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(E)Stop,
(A)you (E)bet (A)ter save me, (E)dear.
(E)Stop, stop, stop, (A)you bet ter save (E)me, dear.
(G)Do do do do do do (Am7)do do do do (D7)do do do do (Bm7)do do (Em)do do do do (C)do do (G)do do do do do (G)do do.
When (G)we played tag in (C)grade school, you (Am)want ed to be (D)it, but (Bm)chas in’ boys was just a fad.
You (C)crossed your (Bm)heart, you’d quit.
When we grew up you (C)trad ed your (Am)prom ise for my (D)ring: now (Bm)just like back in (Em)grade school you’re (G)do in’ the same of old thing.
Stop, the love you (C)save may be your (Am)own.
(C)Dar lin’, (D7sus)take it (Bm7)slow or (Em)some day you’ll be (C)all a (Bm)lone.
You (D)bet ter (G)stop, the love you (C)save may be your (Am)own.
(C)Dar lin’, (D7)look both (Bm)ways be (D)fore you (Em)cross me.
You’re (C)head ed (Am)for a (Bm)dan ger (G)zone.
(E)I’m the one who loves you.
I’m the one you need.
Those oth er guys will put you (A)down as soon as they suc ceed.
They’ll ru in your rep u ta tion.
They’ll la bel you a flirt.
The way they talk a bout (A)you, (E)they’ll turn your name to dirt.
(E)Oh,
Hold on.
Hold on.
“S” is for save (A)it.
“T” is for take (A)it (E)slow.
“O” is for oh (A)no.
“P” is for please, please don’t (G)go; the love you (C)save may be your (Am7)own.
Some day you (C)may be all a lone.
Stop it, ba by, oo, (Bm)you’d (D7sus)bet ter (G)stop, the love you (C)save may be your (Am)own, (Bm)please, (C)please.
Oh, (Bm)stop you, (D)stop you, ba by, you’ll be (C)head ing (Bm)for a (Am7)dan ger (G)zone.
(E)I’m the one who loves you.
I’m the one you need.
(E)Those oth er guys will put (A)you down as soon as they suc ceed.
(C)Stop, the love you save may be your (C)own.
don’t you know, You bet ter know.
(Bm)stop it, (D)stop it, (Em)stop it, girl, or (C)some day (Bm)you’ll be (Am7)all a lone.
The way they talk a bout you, down they’ll turn your name to, turn your name to...
(C)Stop, the love you save may be your (C)own, don’t you know, You don’t you know.
(Bm)stop it, (D)Stop it, (Em)ba by, girl, or (C)some day (Bm)you’ll be (Am7)all a lone.
Those oth er guys will put you down as turn your name to, turn your name to...
soon as they suc ceed.
This page shows “The Love You Save” by The Jackson 5 in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 120 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.
This arrangement is a fantastic workout for your left hand — that walking bass pattern at 120 BPM demands steady, even eighth notes while your right hand handles chord stabs and melodic fills on top. You're working through eleven chords in G major, and the trickiest transitions will be moving between Bm7 and Am7 quickly, then jumping to that unexpected E major chord, which sits outside the key and requires a quick hand-position shift. Start hands-separate at around 80 BPM, focusing on getting that walking bass smooth and automatic before you layer the right hand in. Once you combine them, loop the verse section until the groove feels locked — the syncopated rhythmic feel is everything here, so resist the urge to rush through chord changes. A common stumble is letting the bass pattern fall apart during those E and D7 transitions; isolate those two-bar spots and drill them ten times each. Keep your pedal use minimal — this is a tight, funky pop-rock feel, and too much sustain will muddy that walking line. This is the song that'll really solidify your ability to keep a steady, independent left hand while your right hand plays rhythmically against it.