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Simple 4 beat rhythm, but for the lick, which is 6/4 so:
1 2 3 4
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Lick at the start of verse 2:
G (6/4) Em Em7 Am D
e|-3---------------7-----7-----5-----5-----|
B|-3---------------8-----8-----5-----7-----|
G|-4-------------9-9-----7-----5-----7-----|
D|-5---------7/9---9-----9-----7-----7-----|
A|-5-----5-7-------7-----7-----7-----5-----|
E|-3 5/7-----------x-----x-----5-----x-----|
(1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1--4--1--4--
Chorus:
G Em Am D
Baby, baby, baby, this is just to say
G Em Am D
How much I'm gonna' miss you, but believe while I'm away
G Em Am D
That I didn't mean to hurt you, don't you know that I'd rather hurt myself?
G Em Am D
(I'd hurt myself, I'd hurt myself)
Verse:
G Em Am D
Baby, baby, baby, baby, think of me sometimes
G Em Am D
Because if loving you was so wrong, then I'm guilty of this crime
G Em Am D
I'm bewildered, I'm lonely, and I'm loveless, without you to hold my hand
G Em Dm G
(Reach out for me, boy) If you'd just understand
(Reach out to me, right now)
Bridge:
C D Bm Em
Those that we love, we foolishly make cry
Am D G G7
Then sometimes feel it's best to say goodbye, goodbye
C D Bm Em
But what's inside can't be denied
A A
The power, The power of love
D D
Is my only guide, Baby (Oh) x2:
Chorus:
G Em Am D
Baby, baby, baby, this is just to say
G Em Am D
How much I'm gonna' miss you, but believe while I'm away
G Em Am D
That I didn't mean to hurt you, don't you know that I'd rather hurt myself?
Outro:
G Em C G
Am D
(I'd hurt myself,) Baby, I need you, I need you, I need you
G Em C G
Am D
If I did you wrong, I need you, I need you, I need you
(I'd hurt myself...)
Other versions of this song
- Baby Baby Baby (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025