Not Enough chords by Van Halen

Not Enough
Van Halen (Balance)

Transcribed by: Bob Brockman (brockman@udavxb.oca.udayton.edu)


Intro (bogus, but just in case a piano isn't handy... :-)

         C   Em  F      Dm   Am   Bb
    e|-------0------0-----1---------0-1----1--0---------------------|
    B|-----0-1----1-0-----1-----1-3---3--1----1-1---3---------------|
    G|-0-2---0--0---0-0---2-----------2-------2-----3---------------|
    D|-------2------2-----3-----------0-------2-----3---------------|
    A|-------3--------------------------------0-----1---------------|
    E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

         Bb   F   C      Dm   Am   Bb   F  C
    e|-------------------------------0-1----1--0-------3------------|
    B|-------3-------------1-----1-3---3--1----1-1---3------1---1---|
    G|---0-2-3-----3-2-----0-----------2-------2-----3----3-2---0---|
    D|-3-----3---3---3-3---2-----------0-------2-----3--3---3-3-2---|
    A|-------1-------3-----3-------------------0-----1------3---3---|
    E|---------------1----------------------------------------------|

Two-fingered piano riff that leads into most verses:

    This version is    Something like this sounds
    pretty much like    not as 'thin' for one
    the piano part...   guitar playing alone...

          F       C  G  F
    e|----------1---|   |-----------1---|
    B|--5-6-3-1-1---|   |---5-6-3---1---|
    G|--5-7-4-2-2---|   |---5---4-5-2---|
    D|----------3---|   |---5---5---3---|
    A|----------3---|   |---3---5---3---|
    E|----------1---|   |-------3---1---|


Verse 1
    F      G      C   C/G  F
    to love somebody ...
    to love somebody ...
    to love somebody ...
      Em  Am    Em  F      G  C
    is not enough, is not ....

Verse 2
    F      G     C    C/G  F
    to love somebody ....
    to love somebody ....
    F      G     C    Em   Am
    to love somebody ...
       Em  Dm     G  Am
    it's not enough, ...

(Lead-in to chorus):

      Am      Bb
    e|--0-------------1----|
    B|--1-------------3----|
    G|--2-------------3----|
    D|--2-------------3----|
    A|--0--0-3-2-0----1----|
    E|-------------0-------|

Chorus:
    Bb  C       F
    love hurts ...
    Bb     C    F
    it's not so ...
    Bb    C  F
    searchin' eve...
      Am    Bb     C      Dsus2
    you turn and swea...

Verse 3:
    F      G      C    C/G  F
    to love somebody ...
    to love somebody ....
    to love somebody e....
      Em  Am    Em  Dm     G  Am
    is not enough, is not ....

Chorus:
    Bb  C       F
    love takes a ...
    Bb     C    F
    it's not so easy ...
    Bb    C  F     Am    Bb
    searchin' everywhere, ...
       C      Dm   Em F G   A5 Bb  A
    she's always been ....

Solo:
    Dm Em F G A-Bb A   (2x)
    Dm Em F G Asus4 A

Verse (sung over piano intro):

         C     Em  F
    and if it don't ...
    Dm      Am   Bb
    one thing you ...
        Bb     F    C
    you can always ...
          Dm     Am   Bb
    because my ....
       F   C
    yours ho...

Chorus:
       Bb  C     F
    yeah, love ....
    Bb   C    F
    not so easy to ...
    Bb    C  F      Am    Bb
    searchin' ...
       C      F   C    Bb
    it's always been there, ...

Chorus:
    Bb  C     F
    love hurts...
    Bb C        F
    not yours, it's ...
    Bb   C    F
    love's only ...
    Am    Bb     C  F        Bb
    turn and swear, it's ...
          C      Bb   C  F
    'cause it's ...