Intro 

F G 



[Verso 1]

C 
Let there be love, 
            Bb       F 
So I can be loved by you 
            Em      G 
In Paradise Avenue. 
C 
Let there be life, 
            Bb       F 
So everyone lives to love. 
                 Em        G 
Let it happen to you and me 
Dm 
I am a man, 
               Bb 
So take me for what I am. 
                C 
I'll never have everything, 
                 F   Bb/F 
But let there be love. 
             F 
Let there be love, 
             Bb 
Let there be love. 



[Ponte]


Bb 
I can be nothing, 

Or I can be something, 
                        G 
I've got to give you my life. 
C 
I'm tired of living 

Without your giving. 
                           Bb   G 
I've got to get you for my wife. 

Can't hold on much longer. 

Feeling's getting stronger. 

I never begged, 

But I'm begging now. 



[Verso 2]


C 
Let there be love, 
            Bb       F 
So I can be loved by you 
            Em      G 
In Paradise Avenue. 
C 
Let there be life, 
          Bb       F 
So we can live to love 
              Em         G 
And let it be both of us. 
Dm 
I am a man, 
                             Bb 
So why don't you take me for what I am 
                C 
I'll never have everything, 
                 F   Bb/F 
But let there be love. 
             F 
Let there be love, 
             Bb 
Let there be love. 
             G     Bb 
Let there be love, 
             D 
Let there be love.