John Lucas

Intro: C Am F C C Am F C Verse C Am F C How come love was simpler when I could barely stand? C Am F C Worrying was harder when I had to hold your hand C Am F C ‘Cause my two feet hadn’t yet learned how to walk C Am F C And my own voice hadn’t yet come out to talk C Am F C But I knew love because I knew you C Am And I believed that everything you told me F C Would come out true Am F C ‘Cause love is patient, and love is kind C Am F C Love delights in the truth and is all you need to find Verse C Am F C But as I grew older I learned to complicate C Am F C Things you made so simple and I did some things I hate C Am F C And I became so afraid of making mistakes C Am F C ‘Cause one hard fall is all that it takes C Am F C To make you question the man you thought you’d be C Am F C And I began to question the bright things you see in me C Am F C But love is patient, and love is kind C Am F C Love doesn’t keep a record of what’s behind C Am F C And I’ve heard my strength comes from your joy C Am F C Maybe that’s why I felt stronger when I was a boy C Am F C Maybe I grew up too fast, or maybe I never did C Am But I learned to bury and to chain F C And from you I ran and hid C Am You know I want to finish strong F C But I’m having trouble at the start C Am And I’ve forgotten where to dig F C To unearth my beating heart C Am F C But love is patient, and love is kind C Am F C Love revives the heart and transforms the mind Verse G F And you say, son, throw your delight on me G F And you’ll become the man you want to be G F And my love will never fail you G F And my love will never fail you G F C And always remember.....love is kind Am F C ‘Cause love is patient, and love is kind C Am F C Love delights in the truth and is all you need to find