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How We Love

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[Verse]
EI knew a man who was afraid to love
Eto lay his heart on the bathroom rug
G#mhe drank his coffee in the sAame old mug
Eand sat in silence 'til the world fell numb
Euntil the day when a girl came by
Eshe had eyes like the rising tide
G#mhe felt a sharpness dAeep inside
Ethe kind of ache that can't be satisfied
[Chorus]
Awe hate the rBain when it fC#mills up our shAoes
Bbut how we lC#move when it waAshes our cEars
           A              B#m           A  
we love to love when it fills up the room
Bbut when it leC#maves oh we're cAursing the sEtars
[Verse]
Eso he turned to the radio
Eand he went to a picture show
Cmtried to find someone eAlse who knows
Eall the hurt that a heart can hold
Eshe smelled like cinnamon and winter clove
Eand sparked like firewood inside a stove
G#mwanted to ask her just to sAit and stay
Einstead he watched as she walked away
[Chorus] 
Awe hate the rBain when it fC#mills up our shAoes
Bbut how we lC#move when it waAshes our caErs
Awe love to loBve when it fC#mills up the rAoom
Bbut when it leC#maves oh we're cAursing the stEars
[Bridge]
Ooooooooooh
C#m, A, E, B,C#m, A, B)x2
[Chorus] 
Awe hate the rBain when it fC#mills up our shAoes
Bbut how we lC#move when it waAshes our caErs
Awe love to loBve when it fC#mills up the rAoom
Bbut when it leC#maves oh we're cAursing the stEars

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How We Love

by Ingrid Michaelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

[Verse]

I knew a man who was afraid to love

to lay his heart on the bathroom rug

G#m A

he drank his coffee in the same old mug

and sat in silence 'til the world fell numb

until the day when a girl came by

she had eyes like the rising tide

G#m A

he felt a sharpness deep inside

the kind of ache that can't be satisfied

[Chorus]

A B C#m A

we hate the rain when it fills up our shoes

B C#m A E

but how we love when it washes our cars

A B A

we love to love when it fills up the room

B C#m A E

but when it leaves oh we're cursing the stars

[Verse]

so he turned to the radio

and he went to a picture show

Cm A

tried to find someone else who knows

all the hurt that a heart can hold

she smelled like cinnamon and winter clove

and sparked like firewood inside a stove

G#m A

wanted to ask her just to sit and stay

instead he watched as she walked away

[Chorus]

A B C#m A

we hate the rain when it fills up our shoes

B C#m A E

but how we love when it washes our cars

A B C#m A

we love to love when it fills up the room

B C#m A E

but when it leaves oh we're cursing the stars

[Bridge]

Ooooooooooh

C#m A E B C#m A B

, , , ,, , )x2

[Chorus]

A B C#m A

we hate the rain when it fills up our shoes

B C#m A E

but how we love when it washes our cars

A B C#m A

we love to love when it fills up the room

B C#m A E

but when it leaves oh we're cursing the stars

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