Please
Music by U2
Lyrics by Bono and The Edge
Transcribed by Brandon Leniart
Tune down 1/2 step--it's in B minor.
Intro:
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So you never knew love until you crossed the line of grace
And you never felt wanted till you had someone slap your face
So you never felt alive until you almost wasted away
background pre-chorus:
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play with above 3 times:
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1 time:
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You had to win, you couldn't just pass
The smartest ass at the top of the class
Your flying colours, your family tree
And all your lessons in history
Please
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Please
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Please get up off your knees
Please, please, please, please
3 times:
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1 time:
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And you never knew how low you'd stoop to make that call
And you never knew what was on the ground till they made you crawl
So you never knew that that the heaven you keep you stole
Your Catholic blues, your convent shoes
Your stick-on tattoos, now they're making news
Your holy war, your northern star
Your sermon on the mount from the boot of your car
Please, please, please get up off your knees
Please, please, please leave me out of this please
Bm A A Bm
So love is hard, and love is tough
Bm A Em Bm
But love is not what you're thinking of
electronic bit:
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September, streets capsizing, spilling over down the drain
Shards of glass splinters like rain
But you could only feel your pain
October, talking getting nowhere
November, December, remember
Are we just starting again?
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Please, please, please get up off of your knees
Please, please, please, please
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So love is bigger than us
But love is not what you're thinking of
It's what lovers deal, it's what lovers steal
with delay:
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You know I've found it hard to receive
Cause you, my love, I could never believe
U2 * [PLEASE] (acoustic)
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Transcribed by Dante (Dante@Cyberus.ca)
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This is an acoustic interpretation of the song [Please], for people who
play U2 songs on their acoustic guitars at campfires or at home in front
of the tv during commercials, like I do. Thus, much of this is based on
just getting the feel of the song down, so you can concentrate on
singing. Electric versions of the songs are fine, if you have a band....
I, on the other hand, don't have a band and just care about the three
chords and the truth...
This is a great song from a great album... from the greatest band
in this really great universe....
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(Tune 1/2 step down)
Bm A A Bm
So you never knew love until you crossed the line of grace
Bm A A Bm
And you never felt wanted till you had someone slap your face
Bm A A Bm
So you never felt alive until you almost wasted away
Bm
You had to win, you couldn't just pass
A Em
The smartest ass at the top of the class
Bm
Your flying colours, your family tree
A
And all your lessons in history
Bm G-------------4----------6---7
Please
Bm G-------------4----------6---4
Please
Bm G-------------4----------6---7
Please
A
get up off your knees
Please, please, please, leave me out of this
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And you never knew how low you'd stoop to make that call
And you never knew what was on the ground
Till they made you crawl
So you never knew that that the heaven you keep you stole
Your Catholic blues, your convent shoes
Your stick-on tattoos, now they're making news
Your holy war, your northern star
Your sermon on the mount from the boot of your car
Please, please, please get up off your knees
Please, please, please leave me out of this please
Bm A A Bm
So love is hard, and love is tough
Bm A Em Bm
But love is not what you're thinking of
(Okay, so it's not easy to simulate something
to go with this funky little bridge that the
Edge squawks away in... you're on
your own here, but I suggest just
continuing the basic chords and
playing a few light blues fills here and
there to your liking... )
Bm A
September, streets capsizing,
A Bm
Spilling over down the drain
Bm A
Shards of glass splinters like rain
A Bm
But you could only feel your pain
Bm A
October, talking getting nowhere
A
November, December, remember
Bm
Are we just starting again?
Please, please, please get up off of your knees
Please, please, please, please
So love is bigger than us
But love is not what you're thinking of
It's what lovers deal, it's what lovers steal
You know I've found it hard to receive
Cause you, my love, I could never believe
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