...THE BELOVED... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'An Other Cup' (2006)*


Intro:

        A
e|-------------------|
B|--0-h-2--0-h-2--2--|
G|--0-h-2--0-h-2--2--|
D|--0-h-2--0-h-2--2--|
A|--0-h-0--0-h-0--0--|
E|-------------------| (x3)

        A     D
e|------------3--|
B|--0-h-2--0--2--|
G|--0-h-2--0--3--|
D|--0-h-2--0--0--|
A|--0-h-0--0-----|
E|---------------|

G  D, A  D (x4), C  G  Am

Verse 1:

F           C           G        C
 His wisdom flowed from Heaven's Book,
Am                  Em     Am                  G
 Just like threaded pearls, just like threaded pearls.

Bm           Em       Bm      Em
 He left his self, to flee to God,
    Bm           Em      F
And God sent him back to us.

Chorus 1:

Bb      F       C         F     Bb      F         G    C
 He was born to be the be-loved, a will of the Di-vine.
Bb      F       C         F     Bb      F       G     C
 He was born to be the be-loved, he was born to guide.

Verse 2:

Am         Em      Am       Em
 He prayed all his nights a-lone,
   Am        Em      Am    G
In stars and Angels' sight.

Bm          Em      Bm      Em
 And in the day, he lit the way,
     Bm      Em       F
With blazing words so bright.

Chorus 2:

Bb      F       C         F     Bb      F         G    C
 He was born to be the be-loved, a will of the Di-vine.
Bb      F       C         F     Bb      F          G    C
 He was born to be the be-loved, he was born to be kind.

Interlude:

G  D, A  D (x4)

C  G  Am

Verse 3:

F              C         G       C
 He taught the people to worship,
Am             Em   Am            G
 Bowing to one God, bowing to one God.

Bm         Em              Bm      Em
 His mercy stretched, from East to West,
   Bm         Em        F
To every man, woman and child.

Chorus 3:

Bb      F       C         F     Bb      F         G    C
 He was born to be the be-loved, a will of the Di-vine.
Bb      F       C         F     Bb  F        G     C
 He was born to be the be-loved, na-ture, su-blime.

Verse 4:

Am         Em     Am       Em
 He opened up the doors of love,
    Am          Em           Am     G
For every heart parched with thirst.

Bm        Em     Bm     Em
 He was a mercy, to the worlds,
    Bm       Em  F
And unto the uni-verse.

Chorus 4:

Bb      F       C         F     Bb      F         G    C
 He was born to be the be-loved, a will of the Di-vine.
Bb      F       C         F     Bb      F       G     C
 He was born to be the be-loved, he was born to guide.

Outro:

G  D, A  D

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   A       D       G       C       Am      F       Em      Bm      Bb

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02220  xx0232  320003  x32010  x02210  133211  022000  x24432  x13331


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)