Biography:
Francesco Yates (born September 11, 1995) is a Canadian singer-songwriter.
Yates was born in Toronto and started writing music at the age of 11. He signed to Atlantic Records when he was 16. His self-titled debut EP, released on September 11, 2015, was co-produced by Robin Hannibal and Pharrell Williams.
In 2015, Yates received the Heatseeker Award at the Canadian Radio Music Awards and performed at the official Canada Day celebration in Ottawa.
Read more on Last.fm
Other songs:
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Better to Be Loved
Francesco Yates
5th fret
(When playing the Em (pull and press on the 4th string 2nd fret from the capo)
[Intro]
Em Am
do do do do do do do do do do do
[Verse 1]
Em
Love me, A little lovin ain't never hurt nobody
Em
Make believe that you were never
Am
hurt before
C B Em
And let me change your mind
Em
Hold me, You don't have a reason to be lonely
Am
We can break the dark into a sea of light
C B Em
And set the world on fire
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Em
Cause when everything is frozen
D C
And you cannot feel a thing
Am Em
I'll be there with arms wide open
D C
And I'm hopin' you will see
[Chorus]
Am
If you really need it
Em
You got to believe it
D
Just reach out and feel it
C
It's better to be loved
Am
Once you come near it
Em
You don't have to fear it
D
I just want you to hear it
C
It's better to be loved
Am Em D
Oh Woah woah woah
C
It's better to be loved
Am Em D
Oh Woah woah woah
C
It's better to be loved
[Verse 2]
Em
Show ya, There is nothin wrong with starting over
Am
Everything that's happened is a grain of sand
C B Em
Just blowing in the wind
Em
Let me move you, Let me set your body into motion
Em
We can ride the rhythm and we'll
Am
dance until
C B Em
The darkness finds its end
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Em
Everybody needs affection,
D C
Everybody has a heart
Am Em
I'll point you in the right direction
D C
I can give you a place to start
[Chorus]
Am
If you really need it
Em
You got to believe it
D
Just reach out and feel it
C
It's better to be loved
Am
Once you come near it
Em
You don't have to fear it
D
I just want you to hear it
C
It's better to be loved
[Outro]
Am Em D
oh oh oh oh oh oh
C
It's better to be loved
Am Em D
oh oh oh oh oh oh
C
It's better to be loved
Am Em D
oh oh oh oh oh oh
C
It's better to be loved
Am Em D
oh oh oh oh oh oh
C
It's better to be loved
(2x on live and 4x on the studio version)
Francesco Yates
5th fret
(When playing the Em (pull and press on the 4th string 2nd fret from the capo)
[Intro]
Em Am
do do do do do do do do do do do
[Verse 1]
Em
Love me, A little lovin ain't never hurt nobody
Em
Make believe that you were never
Am
hurt before
C B Em
And let me change your mind
Em
Hold me, You don't have a reason to be lonely
Am
We can break the dark into a sea of light
C B Em
And set the world on fire
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Em
Cause when everything is frozen
D C
And you cannot feel a thing
Am Em
I'll be there with arms wide open
D C
And I'm hopin' you will see
[Chorus]
Am
If you really need it
Em
You got to believe it
D
Just reach out and feel it
C
It's better to be loved
Am
Once you come near it
Em
You don't have to fear it
D
I just want you to hear it
C
It's better to be loved
Am Em D
Oh Woah woah woah
C
It's better to be loved
Am Em D
Oh Woah woah woah
C
It's better to be loved
[Verse 2]
Em
Show ya, There is nothin wrong with starting over
Am
Everything that's happened is a grain of sand
C B Em
Just blowing in the wind
Em
Let me move you, Let me set your body into motion
Em
We can ride the rhythm and we'll
Am
dance until
C B Em
The darkness finds its end
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Em
Everybody needs affection,
D C
Everybody has a heart
Am Em
I'll point you in the right direction
D C
I can give you a place to start
[Chorus]
Am
If you really need it
Em
You got to believe it
D
Just reach out and feel it
C
It's better to be loved
Am
Once you come near it
Em
You don't have to fear it
D
I just want you to hear it
C
It's better to be loved
[Outro]
Am Em D
oh oh oh oh oh oh
C
It's better to be loved
Am Em D
oh oh oh oh oh oh
C
It's better to be loved
Am Em D
oh oh oh oh oh oh
C
It's better to be loved
Am Em D
oh oh oh oh oh oh
C
It's better to be loved
(2x on live and 4x on the studio version)
Francis Craig
Francis Dunnery
Francis Lai
Francis Lalanne
Francis lung