Capo
2
Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
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Key: G
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
G
Verse 1:
G Bm
Busy body, won't you get some sleep
C
All the wee small hours wasted worrying 'bout the week
G Bm
Broken dreamer, where you been?
C
It's time to pick the pieces up and fall in love again
Chorus:
C
The song in a voice, a spark in the dark
G
It's forever together or a lifetime apart
C
Blood, sweat and tears
C
Framed like art
G
Life's a labor of love
G
A real work of heart
Verse 2:
G
Yellow flowers
Bm
rising through sand
C
Wish I could find that wild child
C
and shake his hand
G
A wishful thinker
Bm
Unknown friend
C
Someone who came before me
C
blowinβ prayers on a wind
Chorus:
C
The song in a voice, a spark in the dark
G
It's forever together or a lifetime apart
C
Blood, sweat and tears
C
Framed like art
G
Life's a labor of love
G C
A real work of heart
C G
A real work of heart
Bridge:
Em
When it sounds like
Bm
a symphony of sadness
C
And made to look like
C#dim
a mosaic of madness
Am
Just take heart
D D* D7* D*
and be glad itβs
Chorus:
C
The song in a voice, a spark in the dark
G
It's forever together or a lifetime apart
C
Blood, sweat and tears
C
Framed like art
G
Life's a labor of love
G C
A real work of heart
C G
A real work of heart
Break:
G C
Outro:
C G
A real work of heart
G Bm
Busy body, won't you get some sleep
C G
All the wee small hours wasted worrying 'bout the week
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Published: April 16, 2026
Last Updated: April 16, 2026