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Not Enough
Van Halen (Balance)
Transcribed by: Bob Brockman ([email protected])
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 naturally
to love somebody faithfully
to love somebody equally
Em Am Em F G C
is not enough, is not enough, it’s not enough
Verse 2
F G C C/G F
to love somebody secretly (and never touch)
to love somebody honestly (and always trust)
F G C Em Am
to love somebody tenderly, the tender touch
Em Dm G Am
it’s not enough, 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 you sometime
Bb C F
it’s not so easy to find, no
Bb C F
searchin’ everywhere
Am Bb C Dsus2
you turn and swear, it’s always been there
Verse 3:
F G C C/G F
to love somebody foolishly (can happen once)
to love somebody hopelessly (it hurts so much)
to love somebody equally
Em Am Em Dm G Am
is not enough, is not enough, it’s not enough
Chorus:
Bb C F
love takes a little time
Bb C F
it’s not so easy to find, no
Bb C F Am Bb
searchin’ everywhere, you turn and swear
C Dm Em F G A5 Bb A
she’s always been there standin’ there
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 come easily
Dm Am Bb
one thing you must believe
Bb F C
you can always have trust in me
Dm Am Bb
because my heart will always be
F C
yours honestly
Chorus:
Bb C F
yeah, love hurts you sometimes
Bb C F
not so easy to find, no
Bb C F Am Bb
searchin’ everywhere, then turn and swear
C F C Bb
it’s always been there, standin’ there
Chorus:
Bb C F
love hurts you sometimes
Bb C F
not yours, it’s not mine, no
Bb C F
love’s only to share
Am Bb C F Bb
turn and swear, it’s everywhere, standin’ there
C Bb C F
’cause it’s always been there
