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When You Love Someone Chords

“When You Love Someone” by Bryan Adams guitar chords: in the key of C with the chords C, G, Am and F. It's an easy, beginner-friendly arrangement using common open chords. Use the interactive player to transpose to your vocal range, add a capo, and autoscroll hands-free while you strum.

Chords:CGAmFDmFm

Chords for When You Love Someone

Key: CBPM: 90Difficulty: EasyPop
C
3
90
 Verse 1:
 When you Clove some,
 you'll do Ganything
 You'll do Amall the crazy Gthings,
 that you Fcan't explain
 You'll Cshoot the moon,
Am put Fout the sun,
CWhen you love Gsomeone.
 Verse 2:
 You'll Cdeny the truth,
 beGlieve a lie,
 There'll be Amtimes that you believe,
G that you can Freally fly,
 But your Clonely nights,
Am have Fjust begun,
CWhen you love Gsomeone.
 Verse 3:
 When you Amlove someone,
 you feel it Cdeep inside
 And Amnothin' else,
Gcould ever Cchange your mind
 When you Dmwant someone,
 when you Fneed someone,
CWhen you love Gsomeone.
 Verse 4:
 When you Clove someone,
 you'll Gsacrifice
 Give it Ameverything you've got,
 and you Gwon't think twiceF 
 You'll Crisk it all,
Amno matter Amwhat may comeF,
CWhen you love Gsomeone.
FYou'll shoot the moonFm,
 put Cout the Amsun
GWhen you Clove someone.

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About When You Love Someone

“When You Love Someone” by Bryan Adams is a well-known pop song that sits comfortably on acoustic guitar. This arrangement uses 6 chords — C, G, Am, F, Dm and Fm — with the progression centred on C, G and Am. Because it sticks to common open shapes, it's a great choice for beginners and campfire sing-alongs. Hover or tap any chord above to see its fingering, change the key with the transpose buttons, or set a capo to match the original recording.

When You Love Someone — FAQ

What key is “When You Love Someone” in?

“When You Love Someone” by Bryan Adams is in the key of C. You can transpose it to any other key using the player.

What chords do I need to play “When You Love Someone”?

“When You Love Someone” uses 6 chords: C, G, Am, F, Dm and Fm.

Is “When You Love Someone” easy to play on guitar?

Yes — “When You Love Someone” is rated easy and uses common open chords, so beginners can pick it up quickly.

Who sings “When You Love Someone”?

“When You Love Someone” is performed by Bryan Adams.

Is there a play-along video for “When You Love Someone”?

Yes — a YouTube video is embedded on this page so you can play along at full tempo.

What genre is “When You Love Someone”?

“When You Love Someone” is categorised as Pop.