Intro: Bb G

C                              Bb    F
Let there be love, so I can be loved by you
             E       G
In Paradise Avenue
C                               Bb       F
Let there be life, so everyone lives to love
                 E               G
Let it happen to me and you

Dm                          Bb
I am a man, so take me for what I am
                C                         F       C
I'll never have everything, but let there be love
C              F                 Bb
Let there be love, let there be love


I can be nothing, I can be something
                         G
I've got to give you my life
C
I'm tired of living without your giving
                           Bb       G
I've got to get you for my wife

G
Can't hold on much longer
Feeling's getting stronger
I never begged, but I'm begging now

C                              Bb     F
Let there be love, so I can be loved by you
            E         G
On Paradise Avenue, oh yo
C                            Bb      F
Let there be life, so we can live to love
              E            G
And let it be both of us

Dm                          Bb
I am a man, so take me for what I am
                C                         F       C
I'll never have everything, but let there be love
C              F                 Bb
Let there be love, let there be love