Much More Music: The Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love (1977)

Yeah well, so I got myself a mellow side too :). I'm not exactly a huge fan of the Bee Gees, but I believe that "How Deep Is Your Love" is probably one of the best love songs ever written.

The song was written in 1977, and was supposed to be for Yvonne Elliman (another successful 70's performer). I'm not sure if it was the producers, or if it were the Gibbs brothers themselves that made the call, the song eventually ended up as part of the original motion picture soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever.

Good call- since the success of the movie fueled the song's success, making it stay at the Top 10 for 17 weeks (quite the record back then). "How Deep Is Your Love" is considered by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

"How Deep Is Your Love" has been remade by several artists, including Take That, and was, more recently, featured on American Idol Season 7 as one of the more favorite audition pieces, as the show was touring Philadelphia (just before Christmas, I think). In any case, here it is- along with a video, and some chord patterns should you wish to play along.

Enjoy!

The Bee Gees
"How Deep Is Your Love" (1977)

Intro:
D Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Asus4

D  F#m Em Bm
I know your eyes in the morning sun

Em     Bm    Asus4
I feel you touch me in the pouring rain

D  F#m     Em F#m
And the moment that you wander far from me

Em        F#m   Asus4
I wanna feel you in my arms again

G  F#m
And you come to me on a summer breeze

Em      Em6
Keep me warm in your love and then softly leave

F#m  Asus4
And it's me you need to show

CHORUS:

D
How deep is your love

Dmaj7
How deep is your love

Gmaj7    Gm6
I really need to learn

 D     Amaj7
'cause we're living in a world of fools

B7
Breaking us down

B7      Em
When they all should let us be

Gm
We belong to you and me

D    F#m      Em  Bm
I believe in you

Em     Bm    Asus4
You know the door to my very soul

D  F#m     Em F#m
You're the light in my deepest darkest hour

Em        F#m   Asus4
You're my saviour when I fall

G  F#m
And you may not think


I care for you

Em      Em6
When you know down inside


That I really do

F#m  Asus4
And it's me you need to show

CHORUS:

D
How deep is your love

Dmaj7
How deep is your love

Gmaj7    Gm6
I really need to learn

 D     Amaj7
'cause we're living in a world of fools

B7
Breaking us down

B7      Em
When they all should let us be

Gm
We belong to you and me


BREAK:
D    F#m      Em  Bm
La La La

Em     Bm    Asus4

D  F#m     Em F#m

Em        F#m   Asus4

G  F#m
And you come to me on a summer breeze

Em      Em6
Keep me warm in your love and then softly leave

F#m  Asus4
And it's me you need to show

CHORUS:

D
How deep is your love

Dmaj7
How deep is your love

Gmaj7    Gm6
I really need to learn

 D     Amaj7
'cause we're living in a world of fools

B7
Breaking us down

B7      Em
When they all should let us be

Gm
We belong to you and me

D    F#m      Em

CHORUS:

D
How deep is your love

Dmaj7
How deep is your love

Gmaj7    Gm6
I really need to learn

 D     Amaj7
'cause we're living in a world of fools

B7
Breaking us down

B7      Em
When they all should let us be

Gm
We belong to you and me

D    F#m      Em

D

-Fade-

CHORDS USED (Relative to capo)
EADGBe
D XX0232
G       320003 or 320033 or 3X0033
Amaj7 X02120
Dmaj7 XX0222
Gmaj7 320002
Asus4 X00230
F#m 244222
Bm X24432
Em 022000
Em6 022020
B7 X21202
Gm6 310030 or 310330

end

Check out the Bee Gees on their official website here.