Not Enough chords by Van Halen

Not Enough
Van Halen (Balance)

Transcribed by: Bob Brockman (brockman@udavxb.oca.udayton.edu)


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

                 C      Em    F           Dm     Am     Bb
        e|-------0------0-----1---------0-1----1--0---------------------|
        B|-----0-1----1-0-----1-----1-3---3--1----1-1---3---------------|
        G|-0-2---0--0---0-0---2-----------2-------2-----3---------------|
        D|-------2------2-----3-----------0-------2-----3---------------|
        A|-------3--------------------------------0-----1---------------|
        E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

                 Bb      F     C           Dm     Am     Bb     F   C
        e|-------------------------------0-1----1--0-------3------------|
        B|-------3-------------1-----1-3---3--1----1-1---3------1---1---|
        G|---0-2-3-----3-2-----0-----------2-------2-----3----3-2---0---|
        D|-3-----3---3---3-3---2-----------0-------2-----3--3---3-3-2---|
        A|-------1-------3-----3-------------------0-----1------3---3---|
        E|---------------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...

                    F             C   G   F
        e|----------1---|     |-----------1---|
        B|--5-6-3-1-1---|     |---5-6-3---1---|
        G|--5-7-4-2-2---|     |---5---4-5-2---|
        D|----------3---|     |---5---5---3---|
        A|----------3---|     |---3---5---3---|
        E|----------1---|     |-------3---1---|


Verse 1
        F           G           C      C/G    F
        to love somebody ...
        to love somebody ...
        to love somebody ...
           Em   Am        Em   F           G   C
        is not enough, is not ....

Verse 2
        F           G          C       C/G   F
        to love somebody ....
        to love somebody ....
        F           G          C       Em     Am
        to love somebody ...
             Em   Dm          G   Am
        it's not enough, ...

(Lead-in to chorus):

            Am            Bb
        e|--0-------------1----|
        B|--1-------------3----|
        G|--2-------------3----|
        D|--2-------------3----|
        A|--0--0-3-2-0----1----|
        E|-------------0-------|

Chorus:
        Bb   C             F
        love hurts ...
        Bb          C       F
        it's not so ...
        Bb        C    F
        searchin' eve...
            Am       Bb          C           Dsus2
        you turn and swea...

Verse 3:
        F           G           C       C/G    F
        to love somebody ...
        to love somebody ....
        to love somebody e....
           Em   Am        Em   Dm          G    Am
        is not enough, is not ....

Chorus:
        Bb   C              F
        love takes a ...
        Bb          C       F
        it's not so easy ...
        Bb        C    F          Am       Bb
        searchin' everywhere, ...
              C           Dm     Em  F  G     A5 Bb    A
        she's always been ....

Solo:
        Dm Em F G A-Bb A     (2x)
        Dm Em F G Asus4 A

Verse (sung over piano intro):

                  C          Em   F
        and if it don't ...
        Dm            Am      Bb
        one thing you ...
                Bb          F        C
        you can always ...
                   Dm         Am     Bb
        because my ....
              F     C
        yours ho...

Chorus:
              Bb   C         F
        yeah, love ....
        Bb     C       F
        not so easy to ...
        Bb        C    F           Am       Bb
        searchin' ...
             C           F      C        Bb
        it's always been there, ...

Chorus:
        Bb   C         F
        love hurts...
        Bb  C               F
        not yours, it's ...
        Bb     C       F
        love's only ...
        Am       Bb          C    F               Bb
        turn and swear, it's ...
                    C           Bb     C   F
        'cause it's ...