Bleeding Love

Backstory (Ryan Tedder)

"I sat in my apartment in West L.A. and said, 'What would Prince do?' So I sang over an organ patch and had the entire verse and chorus of the song. We finished the song, verse and choruses that day. His label heard it, and from the top down said, 'It's not a hit.' So we went through three different keys to get it right for Leona Lewis. She killed it, and the rest is history."

My take: Given the fact you can mash it up with Purple Rain, it doesn't does surprise me that this hit stemmed from it. It was co-written by Jesse McCartney who Ryan shared was on 'some Prince trip' at the time.

[F] Closed off from love, I didn't need the pain
[Dm] Once or twice was enough and it was all in vain
[Bb] Time starts to pass, before you know it you're frozen [C]
[F] But something happened for the very first time with you
[Dm] My heart melted to the ground, found something true
[Bb] And everyone's looking round thinking I'm going crazy [C]

[F] But I don't care what they say, I'm in love with you
[Dm] They try to pull me away, but they don't know the truth
[Bb] My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing [C]
You cut me open and I

[F] Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
[Dm] I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
[Bb] Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love [C]
You cut me open

[F] Trying hard not to hear, but they talk so loud
[Dm] Their piercing sounds fill my ears, try to fill me with doubt
[Bb] Yet I know that their goal is to keep me from falling [C]

[F] But nothing's greater than the risk that comes with your embrace
[Dm] And in this world of loneliness, I see your face
[Bb] Yet everyone around me thinks that I'm going crazy [C] Maybe, maybe

[F] But I don't care what they say, I'm in love with you
[Dm] They try to pull me away, but they don't know the truth
[Bb] My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing [C]
You cut me open and I...

[F] Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
[Dm] I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
[Bb] Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love [C]
You cut me open

[F] And it's draining all of me
[Dm] Though they find it hard to believe
[Bb] I'll be wearing these scars for everyone to see [C]

[F] But I don't care what they say, I'm in love with you
[Dm] They try to pull me away, but they don't know the truth
[Bb] My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing [C]
You cut me open and I...

[F] Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
[Dm] I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
[Bb] Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love [C]
(Ooh, you cut me open and I...)

I... [F]
Ohh... [Dm]
I Keep bleeding [Bb] love
I keep bleeding [C] love
You cut me open [F]

Here's the F scale to improvise or play the melody:

Try a Mashup with Purple Rain

[F] I never meant to cause you [Dm] any sorrow
[C] I never meant to cause you any [Bb] pain
[F] I only wanted to one time to see you [Dm] laughing
[C] I only wanted to see you laughing in the purple rain [F]

[F] Closed off from love, I didn't need the pain
[Dm] Once or twice was enough and it was all in vain
[Bb] Time starts to pass, before you know it you're frozen [C]
[F] But something happened for the very first time with you
[Dm] My heart melted to the ground, found something true
[Bb] And everyone's looking round thinking I'm going crazy [C]

[F] Purple rain, purple rain
[Dm] Purple rain, purple rain
[C] Purple rain, purple rain
[Bb] I only wanted to see you
Bathing in the [F] purple rain

[F] Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
[Dm] I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
[Bb] Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love [C]
You cut me open

[F] I never wanted to be your weekend [Dm] lover
[C] I only wanted to be some kind of [Bb] friend (hey)
[F] Baby, I could never steal you from [Dm] another
[C] It's such a shame our friendship had to [F] end

[F] Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
[Dm] I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
[Bb] Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love [C]
You cut me open

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