Biography:
Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an Grammy Award-winning American soul musician. He signed with Atlantic Records in 1969, and with his first single "The Ghetto" (1970), Rolling Stone magazine marked him as "a major new force in soul music." His collaborations with Roberta Flack took him to the top of the charts and won him the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the duet "Where Is the Love" in 1973.
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Donny Hathaway - I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know
(Play the Bb chord like 688766)
[Intro]
Cm Gm Cm Gm
[Verse 1]
Cm Gm
If I ever leave you baby, you can say I told you so
Cm Gm F#m Fm
And if I ever hurt you, you know I hurt myself as well
[Chorus]
G
Is that anyway for a man to carry on
G# G
Do you think I want my loved one gone
Cm Bb
Said I love you
F G# G
More than you'll ever know
Cm Gm Cm Gm
More than you'll ever know
[Verse 2]
Cm Gm
When I wasn't making much money, You know where my paycheck went
Cm Gm F#m Fm
You know I brought it home to ya baby, And I never spent a red cent yeahhhh
[Chorus]
G
Is that any way for a man to carry on
G# G
Do you think I want my loved one gone
Cm Bb
Said I love you
F G# G
More than you'll ever know
Cm C# D#
More than you'll ever know, ……….. Now Listen to this
[Bridge]
D# G# D# G#
I'm not trying to be, just any kind of man... no I ain't
D# G#
I'm just trying to be somebody
D#m G#
You can love, trust and understand
C F
I know I know I know that I can be
Gm C
A part of you that no one else could see... yeah
Fm G#
But I got to hear you say, I got hear ya say
Gm G
its alright
[Verse 3]
Cm Gm
I'm only flesh and blood, But I could be anything that you demand
Cm Gm F#m Fm
I can be king of everything, or just a tiny grain of sand
[Chorus/Outro]
G
Now tell me, Is that anyway for a man to carry on
G# G
Do you think that I want my loved one gone
Cm Bb
I love you...
F G# G
more than you'll ever know
Cm D# C G# G
I said I love you ...I love ya ...I love you
Cm Bb F G# G
Heyyah don't want nobody else I don't need nobody else
(Play the Bb chord like 688766)
[Intro]
Cm Gm Cm Gm
[Verse 1]
Cm Gm
If I ever leave you baby, you can say I told you so
Cm Gm F#m Fm
And if I ever hurt you, you know I hurt myself as well
[Chorus]
G
Is that anyway for a man to carry on
G# G
Do you think I want my loved one gone
Cm Bb
Said I love you
F G# G
More than you'll ever know
Cm Gm Cm Gm
More than you'll ever know
[Verse 2]
Cm Gm
When I wasn't making much money, You know where my paycheck went
Cm Gm F#m Fm
You know I brought it home to ya baby, And I never spent a red cent yeahhhh
[Chorus]
G
Is that any way for a man to carry on
G# G
Do you think I want my loved one gone
Cm Bb
Said I love you
F G# G
More than you'll ever know
Cm C# D#
More than you'll ever know, ……….. Now Listen to this
[Bridge]
D# G# D# G#
I'm not trying to be, just any kind of man... no I ain't
D# G#
I'm just trying to be somebody
D#m G#
You can love, trust and understand
C F
I know I know I know that I can be
Gm C
A part of you that no one else could see... yeah
Fm G#
But I got to hear you say, I got hear ya say
Gm G
its alright
[Verse 3]
Cm Gm
I'm only flesh and blood, But I could be anything that you demand
Cm Gm F#m Fm
I can be king of everything, or just a tiny grain of sand
[Chorus/Outro]
G
Now tell me, Is that anyway for a man to carry on
G# G
Do you think that I want my loved one gone
Cm Bb
I love you...
F G# G
more than you'll ever know
Cm D# C G# G
I said I love you ...I love ya ...I love you
Cm Bb F G# G
Heyyah don't want nobody else I don't need nobody else
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