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Anything But Love

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"Anything but Love" by Squirrel Nut Zippers
4/4 - Standard Tuning, play chords in higher voicing (barred)
A7I sinC#g a song D7aboD#7ut cE7louds and rainbows 
A7I hum C#a tune tD7hat D#7sinE7gs like a dove. 
A7Rhyme G#7some wordC#7s about anF#7ything 
A7AnythE7ing but A7love.
A7I paiC#nt a pictD7ure D#7of E7my prison 
A7With C#blue and D7greD#7y frE7om the skies above 
A7Framed G#7and signC#7ed with thF#7e title 
A7"anytE7hing buA7t love." 
D7He had C#7to go but I won't miss him 
C7I have D#7got E7better things to do 
A7Like wG#7riting stC#7ories and F#7painting pictures 
A7Of anE7ything A7but love. 
A7I wriC#te a storD7y aD#7bout E7a couple 
A7Steal C#a plot fD7rom D#7an E7old movie 
A7You caG#7n tell whC#7at inspireF#7d it 
A7AnythE7ing but A7love.

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Anything But Love

by Squirrel Nut Zippers

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C#7

F#7

"Anything but Love" by Squirrel Nut Zippers

4/4 - Standard Tuning, play chords in higher voicing (barred)

A7 C# D7 D#7 E7

I sing a song about clouds and rainbows

A7 C# D7 D#7 E7

I hum a tune that sings like a dove.

A7 G#7 C#7 F#7

Rhyme some words about anything

A7 E7 A7

Anything but love.

A7 C# D7 D#7 E7

I paint a picture of my prison

A7 C# D7 D#7 E7

With blue and grey from the skies above

A7 G#7 C#7 F#7

Framed and signed with the title

A7 E7 A7

"anything but love."

D7 C#7

He had to go but I won't miss him

C7 D#7 E7

I have got better things to do

A7 G#7 C#7 F#7

Like writing stories and painting pictures

A7 E7 A7

Of anything but love.

A7 C# D7 D#7 E7

I write a story about a couple

A7 C# D7 D#7 E7

Steal a plot from an old movie

A7 G#7 C#7 F#7

You can tell what inspired it

A7 E7 A7

Anything but love.

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