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Let's Get It On

by Marvin Gaye

Written by: Gaye & Townsend

LET’S GET IT ON Gaye & Townsend Marvin Gaye C Em F G7 C Em F G7 | / ~ ^Ive been^real ly^try | y ing ^ba a^by / | / ~ Trying=to hold (back^this^feel) | ing for^so o long ~ | C Em F G7 C Em F G7 | / ~ and=if you feel | ~ ^like I^feel l^ba=by / | then^come=on nn ~ ^oh h^come | on ~ ^oh hh Lets^get=it | C Em F G7 C Em F G7 | on n ~ ~ Ow w | w^ba by ~ le=ts s^get=it | on n ~ ~ ^Lets s=lo^ve | ba^by / / Lets^get=it | C Em F G7 C Em F G7 C | on nn nn ~ ^Su | u^gar / ~ Lets get=it | o^n n^n / / | ~ Ooh h h^h / | / We're^all l^sen n=si=tive=peo | F G7 C Em F G7 C Em | o^ple / ^with so ^much | h=to=gi=ve e ~ / un^der | (sta^nd^ing) g=su^gar // | // Since^we=got (t^to^be) | F G7 C Em C Em F G7 | ee / / ~ ^Lets | s^live ee / I^love | e^you / / / | Theres s ~ ~ noth^ing^wrong | g^g with^me e^e ~ Lov=ing | C Em F G7 C Em | you / # ba=by=no o^no | o=o=o=o / An^d d ~ | giv=ing^your self^to=me e^can nev=er=be=wrong | F G7 C Em F G7 F | g^g / ~ If=the love^i=s | ~ true ~ Oh^b^a^by | yy / ooh h^h | / ~ Dont you ^know | C Em F C7 F | w^how^sweet^and won^der f^ul | ~ ^life can^be ee ~ ^ooh | h ooh h / / | / I'm m^ask (k^ing^you) | C Em F G7 C Em | u ba ^by # to=get=it on^with=me | ee ~ ^ooh hh oo=h | h^h / ~ ^ooh h^h=h | hh / I^aint gon^na=wor | F G7 C Em F G | r^ry y ~ I^aint gon^na=push | hh / I^wont push^you=ba | a^by / / ~ ^Just | F Dm | come=on^come on^come=on n=come^on (come^on^ba) | a^b=y ~ ^Stop beat=ing^round d^the | G7 C Em F G7 | e^bush hh / ~ ^Hey | y ~ / / ~ Lets=get | it=on ~ / Oo^h h^ooh | h^h h^h ~ Lets get=it | C Em F G7 C Em | o^n ~ ^You u=u=kn=ow w^what=I'm | talk^in a^bou t ~ Come=o=n=ba | a^by / ~ ^Hey y=y=y=hey | F G7 C Em F G7 C Em | y^y yy ~ Let=your love^come | ~ out t ~ ^if you | be^lieve in^love Lets get^it=on | nn / / ~ ^ooh | F G7 C Em F G7 C Em | hh h ~ lets^get=it on^ba | a^by ~ ^this m^i n=u^te | ~ ^o h^yeah ~ ^lets get^it=on | nn ~ ^Ee e^e e^e | F G7 C Em F G7 | e^e e^e e ~ Please | get^it=on n ~ / ~ ^Hey | y^y hey y^y / | F Dm | Come=on^come on^come=on come^on come^on=dar | ling ~ ^stop beating^round the^bush | G7 C Em F G7 | ~ Oh h ~ gon=na get^it=on | nn nn n ~ (Right^with^you) | u^ba (a^by^I)..(I^wan^na) get^it=on | C Em F G7 | nn / You^dont ha=ve=to=wor | r^ry (that^its^wrong) gg / | C Em F G7 | ~ If=the (spi^rit^moves) s^you Let^me=groove | e^you ~ ^good d^Let=your love^co=me | C Em F G7 C Em | ~ down ~ ~ Oh ~ | / ~ get=it o^n ~ Come=on | n^ba a^by / Do=you=know=I | F G7 C Em F G7 | mean^it t ~ Ive^been sanc^ti=fied | dd / / ~ ^Hey | y hey y ~ Girl=you give=me^good | C Em F G7 C | feel l^i=ng s ~ so^good | dd / some=thing^like (sum^mer^time) | ee / / / ||

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Let's Get It On is performed by Marvin Gaye and written by Gaye & Townsend. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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