The Ballad Of Love And Hate chords by The Avett Brothers

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice


Capo on 1st fret

D MajorD       D MajorD     A augmentedA      D MajorD
Love writes a letter and sends it to hate.
G+G      G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
My vacations ending. I'm coming home late.
G+G        A augmentedA      D MajorD     G+G
The weather was fine and the ocean was great
   D MajorD       A augmentedA    G+G    G+G
and I can't wait to see you again.

D MajorD       D MajorD     A augmentedA      D MajorD
Hate reads the letter and throws it away.
G+G      G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
"No one here cares if you go or you stay.
G+G        A augmentedA      D MajorD     G+G
I barely even noticed that you were away.
   D MajorD       A augmentedA    G+G    G+G
I'll see you or I won't, whatever."

D MajorD       D MajorD     A augmentedA      D MajorD
Love sings a song as she sails through the sky.
G+G      G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
The water looks bluer through her pretty eyes.
G+G        A augmentedA      D MajorD     G+G
And everyone knows it whenever she flies,
   D MajorD       A augmentedA    G+G    G+G
and also when she comes down.

D MajorD       D MajorD     A augmentedA      D MajorD
Hate keeps his head up and walks through the street.
G+G      G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
Every stranger and drifter he greets.
G+G        A augmentedA      D MajorD     G+G
And shakes hands with every loner he meets
   D MajorD       A augmentedA    G+G    G+G
with a serious look on his face.

D MajorD       D MajorD     A augmentedA      D MajorD
Love arrives safely with suitcase in tow.
G+G      G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
Carrying with her the good things we know.
G+G        A augmentedA      D MajorD     G+G
A augmentedA reason to live and a reason to grow.
   D MajorD       A augmentedA    G+G    G+G
To trust. To hope. To care.

D MajorD       D MajorD     A augmentedA      D MajorD
Hate sits alone on the hood of his car.
G+G      G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
Without much regard to the moon or the stars.
G+G        A augmentedA      D MajorD     G+G
Lazily killing the last of a jar
   D MajorD       A augmentedA    G+G    G+G
of the strongest stuff you can drink.

D MajorD       D MajorD     A augmentedA      D MajorD
Love takes a taxi, a young man drives.
G+G      G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
As soon as he sees her, hope fills his eyes.
G+G        A augmentedA      D MajorD     G+G
But tears follow after, at the end of the ride,
   D MajorD       A augmentedA    G+G    G+G
cause he might never see her again.

D MajorD       D MajorD     A augmentedA      D MajorD
Hate gets home lucky to still be alive.
G+G      G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
He screams o'er the sidewalk and into the drive.
G+G        A augmentedA      D MajorD     G+G
The clock in the kitchen says 2:55,
   D MajorD       A augmentedA    G+G    G+G
And the clock in the kitchen is slow.

D MajorD       D MajorD     A augmentedA      D MajorD
Love has been waiting, patient and kind.
G+G      G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
Just wanting a phone call or some kind of sign,
G+G        A augmentedA      D MajorD     G+G
That the one that she cares for, who's out of his mind,
   D MajorD       A augmentedA    G+G    G+G
Will make it back safe to her arms.

D MajorD       D MajorD     A augmentedA      D MajorD
Hate stumbles forward and leans in the door.
G+G      G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
Weary head hung, eyes to the floor.
G+G        A augmentedA      D MajorD     G+G
He says "Love, I'm sorry", and she says, "What for?"
   D MajorD       A augmentedA    G+G    G+G
I'm your and that's it, Whatever.


 G+G        A augmentedA  D MajorD      G+G
I should not have been gone for so long.
  D MajorD         A augmentedA  G+G     G+G
I'm yours and that's it, forever."
    D MajorD        A augmentedA  G+G     G+G
You're mine and that's it, forever.