Please Music by U2 Lyrics by Bono and The Edge Transcribed by Brandon Leniart Tune down 1/2 step--it's in B minor. Intro: 1---------------------- 2---12---14---17---15-- 3---------------------- 4---------------------- 5---------------------- 6---------------------- 1------------------ 2---0---2---5---3-- 3------------------ 4------------------ 5------------------ 6------------------ So you never knew love until you crossed the line of grace And you never felt wanted till you had someone slap your face So you never felt alive until you almost wasted away background pre-chorus: 1---7---10-- 2---7---7--- 3---7---7--- 4----------- 5----------- 6----------- play with above 3 times: 1----------- 2----------- 3----------- 4---4p2--4-- 5----------- 6----------- 1 time: 1--------------------------------- 2--------------------------------- 3---4p2---4---2---4---2--------2-- 4--------------------------4------ 5--------------------------------- 6--------------------------------- You had to win, you couldn't just pass The smartest ass at the top of the class Your flying colours, your family tree And all your lessons in history Please 1-------------- 2-------------- 3---4---6---7-- 4-------------- 5-------------- 6-------------- Please 1---------------- 2---------------- 3---4---4/6---4-- 4---------------- 5---------------- 6---------------- Please get up off your knees Please, please, please, please 3 times: 1-------------------- 2-------------------- 3-------------------- 4-------------------- 5---2p0---2---0---2-- 6-------------------- 1 time: 1---------------------------- 2---------------------------- 3---------------------------- 4---------------------------- 5---2p0--2--0--2--0-------0-- 6---------------------2------ And you never knew how low you'd stoop to make that call And you never knew what was on the ground till they made you crawl So you never knew that that the heaven you keep you stole Your Catholic blues, your convent shoes Your stick-on tattoos, now they're making news Your holy war, your northern star Your sermon on the mount from the boot of your car Please, please, please get up off your knees Please, please, please leave me out of this please Bm A A Bm So love is hard, and love is tough Bm A Em Bm But love is not what you're thinking of electronic bit: 1---------------------------- 2---------------------------- 3---------------------------- 4---------------------------- 5---0h2---2---2---2---0---2-- 6---------------------------- 1----------------------------- 2----------------------------- 3---2h4---4---4---2---4------- 4--------------------------4-- 5----------------------------- 6----------------------------- September, streets capsizing, spilling over down the drain Shards of glass splinters like rain But you could only feel your pain October, talking getting nowhere November, December, remember Are we just starting again? 1---------------------- 2---------------------- 3---4---7---4---7---4-- 4---------------------- 5---------------------- 6---------------------- Please, please, please get up off of your knees Please, please, please, please 1------------------------ 2-------------------<7>-- 3-----------<7>---------- 4---<7>------------------ 5------------------------ 6------------------------ So love is bigger than us But love is not what you're thinking of It's what lovers deal, it's what lovers steal with delay: 1---7--------9---------7-----------10p7------ 2-------7---------7---------7-------------7-- 3-------------------------------------------- 4-------------------------------------------- 5-------------------------------------------- 6-------------------------------------------- You know I've found it hard to receive Cause you, my love, I could never believe U2 * [PLEASE] (acoustic) ****************************************************** Transcribed by Dante (Dante@Cyberus.ca) ****************************************************** This is an acoustic interpretation of the song [Please], for people who play U2 songs on their acoustic guitars at campfires or at home in front of the tv during commercials, like I do. Thus, much of this is based on just getting the feel of the song down, so you can concentrate on singing. Electric versions of the songs are fine, if you have a band.... I, on the other hand, don't have a band and just care about the three chords and the truth... This is a great song from a great album... from the greatest band in this really great universe.... ****************************************************** (Tune 1/2 step down) Bm A A Bm So you never knew love until you crossed the line of grace Bm A A Bm And you never felt wanted till you had someone slap your face Bm A A Bm So you never felt alive until you almost wasted away Bm You had to win, you couldn't just pass A Em The smartest ass at the top of the class Bm Your flying colours, your family tree A And all your lessons in history Bm G-------------4----------6---7 Please Bm G-------------4----------6---4 Please Bm G-------------4----------6---7 Please A get up off your knees Please, please, please, leave me out of this 5 ----2-----2--0--2--0--2--------2--0--2--0--2-- 6---------------------------------------------------- 5 -----2--0--2--0--2--0-------0--2---- 6-------------------------2-------------- And you never knew how low you'd stoop to make that call And you never knew what was on the ground Till they made you crawl So you never knew that that the heaven you keep you stole Your Catholic blues, your convent shoes Your stick-on tattoos, now they're making news Your holy war, your northern star Your sermon on the mount from the boot of your car Please, please, please get up off your knees Please, please, please leave me out of this please Bm A A Bm So love is hard, and love is tough Bm A Em Bm But love is not what you're thinking of (Okay, so it's not easy to simulate something to go with this funky little bridge that the Edge squawks away in... you're on your own here, but I suggest just continuing the basic chords and playing a few light blues fills here and there to your liking... ) Bm A September, streets capsizing, A Bm Spilling over down the drain Bm A Shards of glass splinters like rain A Bm But you could only feel your pain Bm A October, talking getting nowhere A November, December, remember Bm Are we just starting again? Please, please, please get up off of your knees Please, please, please, please So love is bigger than us But love is not what you're thinking of It's what lovers deal, it's what lovers steal You know I've found it hard to receive Cause you, my love, I could never believe