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This Love

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Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Standard Tuning
Capo 4
Intro:
D Dsus2  D Dsus2
Verse:
DClear blue water
High tide, came and brought you Ain  
And I F#m/Acould go, oAn and on, on and on
And I will, Dskies grew darker, currents swept you out agaiAn
And F#m/Ayou were just gAone and gone, gone and gone
In Dsilence screams, and wF#mildest dreams I
DNever dreamed of Dsus2this
Chorus:
This Alove is good, this love is bad
This Elove is back from the dead 
OhF#m, these hands had to let it go free
 DAnd this love came back to me 
Verse:
DTossing, turning, struggled through the night for someone Anew
And F#m/AI could go, oAn and on, on and on, (but I won’t)
DLantern burning, flickering in my mind for Ayou
But F#m/Ayou're still gAone, gone, gone
Been Dlosing grip, these F#msinking ships
It’s like Dyou showed up just in timeDsus2  
Chorus:
This Alove is good, this love is bad
This Elove is back from the dead 
Oh, F#mthese hands had to let it go free
 DAnd this love came back to me 
This lAove left a permanent mark
This Elove is glowing in the dark
OhF#m, these hands had to let it go free
  DAnd this love came back to me
Bridge:
 EI kissed yF#mour cheek
DI watched Ayou leave 
EYour smile, F#mmy ghost
DI fell Ato my knees
When you're yEoung, you F#mrun
When you're yDoung, you Arun
When you're yEoung, you F#mrun
But you Dcome back to what you need
Chorus:
This Alove is good, this love is bad
This Elove is back from the dead 
Oh, F#mthese hands had to let it go free
 DAnd this love came back to me 
This lAove left a permanent mark
This Elove is glowing in the dark
OhF#m, these hands had to let it go free
  DAnd this love came back to me
  DAnd this love came back to meA  
AaaEhh..F#m  D  
A    E   F#m  D
End on A

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This Love

by Ryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

F#m/A

F#m

Standard Tuning

Capo 4

Intro:

D Dsus2 D Dsus2

Verse:

Clear blue water

High tide, came and brought you in

F#m/A A

And I could go, on and on, on and on

D A

And I will, skies grew darker, currents swept you out again

F#m/A A

And you were just gone and gone, gone and gone

D F#m

In silence screams, and wildest dreams I

D Dsus2

Never dreamed of this

Chorus:

This love is good, this love is bad

This love is back from the dead

F#m

Oh, these hands had to let it go free

And this love came back to me

Verse:

D A

Tossing, turning, struggled through the night for someone new

F#m/A A

And I could go, on and on, on and on, (but I won’t)

D A

Lantern burning, flickering in my mind for you

F#m/A A

But you're still gone, gone, gone

D F#m

Been losing grip, these sinking ships

D Dsus2

It’s like you showed up just in time

Chorus:

This love is good, this love is bad

This love is back from the dead

F#m

Oh, these hands had to let it go free

And this love came back to me

This love left a permanent mark

This love is glowing in the dark

F#m

Oh, these hands had to let it go free

And this love came back to me

Bridge:

E F#m

I kissed your cheek

D A

I watched you leave

E F#m

Your smile, my ghost

D A

I fell to my knees

E F#m

When you're young, you run

D A

When you're young, you run

E F#m

When you're young, you run

But you come back to what you need

Chorus:

This love is good, this love is bad

This love is back from the dead

F#m

Oh, these hands had to let it go free

And this love came back to me

This love left a permanent mark

This love is glowing in the dark

F#m

Oh, these hands had to let it go free

And this love came back to me

D A

And this love came back to me

E F#m D

Aaahh..

A E F#m D

End on A

About This Love Chords by Ryan Adams

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