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capo 1st
 C#7- x4340x
 Absus4- 4466xx
 Asus4- 5577xx
 F#sus4- 3355xx
[Intro]
  A    D    A    D    AIt's bigger than DloveA  
ABrighter than Dall the stars combAined
AIt's dwarfing the DsunA  
ABurning withDin my heart and mind
[Verse]
  F#mI live with my Dmemories, Athe bustling Bmfervor of New York
  F#mWhere on 5D9th street Awe quarreled and Bmbroke the bathroom door
  F#m'Cause you were just Ddrinking A'til yBmou could hardly see
  F#mOh how much I Dloved you Abut I couldn't Ebring myself to leave
[Chorus]
  AIt's bigger than DloveA  
ABrighter than Dall the stars combAined
AIt's dwarfing the DsunA  
ABurning withDin my heart and mind
[Verse]
  F#mOur summers in DParis, Athe Seine overfBmlowing with champagne
  F#mAnd I knew you stepped Dout Abut you knew that BmI had done the same
  F#mAnd we had a Dchild there Abut we couldn't Bmraise her on our own
  F#mSo our house got Dcrowded Aand I'd never Efelt so all alone
[Chorus]
  AIt's bigger than DloveA  
ABrighter than Dall the stars combAined
AIt's dwarfing the DsunA  
ABurning withDin my heart and mind
  F#mIt's bigger than AloveE  
EBrighter than Dall the stars F#mcombined
F#mIt's dwarfing the AsunE  
EBurning withDin my heart and mind
[Verse]
  F#mStranded in DAsheville Afailing to Bmfix a broken head
  F#mYou're in CaliDfornia Adoing the Bmwork of lesser men
  F#mOh what of our Ddaughter, Aoh what of the Bmlove that we once shared?
  F#mIt's living Dinside us Abattered but Bmnot beyond repair
[Bridge]
    C#7  Absus4Our fate Asus4decreed
    C#7  Absus4A singuAsus4larityC#  
    C#7  Absus4A   solAsus4emn tune
I G#mplay at F#night and Edance aC#mround the Aroom
[Chorus]
  AIt's bigger than DloveA  
ABrighter than Dall the stars combAined
AIt's dwarfing the DsunA  
ABurning withDin my heart and mind
  AIt's bigger than DloveA  
ABrighter than Dall the stars combAined
AIt's dwarfing the DsunA  
ABurning withDin my heart and mind
  AIt's bigger than DloveA  
ABrighter than Dall the stars combAined
AIt's dwarfing the DsunA  
ABurning withDin my heart and mind
  F#mIt's bigger than AloveE  
EBrighter than Dall the stars F#mcombined
F#mIt's dwarfing the AsunE  
EBurning withDin my heart and mindA  

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Bigger Than Love

by Benjamin Gibbard

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

Chords in this song · guitar

C#7

Absus4

Asus4

F#sus4

F#m

G#m

C#m

capo 1st

C#7

- x4340x

Absus4

- 4466xx

Asus4

- 5577xx

F#sus4

- 3355xx

[Intro]

A D A D A D A

It's bigger than love

A D A

Brighter than all the stars combined

A D A

It's dwarfing the sun

A D

Burning within my heart and mind

[Verse]

F#m D A Bm

I live with my memories, the bustling fervor of New York

F#m D A Bm

Where on 59th street we quarreled and broke the bathroom door

F#m D A Bm

'Cause you were just drinking 'til you could hardly see

F#m D A E

Oh how much I loved you but I couldn't bring myself to leave

[Chorus]

A D A

It's bigger than love

A D A

Brighter than all the stars combined

A D A

It's dwarfing the sun

A D

Burning within my heart and mind

[Verse]

F#m D A Bm

Our summers in Paris, the Seine overflowing with champagne

F#m D A Bm

And I knew you stepped out but you knew that I had done the same

F#m D A Bm

And we had a child there but we couldn't raise her on our own

F#m D A E

So our house got crowded and I'd never felt so all alone

[Chorus]

A D A

It's bigger than love

A D A

Brighter than all the stars combined

A D A

It's dwarfing the sun

A D

Burning within my heart and mind

F#m A E

It's bigger than love

E D F#m

Brighter than all the stars combined

F#m A E

It's dwarfing the sun

E D

Burning within my heart and mind

[Verse]

F#m D A Bm

Stranded in Asheville failing to fix a broken head

F#m D A Bm

You're in California doing the work of lesser men

F#m D A Bm

Oh what of our daughter, oh what of the love that we once shared?

F#m D A Bm

It's living inside us battered but not beyond repair

[Bridge]

C#7 Absus4 Asus4

Our fate decreed

C#7 Absus4 Asus4 C#

A singularity

C#7 Absus4 Asus4

A solemn tune

G#m F# E C#m A

I play at night and dance around the room

[Chorus]

A D A

It's bigger than love

A D A

Brighter than all the stars combined

A D A

It's dwarfing the sun

A D

Burning within my heart and mind

A D A

It's bigger than love

A D A

Brighter than all the stars combined

A D A

It's dwarfing the sun

A D

Burning within my heart and mind

A D A

It's bigger than love

A D A

Brighter than all the stars combined

A D A

It's dwarfing the sun

A D

Burning within my heart and mind

F#m A E

It's bigger than love

E D F#m

Brighter than all the stars combined

F#m A E

It's dwarfing the sun

E D A

Burning within my heart and mind

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