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True Love Never Runs Smooth:Gene Pitney.
#17 in Canada, #18 in Australia and #21 USA in 1963.
INTRO: 
Gmaj7La, la, la, la, la, la..la, la, la, la, la, la.
#1.
Gmaj7Stand beside me all the while, no Dmaj7matter what goes wrong.
CSeparately we're weak, together we'll be Dstrong.
CHORUS:
Fo-or Gmaj7true love, Cnever runs smooth, Gmaj7but I don't Ccare..
Ccause Gmaj7true love, is Cworth all the pain, the Dheartaches and tears,
D7that we may Gsha-are.
Gmaj7La, la, la, la, la, la..la, la, la, la, la, la.
#2.
Gmaj7When the world outside my arms, is Dmaj7pulling us apart.
CPress your lips to mine, and hold me with your Dheart.
CHORUS:
Fo-or Gmaj7true love, Cnever runs smooth, Gmaj7that's what Cthey say..
Ccause Gmaj7true love, is Cworth all the pain, the Dheartaches and tears,
D7we have to Gface.Abmaj7  
Abmaj7La, la, la, la, la, la..la, la, la, la, la, la.
DbLa, la, la, la, la, la..la, la, la, la, la, la.
CHORUS:
Fo-or Abmaj7true love, Dbnever runs smooth, Abmaj7that's what they Dbsay..
Dbbut Abmaj7true love, is Dbworth all the pain, the Ebheartaches and tears..
Eb7we have to Abface.
OUTRO:
Abmaj7La, la, la, la, la, la..la, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la..la, la, la, la, la, la.(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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True Love Never Runs Smooth

by Gene Pitney

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Gmaj7

Dmaj7

Abmaj7

Eb7

True Love Never Runs Smooth:Gene Pitney.

#17 in Canada, #18 in Australia and #21 USA in 1963.

INTRO:

Gmaj7

La, la, la, la, la, la..la, la, la, la, la, la.

#1.

Gmaj7 Dmaj7

Stand beside me all the while, no matter what goes wrong.

C D

Separately we're weak, together we'll be strong.

CHORUS:

Gmaj7 C Gmaj7 C

Fo-or true love, never runs smooth, but I don't care..

C Gmaj7 C D

cause true love, is worth all the pain, the heartaches and tears,

D7 G

that we may sha-are.

Gmaj7

La, la, la, la, la, la..la, la, la, la, la, la.

#2.

Gmaj7 Dmaj7

When the world outside my arms, is pulling us apart.

C D

Press your lips to mine, and hold me with your heart.

CHORUS:

Gmaj7 C Gmaj7 C

Fo-or true love, never runs smooth, that's what they say..

C Gmaj7 C D

cause true love, is worth all the pain, the heartaches and tears,

D7 G Abmaj7

we have to face.

Abmaj7

La, la, la, la, la, la..la, la, la, la, la, la.

CHORUS:

Abmaj7 Db Abmaj7 Db

Fo-or true love, never runs smooth, that's what they say..

Db Abmaj7 Db Eb

but true love, is worth all the pain, the heartaches and tears..

Eb7 Ab

we have to face.

OUTRO:

Abmaj7

La, la, la, la, la, la..la, la, la, la, la, la.

La, la, la, la, la, la..la, la, la, la, la, la.(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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