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Will To Love

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Chords for verse: Fmaj7, Em
Chords for chorus: Em, D, Em  
       EADGBE
      DX0777X 
  Fmaj7X33210
     Em022000
(verse)
It has often been my dream
To live with one
    who wasn't there
Like an ocean fish
    who swam upstream
Through nets,
    by hooks, and hungry bears.
When the water grew less deep
My fins were aching
    from the strain
I'm swimming in my sleep
I know I can't go back again.
(chorus)
Got the will to love,
    the will to love.
I'll never lose it,
    never lose the will to love,
Never lose the will.
It's like
    something from up above.
I can be like
    a fire in the night
Always warm
    and giving off light
But there comes a time
    when I shine too bright
Oh, I'm just a fire in the night.
And now my fins are in the air
And my belly's
    scraping on the rocks
I still think
    someone really cares
And I'll keep swimming
    till I stop.
Got the will to love,
    the will to love.
I'll never lose it,
    never lose the will to love,
Never lose the will.
It's like
    something from up above.
I'm like a singer on the stage
With the golden lights
    and liquid rage
Down from the mountains
    to the sea
Cool running love
    keeps cleansing me.
It keeps my gills
    from getting dry
But it distorts things
    in my eyes
Sometimes I see
    what really isn't there
Like my true lover, and I care.
Got the will to love,
    the will to love.
I'll never lose it,
    never lose the will to love,
Never lose the will.
It's like
    something from up above.
Sometimes I ramble on and on
And I repeat myself
    till all my friends are gone
And get lost in snow
    and drown in rain
And never feel the same again.
I remember the ocean
    from where I came
Just one of millions all the same
But somewhere
    someone calls my name
I'm a harpoon dodger,
    and I can't, won't be tamed.
Got the will to love,
    the will to love.
I'll never lose it,
    never lose the will to love,
Never lose the will.
It's like
    something from up above.
Baby, if I see boredom
    in your eyes
I'll know my river has run dry
But I won't turn back
    with that lonely tide
I bought that ticket
    and I'll take that ride.
If we meet along the way
Please sway beside me,
    let us sway together
Our tails together
    and our fins and mind
We'll leave this water
    and let our scales shine
In the sun above
    and the sky below
So all the water
    and earth will know
It has often been my dream
To live with one
    who wasn't there.

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Will To Love

by Neil Young

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Chords for verse: Fmaj7, Em

Em D Em

Chords for chorus: , ,

EADGBE

X0777X

Fmaj7

X33210

022000

(verse)

It has often been my dream

To live with one

who wasn't there

Like an ocean fish

who swam upstream

Through nets,

by hooks, and hungry bears.

When the water grew less deep

My fins were aching

from the strain

I'm swimming in my sleep

I know I can't go back again.

(chorus)

Got the will to love,

the will to love.

I'll never lose it,

never lose the will to love,

Never lose the will.

It's like

something from up above.

I can be like

a fire in the night

Always warm

and giving off light

But there comes a time

when I shine too bright

Oh, I'm just a fire in the night.

And now my fins are in the air

And my belly's

scraping on the rocks

I still think

someone really cares

And I'll keep swimming

till I stop.

Got the will to love,

the will to love.

I'll never lose it,

never lose the will to love,

Never lose the will.

It's like

something from up above.

I'm like a singer on the stage

With the golden lights

and liquid rage

Down from the mountains

to the sea

Cool running love

keeps cleansing me.

It keeps my gills

from getting dry

But it distorts things

in my eyes

Sometimes I see

what really isn't there

Like my true lover, and I care.

Got the will to love,

the will to love.

I'll never lose it,

never lose the will to love,

Never lose the will.

It's like

something from up above.

Sometimes I ramble on and on

And I repeat myself

till all my friends are gone

And get lost in snow

and drown in rain

And never feel the same again.

I remember the ocean

from where I came

Just one of millions all the same

But somewhere

someone calls my name

I'm a harpoon dodger,

and I can't, won't be tamed.

Got the will to love,

the will to love.

I'll never lose it,

never lose the will to love,

Never lose the will.

It's like

something from up above.

Baby, if I see boredom

in your eyes

I'll know my river has run dry

But I won't turn back

with that lonely tide

I bought that ticket

and I'll take that ride.

If we meet along the way

Please sway beside me,

let us sway together

Our tails together

and our fins and mind

We'll leave this water

and let our scales shine

In the sun above

and the sky below

So all the water

and earth will know

It has often been my dream

To live with one

who wasn't there.

About Will To Love Chords by Neil Young

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