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When Your Love Is Safe

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Key of G  
Ear-transcribed on ukulele by Neil Killer.
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VERSE 1:
DI woke up early in the Emmorning and you weren't Cmaj7thereC  
DI woke up early in the Emmorning and I Cmaj7could have been Canywhere
DBut I know exEmactly where I Cmaj7amC  
DSomewhere betEmween making Cmaj7love and being Cfriends
DI tried to call you in the Emevening but you didn't Cmaj7pick upC  
DSomething about being Embusy, hustling just Cmaj7trying to make a Cbuck
DBut I know that's Emjust the way you Cmaj7areC  
DJust trying to forEmget, but this Cmaj7ain't no ordinCary love
CHORUS:
DWhen your lEmove is sCmaj7afeC  
DI'll be Emgiving it all aCmaj7wayC  
DWhen your hEmope is gCmaj7oneC  
DI'll be uEmp till dCmaj7awnC  
VERSE 2:
DSomething that I want to Emtell you that I'll never sCmaj7ayC  
DSorry that I ever Emtold you all those things I didn't Cmaj7mean inside my hCead
DBut you know that's Emjust the way I Cmaj7amC  
DJust trying to forEmget but this Cmaj7ain't no ordinCary love
CHORUS:
DWhen your lEmove is sCmaj7afeC  
DI'll be Emgiving it all aCmaj7wayC  
DWhen your hEmope is gCmaj7oneC  
DI'll be uEmp till dCmaj7awnC  
OUTRO:
DWhen your Emlove, your Cmaj7love,
your Clove, giving it all away
DWhen your Emlove, your Cmaj7love,
your Clove, giving it all away
 D-  Em-  Cmaj7-  C[x8]
      D-         Em[x2]

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When Your Love Is Safe

by Active Child

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

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Key of

Ear-transcribed on ukulele by Neil Killer.

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VERSE 1:

D Em Cmaj7 C

I woke up early in the morning and you weren't there

D Em Cmaj7 C

I woke up early in the morning and I could have been anywhere

D Em Cmaj7 C

But I know exactly where I am

D Em Cmaj7 C

Somewhere between making love and being friends

D Em Cmaj7 C

I tried to call you in the evening but you didn't pick up

D Em Cmaj7 C

Something about being busy, hustling just trying to make a buck

D Em Cmaj7 C

But I know that's just the way you are

D Em Cmaj7 C

Just trying to forget, but this ain't no ordinary love

CHORUS:

D Em Cmaj7 C

When your love is safe

D Em Cmaj7 C

I'll be giving it all away

D Em Cmaj7 C

When your hope is gone

D Em Cmaj7 C

I'll be up till dawn

VERSE 2:

D Em Cmaj7 C

Something that I want to tell you that I'll never say

D Em Cmaj7 C

Sorry that I ever told you all those things I didn't mean inside my head

D Em Cmaj7 C

But you know that's just the way I am

D Em Cmaj7 C

Just trying to forget but this ain't no ordinary love

CHORUS:

D Em Cmaj7 C

When your love is safe

D Em Cmaj7 C

I'll be giving it all away

D Em Cmaj7 C

When your hope is gone

D Em Cmaj7 C

I'll be up till dawn

OUTRO:

D Em Cmaj7

When your love, your love,

your love, giving it all away

D Em Cmaj7

When your love, your love,

your love, giving it all away

D Em Cmaj7 C

- - - [x8]

D Em

- [x2]

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