Biography:
Frankie Goes To Hollywood (FGTH) was one of the most controversial and commercially-successful U.K. pop acts of the mid-80s. The Liverpool-based new wave group was fronted by vocalist Holly Johnson and supported by Paul Rutherford (backing vocals), Peter Gill (drums), Mark O'Toole (bass) and Brian Nash (aka Nasher, guitar).
The group's debut single, titled "Relax", was famously banned by the BBC and subsequently topped the U.K. singles chart for five weeks, enjoying prolonged chart success throughout 1984.
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The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
My version of my favourite FGTH song, of course from 1984. Sometimes the words are sung
on the beat (change of chord), sometimes just before the change, sometimes just after
the change. I found it difficult to get the timing of the chords and words together
until I wrote it out like this. Each chord section is a count of 4 except after the fourth
'make love..your goal' verse which has one count of two instead of four (which I have
noted). I've tried to line the words up with the chord changes, including starting the
word prior to the chord change or starting the word just after the change. Oh, and some
words are the sounds - energeeeee instead of energy, spark-er-ling instead of sparkling...
CAPO 1 (played very slowly!!)
Em D
I'll protect you from the hooded claw keep the vampires from your door
Em D
--- ---
Em C
aye ay ye ay ye aye feels like fi-
Em C
-ire I'm so in love with you
Em C
dreams are like angels, they keep bad at bay (bad at bay)
Bm C
love is the light scaring darkness a away ye aaaa ya-
Em C
-ay I'm so in love with you, purge the soul
Bm (Bm) (Bm) C
make love yooouurrr goal
Em C
--- the power of lo-ove a force from abo-
Bm C
-ove cleaning my sooouuul
D C
--- flame on burn des-ire, love, with tongues of fi-
D C (C}
ire purge the soul make love yoooouuurr
Em D
gooooaal ---
Em D
--- ---
Em C
--- I'll protect you from the hooded claw keep the vampires from your ...
Bm C
door when the chips are down I'll be around with my undying
Em C
death defying love for you envy will hurt itself
Bm C
let yourself be beautiful spark-er-ling like flowers and pearls and
Em C
pretty girls love is like an energeeeee, rushing in rushing in-
Bm C
-side of me heeeey yeah
Em C
--- the power of lo-ove a force from abo-
Bm C
-ove cleaning my sooouuul
D C
--- flame on burn des-ire, love, with tongues of fi-
D C (C}
-ire purge the soul make love yoooouuurr goooo-
Em Em
-ooooaal ---
Em Em
--- ---
C Bm
this time we go so blind, lovers entwined divine, divine.. love is
C Bm
danger, love is pleasure, love is pure the only treasure
Em C
--- I'm so in love with you, purge the soul
Bm (Bm) (BM) C
make love yooouurrr goooo-
C C (count 2)
-ooooaaalll ---
Em C
--- the power of lo-ove a force from abo-
Bm C
-ove cleaning my sooouuul
D C
--- the power of lo-ove a force from abo-
D C
-ove a skyscraping do-ooo-ooo-oove
D C
--- flame on burn des-ire, love, with tongues of fi-
D C (C}
-ire purge the soul make love yoooouuurr
Em C
gooooaal ---
D C
--- ---
Em C
--- ---
D C
--- I'll protect you from the hooded claw
Em (stop)
keep the vampires from your door
My version of my favourite FGTH song, of course from 1984. Sometimes the words are sung
on the beat (change of chord), sometimes just before the change, sometimes just after
the change. I found it difficult to get the timing of the chords and words together
until I wrote it out like this. Each chord section is a count of 4 except after the fourth
'make love..your goal' verse which has one count of two instead of four (which I have
noted). I've tried to line the words up with the chord changes, including starting the
word prior to the chord change or starting the word just after the change. Oh, and some
words are the sounds - energeeeee instead of energy, spark-er-ling instead of sparkling...
CAPO 1 (played very slowly!!)
Em D
I'll protect you from the hooded claw keep the vampires from your door
Em D
--- ---
Em C
aye ay ye ay ye aye feels like fi-
Em C
-ire I'm so in love with you
Em C
dreams are like angels, they keep bad at bay (bad at bay)
Bm C
love is the light scaring darkness a away ye aaaa ya-
Em C
-ay I'm so in love with you, purge the soul
Bm (Bm) (Bm) C
make love yooouurrr goal
Em C
--- the power of lo-ove a force from abo-
Bm C
-ove cleaning my sooouuul
D C
--- flame on burn des-ire, love, with tongues of fi-
D C (C}
ire purge the soul make love yoooouuurr
Em D
gooooaal ---
Em D
--- ---
Em C
--- I'll protect you from the hooded claw keep the vampires from your ...
Bm C
door when the chips are down I'll be around with my undying
Em C
death defying love for you envy will hurt itself
Bm C
let yourself be beautiful spark-er-ling like flowers and pearls and
Em C
pretty girls love is like an energeeeee, rushing in rushing in-
Bm C
-side of me heeeey yeah
Em C
--- the power of lo-ove a force from abo-
Bm C
-ove cleaning my sooouuul
D C
--- flame on burn des-ire, love, with tongues of fi-
D C (C}
-ire purge the soul make love yoooouuurr goooo-
Em Em
-ooooaal ---
Em Em
--- ---
C Bm
this time we go so blind, lovers entwined divine, divine.. love is
C Bm
danger, love is pleasure, love is pure the only treasure
Em C
--- I'm so in love with you, purge the soul
Bm (Bm) (BM) C
make love yooouurrr goooo-
C C (count 2)
-ooooaaalll ---
Em C
--- the power of lo-ove a force from abo-
Bm C
-ove cleaning my sooouuul
D C
--- the power of lo-ove a force from abo-
D C
-ove a skyscraping do-ooo-ooo-oove
D C
--- flame on burn des-ire, love, with tongues of fi-
D C (C}
-ire purge the soul make love yoooouuurr
Em C
gooooaal ---
D C
--- ---
Em C
--- ---
D C
--- I'll protect you from the hooded claw
Em (stop)
keep the vampires from your door
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