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Here Lies Love by David Byrne

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Tuning

Standard EADGBE

Difficulty

Intermediate 💪

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Key: A

Intro:

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 (x2)
A D# A D#
 
 
Verse 1:
     A       G#            A    Adim
When I was a young girl in Leyte
   A                C#m7              Bm7    E
My dresses were all hand-me-downs and scraps
    Bm7            C#m7
I'd see the people smile,
     Bm7              C#m7
When I would sing for them
    Bm7            C#m7                E7
How happy they all seemed when I would dance
 
 
Verse 2:
   A       G#                     A      Adim
We lived a stone's throw from the palace
  A              C#m            Bm7   E7
A simple country girl who had a dream
    Bm7            C#m7
The ladies passing by,
  Bm7               C#m7
A better class than I
    Bm7              C#m7          E7   E
How much it meant to me to be like these

Pre-chorus:
   A    C#m             A
Is it a sin to love too much?
   C#m         A
Is it a sin to care?
  Bm7           E        Bm7         E7    N.C
I do it all for you, how can it be unfair?
 
 
Chorus:
A           Bm7     C#m7     E
I know that when my number's up,
A         Bm7       E    E
When I am called by god above
A             Bm     C#m       D      E7
Don't have my name inscribed into the stone
E
 Just say:
A         D
Here lies love,
Bm7       E
Here lies love,
A         D     A
Here lies lo--ve
E7
Just say:
A         D
Here lies love,
Bm7       E
Here lies love,
A         D     A  E
Here lies lo--ve
 
 
Verse 3:
    A              G#                  A      Adim
The most important things are love and beauty
   A              C#m7             Bm7   E7
It doesn't matter if youre rich or poor
   Bm7            C#m7
To prosper and to fly,
  Bm7         C#m7
A basic human right
    Bm7             C#m7                E7
The feeling in your heart that you're secure
 
Pre-chorus:
   A    C#m             A
Is it a sin to love too much?
   C#m         A
Is it a sin to care?
  Bm7           E        Bm7         E7    N.C
I do it all for you, how can it be unfair?
 
Chorus:
A           Bm7     C#m7     E
I know that when my number's up,
A         Bm7       E    E
When I am called by god above
A             Bm     C#m       D      E7
Don't have my name inscribed into the stone
E
 Just say:
A         D
Here lies love,
Bm7       E
Here lies love,
A         D     A
Here lies lo--ve
E7
Just say:
A         D
Here lies love,
Bm7       E
Here lies love,
A         D     A  E
Here lies lo--ve
 
[Interlude]
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Gm7 Fmaj7 Gm7 Fmaj7 (x2)
 
 
Chorus:
A           Bm7     C#m7     E
I know that when my number's up,
A         Bm7       E    E
When I am called by god above
A             Bm     C#m       D      E7
Don't have my name inscribed into the stone
E
 Just say:
A         D
Here lies love,
Bm7       E
Here lies love,
A         D     A
Here lies lo--ve
E7
Just say:
A         D
Here lies love,
Bm7       E
Here lies love,
A         D     A  E
Here lies lo--ve
 
Outro:
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 (x3)
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Here Lies Love Chords Info

Published: July 23, 2026

Last Updated: July 23, 2026

Tuning: Standard EADGBE

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Chords: A, Fmaj7, Cmaj7, D#, G#, Adim, C#m7, Bm7, E, E7, C#m, C, Bm, D, Gm7