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Love Takes Time

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[Intro]
BOh, F#ohG#mhhhhD#mh,   C#moh,B  F#  
[Verse 1] 
BI had it F#all
But I G#mlet it slip aD#mway
C#mCouldn't see I trBeated you F#wrong
BNow I wander arF#ound
Feeling G#mdown and cBold
C#mTrying to beliBeve that yoF#u're gone
[Chorus]
ELove takes F#time
To D#mheal when you're hurting G#mso much
Couldn't see that EI was bF#lind
To lD#met you go
G#mI can't escape the BpEain
F#Inside
'Cause D#mlove G#mtakes Btime
C#mI don't wanna be here
F#I don't wanna be here aBlone
[Verse]
BLosing my F#mind
From this hG#mollow in my hF#eart
C#mSuddenly IB'm so incomF#plete
BLord I'm needing you F#now
Tell me how to sG#mtop the raBin
C#mTears are falling dBown endlesF#sly
[Chorus]
ELove takes F#time
To D#mheal when you're hurting G#mso much
Couldn't see that EI was bF#lind
To lD#met you go
G#mI can't escape the BpEain
F#Inside
'Cause D#mlove G#mtakes Btime
C#mI don't wanna be here
F#I don't wanna be here aBlone
[Bridge]
G#mYou might say that it's oBver
G#mYou might say that you don't D#mcare
G#mYou might saC#my you don't miss me   
BYou don't F#need me       
C#mBut I know that you do Eand I feel that you do
F#Inside
[Chorus]
ELove takes F#time
To D#mheal when you're hurting G#mso much
Couldn't see that EI was bF#lind
To lD#met you go
G#mI can't escape the BpEain
F#Inside
'Cause D#mlove G#mtakes Btime
C#mI don't wanna be here
F#I don't wanna be here aBlone

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Love Takes Time

by Mariah Carey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

D#m

C#m

[Intro]

B F# G#m D#m C#m B F#

Oh, ohhhhhh, oh,

[Verse 1]

B F#

I had it all

G#m D#m

But I let it slip away

C#m B F#

Couldn't see I treated you wrong

B F#

Now I wander around

G#m B

Feeling down and cold

C#m B F#

Trying to believe that you're gone

[Chorus]

E F#

Love takes time

D#m G#m

To heal when you're hurting so much

E F#

Couldn't see that I was blind

D#m

To let you go

G#m B E

I can't escape the pain

Inside

D#m G#m B

'Cause love takes time

C#m

I don't wanna be here

F# B

I don't wanna be here alone

[Verse]

B F#

Losing my mind

G#m F#

From this hollow in my heart

C#m B F#

Suddenly I'm so incomplete

B F#

Lord I'm needing you now

G#m B

Tell me how to stop the rain

C#m B F#

Tears are falling down endlessly

[Chorus]

E F#

Love takes time

D#m G#m

To heal when you're hurting so much

E F#

Couldn't see that I was blind

D#m

To let you go

G#m B E

I can't escape the pain

Inside

D#m G#m B

'Cause love takes time

C#m

I don't wanna be here

F# B

I don't wanna be here alone

[Bridge]

G#m B

You might say that it's over

G#m D#m

You might say that you don't care

G#m C#m

You might say you don't miss me

B F#

You don't need me

C#m E

But I know that you do and I feel that you do

Inside

[Chorus]

E F#

Love takes time

D#m G#m

To heal when you're hurting so much

E F#

Couldn't see that I was blind

D#m

To let you go

G#m B E

I can't escape the pain

Inside

D#m G#m B

'Cause love takes time

C#m

I don't wanna be here

F# B

I don't wanna be here alone

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