Title: Licence To Kill (performed by Gladys Knight)
Written by Narada Michael Walden and James Barry
Opening Intro and 1st part of Verse
[F# D F#m/C# Bm D (little run c# b a g #a)] x n
Ooooh , Oh-hooo I feel, I've got to hold on to your love
Oooh.
Verse 1 (still on intro chords)
Hey baby, thought you were the one who tried to run away.
Oh, baby, wasn't I the one who made you want you to?
Bm7 C#m7
Please don't bet that you'll ever escape me
F#
Once I get my sights on you.
C#m7 Amaj7
Got a license to kill (to kill)
Bm7 E11 Amaj9
And you know I'm going straight for your heart.
C#m7 Dmaj7
(Got a license to kill)
C#m7 Amaj7
Got a license to kill (to kill)
Bm7 E11 Amaj9
Anyone who tries to tear us apart.
C#m7 Dmaj7
(Got a license to kill)
[F# D F#m/C# Bm D (little run c# b a g #a)] x n
License to kill.
Verse 2 as Verse 1
Hey baby, think you need a friend to stand here by your side?
Yes you do (your side)
Ohh, baby, now you can depend on me to make things right (things right)
Please don't bet that you'll ever escape me Once I get my sights on you
Chorus as before
Got a license to kill (to kill) And you know I'm going straight for your heart.
(Got a license to kill) Got a license to kill (to kill)
Anyone who tries to tear us apart. (Got a license to kill)
Bridge
D D A A E E (hold on the E)
Say that somebody tries to make a move on you
D D A A E E
In the blink of an eye, I will be there too
D D A A Bm7 Bm7 (hold on the Bm7)
And they better know why I'm gonna make them 'em pay
G
Till their dying day Till their dying day
B7 (but could be E7)
Till their dying day
(Chorus as before)
Got a license to kill (to kill) And you know I'm going straight for your heart, baby.
(Got a license to kill) Got a license to kill
Anyone who tries to tear us apart. (Got a license to kill)
Chorus again
Got a license to kill (to kill) And you know I'm heading straight for your heart.
(Got a license to kill) Got a license to kill
Anyone who tries to tear us apart. (Got a license to kill)
License to kill
Over Intro
Gotta hold onto your loving. License to kill Ooohooo!