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Had To Fall In Love

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HAD TO FALL IN LOVE     -       Moody Blues, The
e|Bm7--------------------------/Em7-------------------------/
B|3------------3------------/3------------3-----------/
G|2----2-h4----2----2-h4----/0----2-h4----0---2-h4----/
D|4--4------4--4--4------4--/2--2------2--2--2-----2--/
A|2-----(2)----2------(2)---/-------------------------/
E|--------------------------/0-----(0)----0----(0)----/
e|Em7/C----------------------------/-G---------------------------/
B|0h1------1----3----1--------/0--------0----3--------0----/
G|0----0--------0--------0----/0--0--------------0---------/
D|2--2-------2--2--2-------2--/0----0-----0----0--------0--/
A|3------3------3------3------/-------2------------2-------/
E-----------------------------/3-------------3-------------/
e|C0---3-------0----3------/1Fadd9----3p1----1----3p1----/
B|-------1-----------1----/1-------1---1-------1---/
G|0--0-----0--0--0-----0--/2--2-----2--2--2-----2--/
D|2-----------2-----------/3-----------3-----------/
A|3-----------3-----------/------------------------/
E|------------------------/1-----------1-----------/
e|A7sus4----------------/
B|1-------3-------/
G|---0-2-----0-2--/
D|--2---2---2---2-/
A|0---0---0---0---/
E|----------------/
Intro:
 Bm7-  Em7-  Em7/C-       G2x 
What      Bm7mattered to me 
Was the      Em7right to be free
Like I'll         Em7/Cbe someday 
I'm         Em7/Cwaiting for my heart to lead the    Gway G  
The       Bm7places I've seen 
And the       Em7road in between 
Make me        Em7/Cwonder why
I'm         Em7/Csearching for my dreams up in the    Csky, 
I heard the       Fadd9call 
And in the     Cmirror 
   CI saw the    Cwriting on the       Fadd9wall 
      Fadd9And I     Ghad to fall
In         A7sus4love 
With    Gyou G  
    Bm7Hhuugh 
Huu -       Em7huu uu uugh 
huu -        Em7/Chuu uu uugh 
huu -    Ghhuugh
     Bm7Hhaaah 
haa -       Em7haa aa aagh 
haa -        Em7/Chaa aa aagh 
Haa -     Ghhaaagh
The       Bm7face that I've known
Seems so      Em7lost and alone 
When you're        Em7/Cfar away
I'm         Em7/Ccomin' for you baby right a -     Gway G  
The      Bm7places I've seen 
And the       Em7road in between 
Make me        Em7/Cwonder why
I'm        Em7/Csearching for my dreams up in the     Csky, 
I heard the         Fadd9call 
And in the    Cmirror 
   CI saw the    Cwriting on the         Fadd9wall 
       Fadd9And I     Ghad to fall
In          A7sus4love 
With     Gyou G  
     Bm7Hhaaah 
haa -        Em7haa aa aagh 
haa -         Em7/Chaa aa aagh 
Haa -    Ghhaaagh
What       Bm7mattered to  me 
Was the      Em7right to be free
Like I'll        Em7/Cbe someday 
I'm         Em7/Cwaiting for my heart to lead the    Gway //
      Bm7x24232
      Em7022030
    Em7/Cx32030
        G32003x
    Fadd9133213
        Cx32010
      Am7x02030

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The story behind the song

The Moody Blues were an English rock band that evolved from the British beat and R&B scene to become pioneers of art and progressive rock. This song appears on "The Moody Blues Story," a release from 1978. It plays like a reflection on the undeniable, almost fated nature of falling in love.

AI-written from these sources:The Moody Blues — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Had To Fall In Love

by The Moody Blues

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Em7

Em7/C

Fadd9

A7sus4

Am7

HAD TO FALL IN LOVE - Moody Blues, The

Bm7 Em7

e|--------------------------/-------------------------/

B|3------------3------------/3------------3-----------/

G|2----2-h4----2----2-h4----/0----2-h4----0---2-h4----/

D|4--4------4--4--4------4--/2--2------2--2--2-----2--/

A|2-----(2)----2------(2)---/-------------------------/

E|--------------------------/0-----(0)----0----(0)----/

Em7/C G

e|----------------------------/----------------------------/

B|0h1------1----3----1--------/0--------0----3--------0----/

G|0----0--------0--------0----/0--0--------------0---------/

D|2--2-------2--2--2-------2--/0----0-----0----0--------0--/

A|3------3------3------3------/-------2------------2-------/

E-----------------------------/3-------------3-------------/

C Fadd9

e|0---3-------0----3------/1----3p1----1----3p1----/

B|-------1-----------1----/1-------1---1-------1---/

G|0--0-----0--0--0-----0--/2--2-----2--2--2-----2--/

D|2-----------2-----------/3-----------3-----------/

A|3-----------3-----------/------------------------/

E|------------------------/1-----------1-----------/

A7sus4

e|----------------/

B|1-------3-------/

G|---0-2-----0-2--/

D|--2---2---2---2-/

A|0---0---0---0---/

E|----------------/

Intro:

Bm7 Em7 Em7/C G

- - - 2x

Bm7

What mattered to me

Em7

Was the right to be free

Em7/C

Like I'll be someday

Em7/C G G

I'm waiting for my heart to lead the way

Bm7

The places I've seen

Em7

And the road in between

Em7/C

Make me wonder why

Em7/C C

I'm searching for my dreams up in the sky,

Fadd9

I heard the call

And in the mirror

C C Fadd9

I saw the writing on the wall

Fadd9 G

And I had to fall

A7sus4

In love

G G

With you

Bm7

Hhuugh

Em7

Huu - huu uu uugh

Em7/C

huu - huu uu uugh

huu - hhuugh

Bm7

Hhaaah

Em7

haa - haa aa aagh

Em7/C

haa - haa aa aagh

Haa - hhaaagh

Bm7

The face that I've known

Em7

Seems so lost and alone

Em7/C

When you're far away

Em7/C G G

I'm comin' for you baby right a - way

Bm7

The places I've seen

Em7

And the road in between

Em7/C

Make me wonder why

Em7/C C

I'm searching for my dreams up in the sky,

Fadd9

I heard the call

And in the mirror

C C Fadd9

I saw the writing on the wall

Fadd9 G

And I had to fall

A7sus4

In love

G G

With you

Bm7

Hhaaah

Em7

haa - haa aa aagh

Em7/C

haa - haa aa aagh

Haa - hhaaagh

Bm7

What mattered to me

Em7

Was the right to be free

Em7/C

Like I'll be someday

Em7/C G

I'm waiting for my heart to lead the way //

Bm7

x24232

Em7

022030

Em7/C

x32030

32003x

Fadd9

133213

x32010

Am7

x02030

About Had To Fall In Love Chords by The Moody Blues

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