"Someone like You" adalah sebuah lagu karya penyanyi sekaligus pengarang lagu asal Inggris, Adele. Lagu ini dikarang oleh Adele dan Dan Wilson untuk album studi keduanya, 21. Balada piano dan blue-eyed soul ini terinspirasi oleh keretakan hubungan asmara Adele dan liriknya bercerita tentang sikap Adele dalam menghadapinya. XL Recordings merilis lagu ini sebagai singel kedua album ini pada 24 Januari 2011 di Britania Raya dan 9 Agustus 2011 di Amerika Serikat.
Hanya dengan diiringi piano yang dimainkan ko-pengarang Wilson, Adele bernyanyi tentang akhir hubungannya dengan mantan kekasihnya. Lagu ini mendapatkan tanggapan positif dari para kritikus musik yang memilih lagu ini sebagai lagu utama dalam albumnya dan memuji suaranya yang sederhana. Lirik dan vokal Adele dalam lagu ini turut dipuji.
Performed | Adele |
Written | Dan Wilson, Adele Adkins |
Composer | Dan Wilson, Adele Adkins |
Produced | XL Recordings, 2011 |
Chords & Lyrics "Someone Like You" Adele
Intro
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
-Verse 1
I [G]heard that you're [D]settled down
That you [Em]found a girl
And you're [C]married now
I [G]heard that your [D]dreams came true
Guess she [Em]gave you things
I didn't [C]give to you
Old [G]friend why are you [D]so shy
It ain't [Em]like you to hold back
Or [C]hide from life
-Bridge 1
I [D]hate to turn up out of the [Em]blue uninvited [C]but
I couldn't stay away I couldn't fight it
I'd [D]hoped you'd see my face
And [Em]that you'd be reminded that for [C]me it isn't [Cmaj7] [C]over
-Chorus 1
[G]Never mind, I'll [D]find someone like [Em] [C]you
I wish [G]nothing but the [D]best for [Em]you [C]too
Don't [G]forget me I [D]beg I [Em]re-member you [C]said
Sometimes it [G]lasts in love but [D]sometimes it hurts [Em] [C]in-stead
Sometimes it [G]lasts in love but [D]sometimes it hurts [Em]instead, [C]yeah
-Verse 2
[G]You'd know how [D]time flies
Only [Em]yesterday
was the [C]time of our lives
We were [G]born and raised
In a [D]summer haze
Bound [Em]by the surprise of our [C]glory days
-Bridge 2
I [D]hate to turn up out of the [Em]blue uninvited [C]but
[C]I couldn't stay away I couldn't fight it
I'd [D]hoped you'd see my face
And [Em]that you'd be reminded that for [C]me it isn't [Cmaj7] [C]over
-Chorus 2
[G]Never mind, I'll [D]find someone like [Em] [C]you
I wish [G]nothing but the [D]best for [Em]you [C]too
Don't [G]forget me I [D]beg I [Em]re-member you [C]said
Sometimes it [G]lasts in love but [D]sometimes it hurts [Em]in-stead, [C]yeah
-Break
[D]Nothing compares no worries or cares
[Em]Regrets and mistakes their memories make
[C]Who would have known how
[Am]Bitter-sweet [Bm]this would [C]taste
-Chorus 3
[G]Never mind I’ll [D]find someone like [Em] [C]you
I wish [G]nothing but the [D]best for [Em]you [C]too
Don't [G]forget me I [D]beg I [Em]re-member you [C]said
Sometimes it [G]lasts in love but [D]sometimes it hurts [Em] [C]in-stead
-Chorus 4 / Outro
[G]Never mind I’ll [D]find someone like [Em] [C]you
I wish [G]nothing but the [D]best for [Em]you [C]too
Don't [G]forget me I [D]beg I [Em]re-member you [C]said
Sometimes it [G]lasts in love but [D]sometimes it hurts [Em] [C]in-stead
Sometimes it [G]lasts in love but [D]sometimes it hurts [Em] [C]in-stead
Sometimes it [G]lasts in love but [D]sometimes it hurts [Em] [C]instead
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