Magic Penny chords by Malvina Reynolds

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Malvina Reynolds - Love Is Something (Magic Penny)

Chorus:
D MajorD
Love is something, if you give it away
A7A7       D MajorD
Give it away, give it away
D MajorD
Love is something, if you give it away
  A7A7      D MajorD
You end up having more

Verse:
G+G        D MajorD
It's just like a magic penny
A7A7           D MajorD
Hold it tight and you won't have any
G+G              D MajorD
Lend it, spend it, and you'll have so many
    E7E7        A7A7
They'll roll all over the floor

Chorus:
D MajorD
Love is something, if you give it away
A7A7       D MajorD
Give it away, give it away
D MajorD
Love is something, if you give it away
  A7A7      D MajorD
You end up having more

Verse:
G+G          D MajorD
Money's dandy and we like to use it
  A7A7          D MajorD
But love is better if you don't refuse
G+G             D MajorD
It's a treasure and you'll never lose it
E7E7           A7A7
Unless you lock up your door, for ...

Chorus:
D MajorD
Love is something, if you give it away
A7A7       D MajorD
Give it away, give it away
D MajorD
Love is something, if you give it away
  A7A7      D MajorD
You end up having more

Verse:
  G+G             D MajorD
So let's go dancing till the break of day
  A7A7         D MajorD
And if there's a piper, we can pay
               A7A7
For love is something if you give it away
         D MajorD
You end up having more
               A7A7
For love is something if you give it away
         D MajorD
You end up having more