Intro: Bb G 

C                              Bb    F 
Let there be love, so I can be loved by you 
             E       G 
In Paradise Avenue 
C                               Bb       F 
Let there be life, so everyone lives to love 
                 E               G 
Let it happen to me and you 

Dm                          Bb 
I am a man, so take me for what I am 
                C                         F       C 
I'll never have everything, but let there be love 
C              F                 Bb 
Let there be love, let there be love 


I can be nothing, 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 

G 
Can't hold on much longer 
Feeling's getting stronger 
I never begged, but I'm begging now 

C                              Bb     F 
Let there be love, so I can be loved by you 
            E         G 
On Paradise Avenue, oh yo 
C                            Bb      F 
Let there be life, so we can live to love 
              E            G 
And let it be both of us 

Dm                          Bb 
I am a man, so take me for what I am 
                C                         F       C 
I'll never have everything, but let there be love 
C              F                 Bb 
Let there be love, let there be love