Tom: D
 
    D ~ ~    D             C
1.           Bernadette,     people are searching for
Bb                         A          -  C
    the kind of love that we possess.
      D                 C
    Some go on,     searching their whole life through,
Bb                                    A                   ~
    and never find the love I found in you.
 

F            Dm                   Gm                  C
    And when I speak of you, I see envy in other men's eyes.
F       Dm                 Gm              - C
    And I'm well aware, of what's on their mind.
Gm              F                             C
    They pretend to be my friend, when all the time (sweet Bernadette)
Gm          F                         C
    they long to persuade you from my side (sweet Bernadette).
          Gm                        Am
    They'd give the world and all they own
          C          
    for just one moment we have known.


       D      C                    Bb               A          - C
2. Bernadette,   they want you because    of the pride that it gives.
        D         C                      Bb                 A     ~
    But Bernadette,    I want you because      I need you to live.
 

F            Dm   Gm      C
    But while I live  only to hold you,
F           Dm           Gm             C
    some other men, they long to control you.
Gm                     F            C
    But how can they control you, Bernadette (sweet Bernadette),
       Gm                    F                        C
    when they cannot control themselves, Bernadette (sweet B),
       Gm                Am              C                        
    from wanting you, needing you,     but  darling, you belong (to me)
 

       D        C                 Bb               A            - C
3. Bernadette, I tell the world, you belong to me, I tell the world.
       D                            C
    You're the soul of me, I tell the world,
         Bb                    A        ~
    you're a part of me, Bernadette  !
 

     F           Bb                             Dm                   
    In your arms I find the kind of peace of mind 
                           A      -  Bb
    the world is searching for.
        F                    Bb                           Dm
    But you, you give me the joy this heart of mine has always
                 A
    been longing for.
 

F         Dm            Gm                  C
    In you I have what other men are longing for,
F        Dm                Gm              C
    all men need someone to worship and adore.
Gm              F                  C
    That's why I treasure you and place you high above,
Gm       F             C         Gm         Am              C
   for the only joy in life is to be loved,     so whatever you do, Bernad.,
 

         D              C                  Bb               A
4. Keep on lovin' me, Bernadette, keep on needin' me,  Bernadette,
    ~ ~ ~ - - - -  D                   C
             Bernadette ! !     Bernadette, you're the soul of me, 
            Bb                A           - C
    more than a dream , you're clear to me.
         D                          C
    And Bernadette, you mean more to me, 
         Bb                    A
    than a woman was ever meant to be .....