Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On

Performed by
Marvin Gaye
Release Year
1973
Suggested Capo
Fret 3

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Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
Key: Eb Major BPM: ♩ = 82 Time: 4/4
|Eb   2nGm                |Ab     2nBb   |Eb   2nGm                      |Ab         2nBb     |
         I've been really tryin', baby,       tryin’ to hold back this feeling for so long
|Eb   2nGm             |Ab      2nBb         |Eb        2nGm     |Ab   2nBb  |
       And if you feel   like I feel, baby, then, c'mon, oh, c’mon,  whoa

            |Eb   2nGm   |Ab     2nBb            |Eb   2nGm           |Ab   2nBb  |
Let's get it on,         ah, baby, let's get it on,     let’s love, baby
            |Eb   2nGm   |Ab   2nBb            |Eb   2nGm   |Ab   2nBb  |
Let's get it on,         sugar,  let’s get it on,         woo   hoo

|Eb     2nGm           |Ab   2nBb       |Eb         2nGm    |Ab       2nBb   |
   We're all sensitive people, with so much to give, understand me, sugar
    |Eb   2nGm                  |Ab    2nBb  |Eb       2nGm   |Ab     2nBb  |
(Ooh ooh)    Since we've got to be here,    let’s live,   I love you

|Eb    2nGm       |Ab   2nBb             |Eb   2nGm       |Ab   2nBb  |
 There's  nothing wrong with me, loving you,    baby no no
   |Eb             2nGm                |Ab   2nBb           |Eb   2nGm          |Ab   2nBb  |
And giving yourself to me can never be wrong,  if the love is    true, oh baby,     ooh

|Ab7        |Ab7                         |Eb        2nGm   |Ab   2nBb                |
   Don't you know how sweet and wonderful   life can be    ooh    (let me love you)
|Ab7         |Ab7                       |Eb   2nGm   |Ab   2nBb                |
   I'm asking you baby to get it on with me      ooh ooh    (let me love you)
|Ab7            |Ab7                 |Eb   2nGm              |Ab   2nBb                |
   I ain't gonna worry, I ain't gonna push,   won't push you baby   (let me love you)
  |Ab7                               |F7                       |Bb7        |Bb7  |
So c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, stop beatin' 'round   the bush, hey

            |Eb   2nGm   |Ab   2nBb            |Eb   2nGm               |Ab      2nBb  |
Let's get it on,                 let’s get it on,   you know what I'm talkin' 'bout
      |Eb   2nGm    |Ab   2nBb                  |Eb   2nGm      |Ab        2nBb  |
C'mon, baby,   hey, hey,    let your love come   out,  if you believe in love

            |Eb   2nGm   |Ab   2nBb                |Eb   2nGm         |Ab   2nBb  |
Let's get it on,         ooh,    let’s get it on, baby, this minute,   oh yeah
            |Eb   2nGm    |Ab   2nBb      |Eb      2nGm   |Ab   2nBb  |
Let's get it on,   please,        please get it on

|Ab7         |Ab7                             |Eb   2nGm         |Ab   2nBb               |
   I know and you know what I've been dreaming of,     don't you baby?  (ah, ah, ah, ah)
|Ab7       |Ab7                       |Eb   2nGm   |Ab   2nBb                                   |
   My whole body makes that feelin' of love,   I'm happy  (my body wants ya, my body wants ya)
|Ab7            |Ab7                    |Eb   2nGm                |Ab   2nBb   |
   I ain't gonna worry, no I ain't gonna push,   I won't push you baby,   woo
|Ab7                               |F7                              |Bb7  |Bb7  |
 C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, darlin’, stop beatin' 'round the bush

                |Eb   2nGm           |Ab        2nBb            |
Oh, gonna get it on,     threatenin’ you, baby, I wanna get it
|Eb   2nGm                 |Ab             2nBb   |
 on,     you don't have to worry that it's wrong
|Eb             2nGm              |Ab       2nBb                 |Eb      2nGm   |Ab   2nBb       |
   If the spirit moves ya, let me groove ya good, let your love come down, oh,       get it on
 |Eb    2nGm                 |Ab    2nBb               |Eb   2nGm   |Ab   2nBb                    |
C'mon, baby, do you know the meaning? I've been sanctified,       hey   hey, girl, you give me
|Eb   2nGm     |Ab   2nBb                    |Eb   2nGm          |Ab   2nBb                    |
 feel- ing, so good,   somethin' like sanctified,   oh dear I, ba-   by, nothing wrong with
|Eb   2nGm              |Ab    2nBb             |Eb    2nGm   |Ab   2nBb               |
 love,   if you want to love me  just let your self go,  oh baby,   let's get it on