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I Prefer Your Love

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[INTRO]
Badd9I, I prefer your F#madd9/Alove 
To Asus2Je.....Esus
BLittle baby Aadd9on your knees
G#m'Cause the world has F#mgot you Edown
[VERSE 1]
      F#7M/FName-tagged tourists, sick at the sight of them
      Bbm/FTight-walking the sidewalk in spite of them
      G#mAs my headD#mache moves from east to C#west
      F#7MMother, won't you open your arms and
      BbmForgive me of all these bad thoughts?
      G#mI'm blinded to the D#mfaces in the C#fog
[PRE-CHORUS]
     Aadd9But all the C#mgood in me is because of youAadd9  
     Aadd9It's true 
[CHORUS]
BI, I prefer your F#mlove 
To Asus2Je.....Esus
Badd9I, I prefer your F#madd11love 
To Asus2Je.....Esus
BLittle baby Aadd9on your knees
G#m'Cause the world has F#mgot you dEown
[INSTRUMENTAL]
F#7M
Bbm
G#m D#m C#
[VERSE 2]
      F#7MKing-sized country wearing your worries out
      Bbm7/FHeadless heroes heaped by the pylons
      G#mAs a careless D#msun sets on the C#West
      F#7MSure as mother licking her finger
      Bbm7To wipe the blush and smudge from my cheek
      G#mAnd wonder what will beD#mcome of your little C#one
[PRE-CHORUS]
     Aadd9But all the C#mgood in me is because of you
     Aadd9It's true
[CHORUS]
BI, I prefer your F#madd9love 
To Asus2Je.....Esus
BI, I prefer your F#madd9/Alove 
To Asus2Je.....Esus
Badd9Little baby Aadd9on your knees
G#m'Cause the world has F#mgot you Eadd9down
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[Chords]
      B    Badd9    Bbm    Bbm/F    Bbm7    Bbm7/F   F#madd9    F#madd9/A    F#mF#madd11  F#7M  
e|--2----------1-----1-----1------1-------4--------4--------2-------2--------|
B|--4----4-----2-----2-----2------2-------2--------2--------2-------2-----(1)|
G|--4----4-----3-----3-----1------1-------2--------2--------2-------2------3-|
D|--4----4-----3-----3-----3------3----------------4--------4-------4------3-|
A|--2----4-----1-----1-----1------1-------4--------0--------4-------2------4-|
E|-------7-----------1------------1-------2-----------------2-------2------2-|
e|F#7M/F--------D#m-6---E0--Eadd9--2---G#m-4---Asus2-0-----Aadd9-(0)---C#4---C#m--4---------------------------|
B|---------7---0----0----4----0-------2----6-----5---------------------------|
G|--3------8---1----1----4------------4----6-----6---------------------------|
D|--4------8-------(2)---6----2-------2----6-----6---------------------------|
A|--4------6---2----2----6----0-------0----4-----4---------------------------|
E|--1----------0----0----4---------------------------------------------------|

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I Prefer Your Love

by St. Vincent

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Badd9

F#madd9/A

Asus2

Aadd9

G#m

F#m

F#7M/F

Bbm/F

D#m

F#7M

Bbm

C#m

Bbm7/F

Bbm7

F#madd9

Eadd9

[INTRO]

Badd9 F#madd9/A

I, I prefer your love

Asus2 E

To Je.....sus

B Aadd9

Little baby on your knees

G#m F#m E

'Cause the world has got you down

[VERSE 1]

F#7M/F

Name-tagged tourists, sick at the sight of them

Bbm/F

Tight-walking the sidewalk in spite of them

G#m D#m C#

As my headache moves from east to west

F#7M

Mother, won't you open your arms and

Bbm

Forgive me of all these bad thoughts?

G#m D#m C#

I'm blinded to the faces in the fog

[PRE-CHORUS]

Aadd9 C#m Aadd9

But all the good in me is because of you

Aadd9

It's true

[CHORUS]

B F#m

I, I prefer your love

Asus2 E

To Je.....sus

Badd9 F#madd11

I, I prefer your love

Asus2 E

To Je.....sus

B Aadd9

Little baby on your knees

G#m F#m E

'Cause the world has got you down

[INSTRUMENTAL]

F#7M

Bbm

G#m D#m C#

[VERSE 2]

F#7M

King-sized country wearing your worries out

Bbm7/F

Headless heroes heaped by the pylons

G#m D#m C#

As a careless sun sets on the West

F#7M

Sure as mother licking her finger

Bbm7

To wipe the blush and smudge from my cheek

G#m D#m C#

And wonder what will become of your little one

[PRE-CHORUS]

Aadd9 C#m

But all the good in me is because of you

Aadd9

It's true

[CHORUS]

B F#madd9

I, I prefer your love

Asus2 E

To Je.....sus

B F#madd9/A

I, I prefer your love

Asus2 E

To Je.....sus

Badd9 Aadd9

Little baby on your knees

G#m F#m Eadd9

'Cause the world has got you down

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[Chords]

B Badd9 Bbm Bbm/F Bbm7 Bbm7/F F#madd9 F#madd9/A F#m F#7M

F#madd11

e|--2----------1-----1-----1------1-------4--------4--------2-------2--------|

B|--4----4-----2-----2-----2------2-------2--------2--------2-------2-----(1)|

G|--4----4-----3-----3-----1------1-------2--------2--------2-------2------3-|

D|--4----4-----3-----3-----3------3----------------4--------4-------4------3-|

A|--2----4-----1-----1-----1------1-------4--------0--------4-------2------4-|

E|-------7-----------1------------1-------2-----------------2-------2------2-|

F#7M/F D#m E Eadd9 G#m Asus2 Aadd9 C# C#m

e|---------6---0----2----4----0------(0)---4-----4---------------------------|

B|---------7---0----0----4----0-------2----6-----5---------------------------|

G|--3------8---1----1----4------------4----6-----6---------------------------|

D|--4------8-------(2)---6----2-------2----6-----6---------------------------|

A|--4------6---2----2----6----0-------0----4-----4---------------------------|

E|--1----------0----0----4---------------------------------------------------|

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