I Love You
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C Dm
I fell in love with a beautiful girl
Em G C
And she still takes my breath away
C Dm
I fell in love in the morning sun
Em G C
While the hours slipped away
C Dm
Sometimes when I hear your name
Em G C
A smile creeps on my face
Dm
And for reasons I can't explain
Em Dm C
It's never out of place
C
'Cause I love you
Dm
More than you think I do
Em Dm
And I love you
C
Now you don't want me to
C
'Cause I love you
Dm
More than you think I do
Em Dm
And I love you
C
Now you don't want me to
C Dm
You ran your finger down my back
Em G C
And you spelled out your name
Dm
While we laid there on the soft warm ground
Em G C
For a week and thirteen days
C Dm
And I know that it sounds so wrong
Em G C
And you've heard all this before
Dm
I didn't come back and I wasn't there
Em Dm C
I won't trouble you no more
C
'Cause I love you
Dm
More than you think I do
Em Dm
And I love you
C
Now you don't want me to
C
'Cause I love you
Dm
More than you think I do
Em Dm
And I love you
C
Now you don't want me to
Bb
Every time I try to fight it
Am C
Everything just turns out wrong
Bb Am
Maybe if I got my timing right
C G C
I wouldn't end up alo-o-one
C Dm
I fell in love with a beautiful boy
Em G C
And you still take my breath away
Dm
When you left it was the end of my world
Em Dm C
'Cause I never got to say...
C
That I love you
Dm
More than you think I do
Em Dm
And I love you
C
Now you don't want me to
C
'Cause I love you ('cause I love you)
Dm
More than you think I do ('cause I do)
Em Dm
And I love you (I love you)
C
Now you don't want me to
C Dm
'Cause I love you, whoa oh whoa oh oh oh oh
Em
Whoa oh whoa oh oh oh, and I love you
Dm C
Whoa oh whoa oh oh oh, whoa oh whoa oh oh oh oh
C Dm
'Cause I love you, whoa oh whoa oh oh oh oh
Em
Whoa oh whoa oh oh oh, and I love you
Dm C
Whoa oh whoa oh, now you don't want me to
How to play I Love You
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.