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If A Man Could Live On Love Alone

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If a Man Could Live On Love Alone
Skip Ewing
Capo 3
Intro:
Dsus2-  D    Em  Asus4-  A  Dsus2-  D  A7  
Verse 1:
                 D  Dsus2-D  
I’ve heard it said
EmAnd I believe
If a Asus4man   has nothing else; if a mAan has only love
Dsus2-             D  A7  
He has all he needs
                  D  Dsus2-D  
Well I’ve got love
EmEnough for two
The Asus4only  thing that I need now
                            A           D  D-C- G  
The only thing that I don’t have is you
Chorus:
GBut I can D/F#see  it EmperfecA7t
In Dmy mind all the tD7ime
GAnd that’s what D/F#keeps me hEmolding A7on
PreDtending you’re still mD7ine
GI woD/F#uldn’t miss you hEmalf as mA7uch
I can mDake it D/F#on   my EmownGm/A#  
        D     Asus4-      A  D  
If a man could live  on love alone
Interlude:
Dsus2-  D    Em  Asus4-A  
Verse 2:
                 D  Dsus2-D  
Sure I like my job
EmOf course I love my friends
But what I’d Asus4really love is waking up one dAay to find we’ve always had
Dsus2-            D  A7  
What should’ve been
                             D  Dsus2-D  
‘Cause all the feeling’s there
EmGod I miss your touch
Is Asus4wanting you and needing you here wAith me 
                          D  D-C-G  
Really asking all that much
[Chorus]  (replace “But” with “When”)
Coda:
If a Emman could lAsus4ive   on Alove alEmoneGm  D  

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If A Man Could Live On Love Alone

by Skip Ewing

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Asus4

D/F#

Gm/A#

If a Man Could Live On Love Alone

Skip Ewing

Capo 3

Intro:

Dsus2 D Em Asus4 A Dsus2 D A7

- - -

Verse 1:

D Dsus2 D

I’ve heard it said

And I believe

Asus4 A

If a man has nothing else; if a man has only love

Dsus2 D A7

He has all he needs

D Dsus2 D

Well I’ve got love

Enough for two

Asus4

The only thing that I need now

A D D C G

The only thing that I don’t have is you

Chorus:

G D/F# Em A7

But I can see it perfect

D D7

In my mind all the time

G D/F# Em A7

And that’s what keeps me holding on

D D7

Pretending you’re still mine

G D/F# Em A7

I wouldn’t miss you half as much

D D/F# Em Gm/A#

I can make it on my own

D Asus4 A D

If a man could live on love alone

Interlude:

Dsus2 D Em Asus4 A

- -

Verse 2:

D Dsus2 D

Sure I like my job

Of course I love my friends

Asus4 A

But what I’d really love is waking up one day to find we’ve always had

Dsus2 D A7

What should’ve been

D Dsus2 D

‘Cause all the feeling’s there

God I miss your touch

Asus4 A

Is wanting you and needing you here with me

D D C G

Really asking all that much

[Chorus] (replace “But” with “When”)

Coda:

Em Asus4 A Em Gm D

If a man could live on love alone

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