Can Love Stand The Test chords by Bonnie Raitt

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
C  G  C  Am  F

Verse:
     C             G   C
Did I lose your love a long time ago
      Am             F
Or did I “ wear it out? baby I don't know

Instrumental:
C  G  C  Am  F

Verse:
C                       G        C
seems like anymore we're not on the same page
Am             F
In the same book, or on the same stage
C         G     C
We say the words, but they feel all wrong
      Am           F
Like a happy blues, like a sad love song
F                Em      Am
How two people can bow and scrape
          F           G
For every shred of tenderness

Chorus:
G               C
Can love stand the test
   F     G
Of times that surround us
Am             G
Memories that astound us
        F
Joy and happiness
G        C
Can love stand the test?

Instrumental:
G  C  Am  F

Verse:
C                       G   C
A long time ago, or was it just yesterday
            Am              F
why would we fall out of love? Baby you can say?
C         G   C
Don't look at me like I'm stranger now
Am                       F
Have I changed that much? Baby tell me how

Pre-Chorus:
F                Em      Am
How two people can bow and scrape
          F           G
For every shred of tenderness

Chorus:
G              C
Can love stand the test
   F     G
Of times that surround us
Am             G
Moments that astound us
        F
Joy and happiness
G        C
Can love stand the test?

Instrumental:
G  C  Am  F  G
C  G  Am  F  G  Am Em

Pre-Chorus:
F                 Em     Am
We said forever, for always for good
       F              G
But the years were not impressed

Chorus:
G              C
Can love stand the test
   F    G
Of times that surround us
Am               G
Moments that astound us

G              C
Can love stand the test
   F     G
Of times that surround us
Am             G
Moments that astound us

Outro:
        F       G
Joy and happiness
        F       G
Joy and happiness
        F        G   C
Joy and happiness