |---5---5---3---|
    A augmentedA|----------3---|   |---3---5---3---|
    E MajorE|----------1---|   |-------3---1---|


Verse 1
    FF      G+G      C majorC   C/GC/G  FF
    to love somebody ...
    to love somebody ...
    to love somebody ...
      E minorEm  A minorAm    E minorEm  FF      G+G  C majorC
    is not enough, is not ....

Verse 2
    FF      G+G     C majorC    C/GC/G  FF
    to love somebody ....
    to love somebody ....
    FF      G+G     C majorC    E minorEm   A minorAm
    to love somebody ...
       E minorEm  DmDm     G+G  A minorAm
    it's not enough, ...

(Lead-in to chorus):

      A minorAm      Bb majorBb
    e|--0-------------1----|
    BB|--1-------------3----|
    G+G|--2-------------3----|
    D MajorD|--2-------------3----|
    A augmentedA|--0--0-3-2-0----1----|
    E MajorE|-------------0-------|

Chorus:
    Bb majorBb  C majorC       FF
    love hurts ...
    Bb majorBb     C majorC    FF
    it's not so ...
    Bb majorBb    C majorC  FF
    searchin' eve...
      A minorAm    Bb majorBb     C majorC      Dsus2Dsus2
    you turn and swea...

Verse 3:
    FF      G+G      C majorC    C/GC/G  FF
    to love somebody ...
    to love somebody ....
    to love somebody e....
      E minorEm  A minorAm    E minorEm  DmDm     G+G  A minorAm
    is not enough, is not ....

Chorus:
    Bb majorBb  C majorC       FF
    love takes a ...
    Bb majorBb     C majorC    FF
    it's not so easy ...
    Bb majorBb    C majorC  FF     A minorAm    Bb majorBb
    searchin' everywhere, ...
       C majorC      DmDm   E minorEm FF G+G   A5A5 Bb majorBb  A augmentedA
    she's always been ....

Solo:
    DmDm E minorEm FF G+G A-Bb A augmentedA   (2x)
    DmDm E minorEm FF G+G Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA

Verse (sung over piano intro):

         C majorC     E minorEm  FF
    and if it don't ...
    DmDm      A minorAm   Bb majorBb
    one thing you ...
        Bb majorBb     FF    C majorC
    you can always ...
          DmDm     A minorAm   Bb majorBb
    because my ....
       FF   C majorC
    yours ho...

Chorus:
       Bb majorBb  C majorC     FF
    yeah, love ....
    Bb majorBb   C majorC    FF
    not so easy to ...
    Bb majorBb    C majorC  FF      A minorAm    Bb majorBb
    searchin' ...
       C majorC      FF   C majorC    Bb majorBb
    it's always been there, ...

Chorus:
    Bb majorBb  C majorC     FF
    love hurts...
    Bb majorBb C majorC        FF
    not yours, it's ...
    Bb majorBb   C majorC    FF
    love's only ...
    A minorAm    Bb majorBb     C majorC  FF        Bb majorBb
    turn and swear, it's ...
          C majorC      Bb majorBb   C majorC  FF
    'cause it's ...