Bette Midler (December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known to her fans and especially in gay culture, as The Divine Miss M. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Jewish parents from New Jersey, and raised there. Midler relocated to New York City to pursue acting on stage, and in 1970 she began singing at the Continental Baths, a gay bathhouse in the city, where she became close to her piano accompanist, Barry Manilow, who produced her first major album, The Divine Miss M in 1973.
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transcribed by: Maestro Aleks song requests: email me at [email protected]
[Intro] Ab
[Verse 1] AbBbm7Ab/C You ask me what I want, you ask me what I need, DbFmC7-9Db It's nothing you can buy, my heart's not ruled by greed. Eb7susAbBbm7Ab/C I don't love a diamond, diamonds you see through. DbFmC7-9DbEb7sus I want you to hold me, I want you to be true.
[Chorus] AbBbm7CmCFm Give me the gift of love, look me in the eyes, BbBb7/DEbCm Say I'm the one you're dreaming of. DbAb/CEb7sus That'd be the best surprise. FmBb7susBbEb Give me the gift of your sweet love, AbDb In the light of the day, Gb/BbBAbmEA/DbEb7sus In the dark of night.
[Verse 2] EbAbBbm7Ab/C Like the colors of the sun, the feelings of your heart. DbFmC7-9Db It's all I want from you, and when the sky is dark, Eb7susAbBbm7Ab/C I'll have you beside me, who could ask for more, DbFmC7-9DbEb7sus I'll just wear a smile when you walk in the door.
[Chorus] AbBbm7CmCFm Give me the gift of love, look me in the eyes, BbBb7/DEbCm Say I'm the one you're dreaming of. DbAb/CEb7sus That'd be the best surprise. FmBb7susBbEb Give me the gift of your sweet love, AbDb In the light of the day, Gb/BbBEb7sus In the dark of night.
[Chorus] BbCm7DmDGm Give me the gift of love, look me in the eyes, CC/EFBb/D Say I'm the one you're dreaming of. EbBb/DF7sus That'd be the best surprise. D/GbGmC7susCF Give me the gift of your sweet love, Bb2Eb In the light of the day, Ab/CDbF7sus In the dark of night. BbCm7DmDGm Give me the gift of love, look me in the eyes, CC/EFBb/D Say I'm the one you're dreaming of. EbBb/DF7sus That'd be the best surprise. D/GbGmC7susCF Give me the gift of your sweet love, Bb2Eb In the light of the day, Ab/CDbBbm In the dark of night. GbEbsusEbEb2 Always. AbBbm7Ab/CDbAb Ohh..