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Love Gone By

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[Intro]
C  F  C  F  C  F  C  F  G
[Verse]
CTry your Fbest to Csee through Fthe conGfusionC  G  
CSeems the Fmore you Csee the Dm7less you GtryC  G  
CYou don't Fknow what's Creal and Fwhat's illGusionC  G  
CIf you don't Fknow by Amnow then how should GI?
[Chorus]
I've been thinking 'bout the FLove Ggone Cby
Honey, has the Cwell Frun Gdry? It's enough to Fmake Gyou Ccry
CThinking 'bout the Amlove gone Gby.G7  
[Verse]
CGive me Fback my Cheart and Fcall it GevenC  G  
CAin't no Fuse in Cfiguring Dm7who's to GblameC  G  
COnce I Fthought this Clove was Fmade in GheavenC  G  
CNow I Fthink it's Amjust a crying Gshame.
[Chorus]
I've been thinking 'bout the FLove Ggone Cby
Honey, has the Cwell Frun Gdry? It's enough to Fmake Gyou Ccry
CThinking 'bout the Amlove gone Gby.G7  
[Instrumental]
C  F  C  F  C  F  C  F  G
[Verse]
CWinners Fnever Cknow the Fworth of lGosingC  G  
C'Til the Fprize has Cslipped right Dm7through their Ghands
CLove will Ftake a Cheart of Fits own GchoosingC  G  
CAnd break it Fif you Amtry to underGstand.
[Chorus]
We're left with nothing but the FLove Ggone Cby
Honey, has the Cwell Frun Gdry? It's enough to Fmake Gyou Ccry
CThinking 'bout the Amlove gone Gby.G7  

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Love Gone By

by Dan Fogelberg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

[Intro]

C F C F C F C F G

[Verse]

C F C F G C G

Try your best to see through the confusion

C F C Dm7 G C G

Seems the more you see the less you try

C F C F G C G

You don't know what's real and what's illusion

C F Am G

If you don't know by now then how should I?

[Chorus]

F G C

I've been thinking 'bout the Love gone by

C F G F G C

Honey, has the well run dry? It's enough to make you cry

C Am G G7

Thinking 'bout the love gone by.

[Verse]

C F C F G C G

Give me back my heart and call it even

C F C Dm7 G C G

Ain't no use in figuring who's to blame

C F C F G C G

Once I thought this love was made in heaven

C F Am G

Now I think it's just a crying shame.

[Chorus]

F G C

I've been thinking 'bout the Love gone by

C F G F G C

Honey, has the well run dry? It's enough to make you cry

C Am G G7

Thinking 'bout the love gone by.

[Instrumental]

C F C F C F C F G

[Verse]

C F C F G C G

Winners never know the worth of losing

C F C Dm7 G

'Til the prize has slipped right through their hands

C F C F G C G

Love will take a heart of its own choosing

C F Am G

And break it if you try to understand.

[Chorus]

F G C

We're left with nothing but the Love gone by

C F G F G C

Honey, has the well run dry? It's enough to make you cry

C Am G G7

Thinking 'bout the love gone by.

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