Lady — Lionel Richie
Chords and lyrics for Lady by Lionel Richie (key of C#m).
Intro
[C#] Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Kenny Rogers
Spoken Intro
To say I'm excited about being a part of this is an understatement [Emaj7] to say the least but [A#m/C#] you know
Lionel [F#m7] first of all, I'm so proud of you and I'm so happy for you
You [Dm] know you deserve what [Fmaj7] you're getting here and lionel [C] I met 32 years [Amaj7] ago right here in [F#maj7] Las Vegas
[G7]
But you [Fmaj7] know, I'm so excited about this because now [C#] for those of you who are young aspiring
[Gm] songwriters who [C#] want to learn how to pitch [F#m7] a song
[Gm7] Lionel is your guy. I
Called him from the [Am] Riviera here and [F#m7] I said lionel
I'd love for you to come over and write a song for me and he said I don't think I have time
[C7] I [F#m7] said well
It's gonna be a part of a greatest hits album
It'll sell I think a minimum [Gmaj7] of four or five [F#maj7] million records. He says it's seven o 'clock tomorrow night. Okay
[Em7/D] [G#] So he came [D] in at seven o 'clock and [Gm7] we had this little upright rinky -dink piano
In the dressing room [F#m7] and he starts to play and then he says before I do this
I have to tell you I pitched this to the Commodores and they turned [D] it down
Which I thought was an interesting approach to [F#m7] selling a song
So he sits down and he starts playing and [Gm7/D] he goes lady
[F#m/C#] [G#] [Gmaj7]
And the [A/C#] rest of it
[Dm] All [Bmaj7] he had was the worn word [C#m7] I said, how could they [D#m7] have turned that word down? I asked you
[A#/D] [D7] So we go in the studio six months later we're [Dm] recording
[F#m7] I finished the first verse to the song [C#] and I'm sitting looking at the lyrics sheets and there's not a second verse
And I said wait a minute. Where's Lionel? I swear to god. He's [Fmaj7] in the toilet writing the second [Gmaj7] verse
[C#] [F#maj7] [Gmaj7/F#]
They said he's [B] at his best [Am] under pressure
[C#] So I am so excited about being [F#m7] here, you know and uh
He's not just a [C] friend of mine, but the song you wrote was truly a changing point in [Fmaj7] my career
It's one of the most identifiable songs I've [D#m] ever done. I'd love to have you come up and [Dmaj7/C#] sing it with me if you
[F#m7] [Gmaj7] [F#m] [Cm] [C#m]
Verse 1
[C#m] Lady
I'm your night and you're shining and [F#] I love [C#m] you
You have made me what I [F#] am and I am [C#m] yours
My love
I [F#sus4] [C#m] love you
Verse 2
You have come into my life [F#] and
[C#sus2] Made [C#m/G#] me home
You have
And [F#m] [E] made [G#m] me such a fool
[D#m] And [C#m] I'm [B] so lost in [F#sus2/C#] your love
Chorus
[C#] Oh
[F#m] [E] We belong [G#m] together, [B] won't [C#m] you believe [B] in my song
[F#sus2/C#] [C#]
Bridge
Hit it Kenny
For so many [A/C#] years, I thought I'd [D#m7/C#] never find [C#m] you
I know
You have come into my life [F#/C#] and
[C#sus2] Made [C#m] me home
[C#sus4] [C#m]
Forever forever let me wait to [A/C#] see you each [C#] and [F#/C#] [F#sus4/C#] every morning
[C#] Let [C#m] me hear you whisper softly
[C#sus2] [G#m7] [C#m] In my ear
In my life
[F#m] I [C#m] say no [B] one else but you
[C#m] There's [B] no other love like
Chorus 2
[F#sus2] Come on
[C#] We [C#m] belong [B] together
[F#/C#] [B] I've [C#m] been waiting for you [G#m] for so [C#] long
[C#sus4/G#] [C#] [C#m]
Outro
[C#m] Lady
[A] [B]
Your love beyond
[A] [E] Let [D#m] love hide deep
[C#m] Yeah
[E] Beside me
[A] [B] Is [B7/A] where
[Emaj7] I want [D#m] you to be
[C#m] [E/B] Was my love
[A] [B] There's something I [Emaj7] want you [D#m] to know
[C#m] [F#] You're the love [Amaj7] of [G#m] my life
[F#m7] [A] Hit [Bm] it Kenny
You're [G#] my lady
[C] [C#m] Kenny [C#sus2] Rogers everybody
[C#m] [F#m/C#] Right on Richard
[F#sus4] [B] [A#] [Amaj7/C#] [C#m]
Kenny Rogers