Love Isn't A Right
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Intro
Dbm Ab/Eb Gbm6 Absus4/E Ab/Eb
[Verso 1]
Dbm Ab/Eb A Gbm6 Dbm Gbm A Dbm Ab/Eb
Love isn't a right, it's got to be earned
Dbm Ab/Eb A Gbm6 Ab/Eb Ab7/b9
Love isn't a right that's got to be learned
Dbm Ab/Eb
Maybe you spent your natural life
A E/Ab
Loving husband or loving wife;
Gbm6 Dbm Eb Ab
Were you loving and was your love returned?
[Verso 2]
Dbm Ab/Eb A Gbm6 Dbm Gbm A Dbm Ab/C
Love's nobody's fool and nobody's slave
Dbm Ab/Eb A Gbm6 Ab/Eb Ab7/b9
Love won't go to school and learn to behave
Dbm Ab/Eb
Ride your love on an easy rein
A E/Ab
If love can go it comes back again
Gbm6 Dbm Eb Ab
Love will haunt us from cradle to the grave
[Ponte]
Dbm/Ab Dbm
Love's a whisper, Love's a shout
Gbm Dbm
Love's a flame that could blow out
Eb A7/Eb
Love's all beauty but make it a duty
Ab Gbm G Ab7
And Love will lie right down and die
[Verso 3]
Dbm Ab/Eb A Gbm6 Dbm Gbm A Dbm Ab/C
Love, Love is a germ you'll never resist
Dbm Ab/Eb A Gbm6 Ab/Eb (Ab7/b9)
Love, Love's the eternal will-o-the-whisp
Dbm Ab/Eb
Follow him through the darkest day
A E/Ab
Love will glimmer and light your way
Dbm A6 Gbm Ab/Eb
But grab at him and he flickers away out of sight
N.C Dbm Gbm/Eb
Love's enchanted, don't take it for granted
Dbm Dbm
Follow him, isn't a right
How to play Love Isn't A Right
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dbm. 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.