Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
CAPO at 1° fret to play along with record (Original key Eb MajorEb)
Intro:
D MajorD D7D7 G+G Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Love |------|-----|-----|-----|
Verse 1:
D MajorD D7D7
If life was a classroom,
G+G
Love is just a lesson,
Bb6Bb6 D MajorD
An answer you can guess until you get it right,
D7D7
And you with your hand up,
G+G
who were you to answer,
Bb6Bb6 G+G
It's just when everything is clearly in your sights
Bridge:
A augmentedA G+G
Cast you adrift, but I don't know the notion,
A augmentedA
Here's what it is, say it with me
Chorus:
D MajorD E7E7 D MajorD G+G
It's only love, take it until it's gone,
C majorC
The thing you build your world upon,
G+G D MajorD
The wait is good enough,
E7E7 D MajorD G+G
It's only love, there's nothin like a fantasy,
C majorC
The way we think it oughtta be,
D MajorD
It's never quit enough
Verse 2:
D MajorD D7D7
If life was a spaceship,
G+G
cruisin through the cosmos,
Bb6Bb6 D MajorD
Love will be the rock that blows you from your sky,
D7D7
The look can be elated,
G+G
it can be explosive,
Bb6Bb6 G+G
The one that leaves you cold all you can do is lie,
Bridge:
A augmentedA G+G
So bite your lip, hide your emotions,
A augmentedA
Here's what it is, sing it with me
Chorus:
D MajorD E7E7 D MajorD G+G
It's only love, take it until it's gone,
C majorC
The thing you build your world upon,
G+G D MajorD
The wait is good enough,
E7E7 D MajorD G+G
It's only love, there's nothin like a fantasy,
C majorC
The way we think it oughtta be,
D MajorD
It's never quit enough
Bridge:
C majorC
Are we asking too much of it, (it's only love),
G/BG/B
We're not controlin it, (It's only),
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
We can hold on, hold on, yea, (yea)
Chorus:
D MajorD E7E7 F#F# G+G
|-- It's only love, ------|-----|
C majorC G+G
It's only love,
D MajorD E7E7 F#F# G+G
It's only love, there's nothin like a fantasy
C majorC N.C.
The way we think it oughtta be, yeah
Outro:
E MajorE F#7F#7 AbAb A augmentedA
It's only love, take it until it's gone,
D MajorD
The thing you build your world upon,
A augmentedA E MajorE
The wait is good enough,
F#7F#7 AbAb A augmentedA
It's only love, there's nothin like a fantasy,
D MajorD
The way we think it oughtta be,
A augmentedA E MajorE
It's never quite enough
E MajorE F#7F#7 AbAb A augmentedA
It's only love, take it until it's gone,
D MajorD
The thing you build your world upon,
A augmentedA E MajorE
The wait is good enough,
F#7F#7 AbAb A augmentedA
It's only love, there's nothin like a fantasy,
D MajorD
The way we think it oughtta be,
A augmentedA E MajorE
It's never quite enough