Love Is Not An Answer
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Intro: D G
verse 1
D G D
There's a truth I need to trust
G D G D G
But I can't remember how
D G D
It's stuck there in the stillness
G D G D G
But the noise is too damn loud
G D/F# Em
And I thought I was an actor
G D/F# Em
I'd let my colors show
D G
But what if I'm just a bastard
D G
Laying low inside your radio
D G D G
verse 2
D G D
Won't you help me make a fist
G D G D
And choke the poison back
G D G D
We'll close our eyes each godforsaken time
G D G D G
The world gets painted black
G D/F# Em
And we'll wonder where it comes from
G D/F# Em
How the pain cuts through the pride
D G D
When the tools we use to fix ourselves
G D G D G
Are just the fools we stood beside
[Refrão]
G D/F# Em
But love is not an answer
G D/F# Em
Oh, I don't need an answer
D G D G
I need you
verse 3
D G D
Devotion strong but tender
G D G D G
Devotion dark and cold
D G D
Devotion like an anchor
G D G D G
Swinging from my soul
G D/F# Em
I used to weigh the distance
G D/F# Em
I used to miss my cues
D G D
I used to say I love you
G D G D G
Then wonder who I'm talking to
[Refrão]
G D/F# Em
But love is not an answer
G D/F# Em
Oh, I don't need an answer
D G D G
I need you
Piano solo
with verse chords.
verse 4
D G D
So bring my all your questions
G D G D G
Bring me all your doubts
D G D
Don't let me meet the devil
G D G D G
That I sang those songs about
G D/F# Em
Cause the hounds of youth are howling
G D/F# Em
And you're all I've got to trust
D G D
With heaven's lonely ghetto
G D G D
Up there crying down on us
[Refrão]
G D/F# Em
But love is not an answer
G D/F# Em
Oh, I don't need an answer
D G D G
I need you
G D/F# Em
Yeah, love is not an answer
G D/F# Em
Oh, love is not an answer
G D/F# Em
Oh, I don't need an answer
D G D G
I need you
D G D G
I need you
How to play Love Is Not An Answer
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 D. 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.