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Lindisfarne - Love Is A Pain
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:]   G    D      Em    G    D      Em    G    D      Em    G    D  Em  
[VERSE 1:]
GLove is a Dpain in the neckEm  
It Gleaves your Dhead in a messEm  
You Cstart out Gfine, like a Am7bottle of wiGne
But you Dend up Am7just like a wreckD  
[VERSE 2:]
GLove can Dburn you real badEm  
Make the Ghappy Dinto the sEmad
If you Cwill play with Gfire, then your Am7burning deGsire
Will Done day Am7surely drive you Dmad
[CHORUS:]
And I Emknow it's hard and I Bmunderstand
That a Cwoman like you must Dhave a man
And a Emman like me ain't too Bmproud to be in your Dhands_D7___
[VERSE 3:]
GLove can Dbring you right Emdown
From the Gtop to the Dbottom of the Emground
CLove is a Gleveller, a Am7regular Gdevil
A clDownAm7  D  
[INSTRUMENTAL:]   G    D      Em    G    D      Em    C    G    Am7    G    D    Am7  D  
[CHORUS:]
And I Emknow it's hard and I Bmunderstand
That a Cwoman like you must Dhave a man
And a Emman like me ain't too Bmproud to be in your Dhands_D7___
[VERSE 4:]
GLove is a Dpain in the neckEm  
It Gleaves your Dhead in a messEm  
You Cstart out Gfine, like a Am7bottle of wiGne
But you Dend up Am7just like a wreckD  
[OUTRO:]   G    D      Em    G    D      Em    G    D  Em  
         G  D  Em    G  D  Em    G  D  Em    G

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Love Is A Pain

by Lindisfarne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Lindisfarne - Love Is A Pain

CAPO: 2nd Fret

G D Em G D Em G D Em G D Em

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

G D Em

Love is a pain in the neck

G D Em

It leaves your head in a mess

C G Am7 G

You start out fine, like a bottle of wine

D Am7 D

But you end up just like a wreck

[VERSE 2:]

G D Em

Love can burn you real bad

G D Em

Make the happy into the sad

C G Am7 G

If you will play with fire, then your burning desire

D Am7 D

Will one day surely drive you mad

[CHORUS:]

Em Bm

And I know it's hard and I understand

C D

That a woman like you must have a man

Em Bm D D7

And a man like me ain't too proud to be in your hands____

[VERSE 3:]

G D Em

Love can bring you right down

G D Em

From the top to the bottom of the ground

C G Am7 G

Love is a leveller, a regular devil

D Am7 D

A clown

G D Em G D Em C G Am7 G D Am7 D

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

[CHORUS:]

Em Bm

And I know it's hard and I understand

C D

That a woman like you must have a man

Em Bm D D7

And a man like me ain't too proud to be in your hands____

[VERSE 4:]

G D Em

Love is a pain in the neck

G D Em

It leaves your head in a mess

C G Am7 G

You start out fine, like a bottle of wine

D Am7 D

But you end up just like a wreck

G D Em G D Em G D Em

[OUTRO:]

G D Em G D Em G D Em G

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