Only Love
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Guitar/Synth 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5-5-5-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------5-5-5-7-7-------7-7-7-5-5-7-5---5b~-----------------------------|
D|-----7-7-7-------------------------------7-----5b~-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Synth 2
e|-17~--------------20-17~-----------17~--------15b~-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Third quieter undertone synth (hard to hear)played through verses
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-----------------------------17---(15~)---------------------------------|
G|----17~---------12h14p12-----------17--------------12h14p12----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am
Please keep your distance from me
C
I know its hard to believe
F7/C
I never wanted to be
E E7
your only love.
Am
I know the sting of plight hurts,
C
it only makes matters worse
F7/C
I never said I would be
E E7
your only love
Am F
Old ships, battle scars, silhouettes of skeletons
Dm
news on once the clouds are gone,
(G) E
these are things that I ignite.
Am
Old news heaven sent
F
if heaven wasn't what it is
Dm
if all the stars fell from the storm
(G) E
then this is what I've become.
Am
I need a new relief
F
dressed as a new belief and then
Dm E
I can try to be anything or anyone other than who I was
Am
we never hear the dawn,
F
it wake your roommate up
Dm E
so all between the sheets wishing for anyone other than us.
Am
Please keep your distance from me
C
I know its hard to believe
F7/C
I never wanted to be
E E7
your only love.
Am
I know the sting of plight hurts,
C
it only makes matters worse
F7/C
I never said I would be
E E7
your only love
Am F
Long locks, fuzzy dice, summer in the dead of night
Dm
some would say our heads are gone,
(G) E
and these were things we never was.
Am F
Long cries no response, silhouettes from all my bones
Dm
still we get our heads on wrong,
(G) E
cause these are things we never was.
Am
I need a new relief
F
disguised as new belief and then
Dm E
I can try to be anything or anyone other than who I was
Am
and I will let you sing
F
between your mothers sheets
Dm
and I will slip through the crack of the records that stack your bedroom
E
wall.
Oooooh
Am
Please keep your distance from me
C
I know its hard to believe
F7/C
I never wanted to be
E E7
your only love.
Am
I know the sting of plight hurts,
C
it only makes matters worse
F7/C
I never said I would be
E E7
your only love
Am C F7/C E E7
(We need no proper ending that would mean this meant something)
How to play Only Love
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 B. 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.