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Always Love

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Capo 2nd fret
[Intro]
e|--------3-------------3-------------0-------------0--------|
B|----1-----1-------1-----1-------0-----0-------1-----1---1--|
G|------2-----2-0-----0-----0-------0-----0-2-----2-----2----|
D|--3-------------------------0------------------------------|
A|----------------3---------------------------0--------------|
E|------------------------------0----------------------------|
[Verse 1]
(intro notes)
To make a mountain of
Your life is just a choice
But I never learned enough
To listen to the voice that told me
Play only bass :
[Chorus]
FAlways CLove 
GHate will get you Fevery time 
FAlways CLove 
GDon't wait 'til the Ffinish line 
F C Em Am
[Verse 2]
FSlow demands come Cround 
Em7Squeeze the air and kAmeep the rest out 
FHelps to write it doCwn 
Em7Even if you Amthen cross it out 
Play only bass :
[Chorus]
FAlways CLove 
GHate will get you Fevery time 
FAlways CLove 
GDon't wait 'til the Ffinish line
[Verse 3]
FSelf directed lCives 
I Em7want to know what iAmt'd be like to 
FAim so high abCove 
Em7Any card that youAm've been dealt you 
[Chorus]
FAlways CLove 
GHate will get you Fevery time 
FAlways CLove 
GHate will get you 
[Bridge]
FI've been held back by something 
YeCah, you said to me quDmietly 
on the Fstairs.
I've been held back by something 
YeCah, you said to me Dmquietly 
on the Fstairs.
You said 
   GHeFy you goCod ones 
   GHeFy you goCod ones 
The following riff seems like intro, with few differences :
e|----------3---------------3---------------0---------------0--------|
B|------1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-----0-----0---0-----1-----1---1--|
G|----2---2-----2-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----2---2-----2----|
D|--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------3-------------------------------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------0--------------------------------|
(riff notes)
To make a mountain of
Your life is just a choice
But I never learned enough
To listen to the voice that told me
[Chorus]
FAlways CLove 
GHate will get you Fevery time 
FAlways CLove 
GHate will get you 
[Bridge]
FI've been held back by something 
YeCah, you said to me quDmietly 
on the Fstairs.
I've been held back by something 
YeCah, you said to me Dmquietly 
on the Fstairs.
You said 
   GHeFy you goCod ones (3 fois)
GOhh Fohh Cohh

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Always Love

by Nada Surf

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Capo 2nd fret

[Intro]

e|--------3-------------3-------------0-------------0--------|

B|----1-----1-------1-----1-------0-----0-------1-----1---1--|

G|------2-----2-0-----0-----0-------0-----0-2-----2-----2----|

D|--3-------------------------0------------------------------|

A|----------------3---------------------------0--------------|

E|------------------------------0----------------------------|

[Verse 1]

(intro notes)

To make a mountain of

Your life is just a choice

But I never learned enough

To listen to the voice that told me

Play only bass :

[Chorus]

F C

Always Love

G F

Hate will get you every time

F C

Always Love

G F

Don't wait 'til the finish line

F C Em Am

[Verse 2]

F C

Slow demands come round

Em7 Am

Squeeze the air and keep the rest out

F C

Helps to write it down

Em7 Am

Even if you then cross it out

Play only bass :

[Chorus]

F C

Always Love

G F

Hate will get you every time

F C

Always Love

G F

Don't wait 'til the finish line

[Verse 3]

F C

Self directed lives

Em7 Am

I want to know what it'd be like to

F C

Aim so high above

Em7 Am

Any card that you've been dealt you

[Chorus]

F C

Always Love

G F

Hate will get you every time

F C

Always Love

Hate will get you

[Bridge]

I've been held back by something

C Dm

Yeah, you said to me quietly

on the stairs.

I've been held back by something

C Dm

Yeah, you said to me quietly

on the stairs.

You said

G F C

Hey you good ones

G F C

Hey you good ones

The following riff seems like intro, with few differences :

e|----------3---------------3---------------0---------------0--------|

B|------1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-----0-----0---0-----1-----1---1--|

G|----2---2-----2-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----2---2-----2----|

D|--3----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------3-------------------------------0----------------|

E|----------------------------------0--------------------------------|

(riff notes)

To make a mountain of

Your life is just a choice

But I never learned enough

To listen to the voice that told me

[Chorus]

F C

Always Love

G F

Hate will get you every time

F C

Always Love

Hate will get you

[Bridge]

I've been held back by something

C Dm

Yeah, you said to me quietly

on the stairs.

I've been held back by something

C Dm

Yeah, you said to me quietly

on the stairs.

You said

G F C

Hey you good ones (3 fois)

G F C

Ohh ohh ohh

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