Chords + Lyrics | You’ve Got The Love
Intro
| G#m | F# |
Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air,
| C# | C#sus4 C# |
I know I can count on you.
| G#m | F# |
Sometimes I feel like saying “Lord I just don’t care”,
| C# | C# |
but you’ve got the love I need to see me through.
Verse 1
| G#m | F# |
Sometimes it seems that the going is just too rough,
| C# | C#sus4 C# |
and things go wrong no matter what I do.
| G#m | F# |
Now and then it seems that life is just too much,
| C# | C#sus4 C# |
but you’ve got the love I need to see me through.
Bridge 1
||: G#m | F# | C# | C#sus4 C# :||
When food is gone you are my daily meal, oh, oh, oh.
When friends are gone I know my savior’s love is real, you know it’s real.
Chorus 1
||: G#m | F# | C# | C#sus4 C# :||
||: You’ve got the love, you’ve got the love, you’ve got the love. :||
Verse 2 (breakdown)
| G#m | F# |
Time after time I think “Oh, Lord, what’s the use?”
| C# | C#sus4 C# |
Time after time I think it’s just no good.
| G#m | F# |
‘Cause sooner or later in life, the things you love you lose,
| C# | C# |
but you’ve got the love I need to see me through.
Chorus 2
||: You’ve got the love, you’ve got the love, you’ve got the love. :|| x4
Chorus tag
||: G#m | F# | C# | C#sus4 C# :||
||: Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. :||
Outro
| G#m | F# |
Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air,
| C# | C#sus4 C# |
’cause I know I can count on you.
| G#m | F# |
Sometimes I feel like saying “Lord I just don’t care”,
| C# | C# |
but you’ve got the love I need to see me through.
You’ve Got The Love Chords: How to Play Florence + The Machine’s Version
The chords above are from Florence + the Machine’s version of You’ve Got The Love, originally written by The Source and sung by Candi Staton in 1986. Florence’s rendition revived the song, cementing its place in the covers band repertoire—often as a finale or encore.
At its core, the song follows a diatonic II – I – V progression in F#, with the V chord frequently incorporating a sus4, like this:
||: G#m (II) | F# (I) | C# (V) | C#sus4 C# :||
Sometimes, the sus4 is omitted. In the outro, the piano adds 6 and sus2 extensions. You could experiment with fills using the C# major pentatonic, as it highlights those notes.
The vocal melody is based on the F# major pentatonic, so try blending licks in C# and F# rather than relying on a single scale—this creates more dynamic phrasing.
To keep things interesting, vary your chord shapes rather than sticking to one voicing. Long delays work well when holding each chord for a bar. If adding rhythmic variations, save them for the C#sus4 – C# movement, as heard on the recording.
To get TAB examples for how to play You’ve Got The Love‘s chords in all areas of the neck, check the TAB lesson: You’ve Got The Love – Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Here’s a chord chart—mainly useful for keeping track of the arrangement. The chords in You’ve Got The Love are so easy to remember, especially after you’ve played them a few times.
You’ve Got The Love Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro Download
You can download my chord chart as a PDF or iReal Pro file. Personally, I like having a chart for every tune I play, no matter how easy it is. My goal is to memorise it for the gig, but I still want the chart there just in case.
You’ve Got The Love TAB | Course Preview
In the course, we explore five areas of the neck as we explore different inversions of You’ve Got The Love’s chords.
Once you can play these examples, it’s easy to improvise your part, making playing You’ve Got The Love fun for many years to come.
As a preview, here’s example 1: imagine how boring it would be to play only this for the full tune, for ten years!
You’ve Got The Love Chords: Continue Learning
Want to master this song? Check out the full TAB lesson here: You’ve Got The Love (Florence + the Machine) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
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