What If We Were Running Out Of Love
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C F
Everybody's wonderin' how this world will get around
G7 C
Now that we're all runnin' out of gas
F
But me I'm kinda happy that this world is slowin' down
G7 C
Seems to me we were movin' much too fast
G7 C
Now folks you're gonna have to slow it down (slow it down)
D7 G7
But that won't stop this world from goin' round
F C F
Well I could think of a whole lot worse of things to be out of
G7 C
What if we were running out of love
F
Now everybody's thinking that this world will fall apart
G7 C
Cause we ain't got no fuel to feed the flame
F
But what if we all lost the love we use to fill our hearts
G7 C
Seems to me life wouldn't be the same
G7 C
Now folks you're gonna have to slow it down (slow it down)
D7 G7
But that won't stop this world from goin' round
F C F
Well I could think of a whole lot worse of things to be out of
G7 C
What if we were running out of love
F
Now everybody's wonderin' just how cold it's gonna get
G7 C
How they're gonna keep each other warm
F
The simplest solution to the problem I've seen yet
G7 C
Is cuddle up with someone in your arms
G7 C
Now folks you're gonna have to slow it down (slow it down)
D7 G7
But that won't stop this world from goin' round
F C F
Well I could think of a whole lot worse of things to be out of
G7 C
What if we were running out of love
G7 C
What if we were running out of love
G7 C
What if we were running out of love
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