Key: E
Introduction:
C9 CD7(4)
verse 1
G
Why do people cry
Bm7
When they hear the word goodbye
C9 C C9 C
In a love song?
Am7
Tears are sure to fall
D7/F#
When you know they gave it all
C/G G C/G G
In a love song.
Cm7
Somehow two lovers get a chance
F7M(9)
At a beautiful romance
G Bm7 A7M(9)
And you wish it could be you.
Am7
'cause everybody's needing
D7sus
G9 G Em9Em C7MD7(4)
In a love song.
G
It can tear you apart
Bm7
'cause a word can break a heart
C9 C C9 C
In a love song.
G/B Am
They say all the things you feel
D7/F#
And they make it sound so real
C/G G C/G G
In a love song.
C7M
It seems that everything they say
F7M(9)
Is said in such a way
G Bm7 A7M(9)
That we believe.
Am7
'cause everybody's needing
D7sus
C/G G D/G G
In a love song.
Bb
Each of us know
Dm7
There's no guarantee
Cm7F7(4)
We'll ever find love.
Bb
And in the songs that we share
Dm7
The heartache is there
EbM7 D7sus
G
New love brings a thrill
Bm7
And we know it always will
C9 C C9 C G/B
In a love song.
Am7
Happiness can leave
D7/F#
But it helps if we believe
C/G G C/G G
In a love song.
C7M
There's a part of you and me
F7M(9)
In every memory
G Bm7 A7M(9)
That tells us who we are.
Am7
And everybody's needing
D7sus
G9 G Em9Em
In a love song.
Coda
Am7
And everybody's needing
D7sus
G9 G Em9Em C G
In a love song.