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Love Patiently

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Aminor

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Capo on 1
Try alternating a bass pattern on the 6 and 5 strings as you play.
[Verse 1]
Dear C/Gfriend of the girl i once dated
I Fhated the sound of her voice
and she left me no C/Gchoice
I would rampantly tear all the 
Gframes from the wall
just to make her remember our Flife in the fall
[Chorus 1]
Fmaj7So miss me once in a blue moon
if I don't return sAmoonC  
I think there's Fmaj7something worth loving in Gme
But I Fmaj7run from the touch of a loved oneE7  
I could never live patientAmlyC/B  C/G  
[Verse 2]
Dear C/Gfriend of the female persuasion
on Flonely rotation through all of the boys in the C/Gtown
I would instantly answer the Gphone if you call
just to make me remember the Fpoint of it all
[Chorus 2]
Fmaj7You miss me once in a blue moon
if I don't return soAmonC  
I think theres Fmaj7something worth leaving in Gme
but I Frun from the touch of a loved oneE7  
you could never love patientAmly
E7you could never love patientAmly
E7you could never love patientAmly
[Instrumental]
   C     C     F     Fx2
[Chorus 3]
Fmaj7Yeah miss me once in a blue moon
if I don't return soAmonC  
I think theres Fmaj7something worth loving in Gme
but I Frun from the touch of a loved oneE7  
I could never live patientAmly

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Love Patiently

by Shakey Graves

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Fmaj7

C/B

Capo on 1

Try alternating a bass pattern on the 6 and 5 strings as you play.

[Verse 1]

C/G

Dear friend of the girl i once dated

I hated the sound of her voice

C/G

and she left me no choice

I would rampantly tear all the

frames from the wall

just to make her remember our life in the fall

[Chorus 1]

Fmaj7

So miss me once in a blue moon

Am C

if I don't return soon

Fmaj7 G

I think there's something worth loving in me

Fmaj7 E7

But I run from the touch of a loved one

Am C/B C/G

I could never live patiently

[Verse 2]

C/G

Dear friend of the female persuasion

F C/G

on lonely rotation through all of the boys in the town

I would instantly answer the phone if you call

just to make me remember the point of it all

[Chorus 2]

Fmaj7

You miss me once in a blue moon

Am C

if I don't return soon

Fmaj7 G

I think theres something worth leaving in me

F E7

but I run from the touch of a loved one

you could never love patiently

E7 Am

you could never love patiently

E7 Am

you could never love patiently

[Instrumental]

C C F F

[Chorus 3]

Fmaj7

Yeah miss me once in a blue moon

Am C

if I don't return soon

Fmaj7 G

I think theres something worth loving in me

F E7

but I run from the touch of a loved one

I could never live patiently

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