AA
I need love, love
DA
To ease my mind
C#mF#mBmE
I need to find, find, someone to call mine
E7
But mama said
A
You can't hurry love
DA
No, you just have to wait
C#mF#m
She said love don't come easy
BmE
It's a game of give and take
A
You can't hurry love
DA
No, you just have to wait
C#mF#m
You got to trust, give it time
BmE
No matter how long it takes
C#m
But how many heartaches
F#m
Must I stand before I find a love
Bm
To let me live again
D
Right now the only thing
Bm
That keeps me hanging on
E
When I feel my strength, yeah
E7
It's almost gone
E
I remember mama said:
A
You can't hurry love
DA
No, you just have to wait
C#mF#m
She said love don't come easy
BmE
It's a game of give and take
A
How long must I wait?
DA
How much more can I take?
C#mF#mBm
Before loneliness will cause my heart
E
Heart to break?
C#m
No I can't bear to live my life alone
F#mBmD
I grow impatient for a love to call my own
BmD
But when I feel that I, I can't go on
E7
These precious words keeps me hanging on
E
I remember mama said:
A
You can't hurry love
DA
No, you just have to wait
C#mF#m
She said love don't come easy
BmE
It's a game of give and take
A
You can't hurry love
DA
No, you just have to wait
C#mF#m
You got to trust, give it time
BmE
No matter how long it takes
ADA
No, love, love don't come easy
C#mF#m
But I keep on waiting
BmE
Anticipating
A
for that soft voice
DA
To talk to me at night
C#mF#m
For some tender arms
BmE
To hold me tight
A
I keep waiting
DA
I keep on waiting
C#m
But it ain't easy
F#m
It ain't easy
E7
But mama said
A
You can't hurry love
DA
No, you just have to wait
C#mF#m
You got to trust, give it time
BmE
No matter how long it takes
A
You can't hurry love
DA
No, you just have to wait . . .
*Alternate:
Capo III
A = GD = CC#m = BmF#m = EmBm = AmE = DE7 = D7
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.