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Thats What Love Is For

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Intro:
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Strings only:               E  E( G#bass)    A  
                Sometimes we make it       harder than it is
              E  E( G#bass)    A  
  We'll take a perfect       night
  And Bfill it up with Ewords we don't Amean
  Dark Esides best unAseen  
  And we F#mwonder why we're F#m7feeling this Bway
 Atempo, Bass:     A    B              E( G#bass)     A  
                         Sometimes I wonder if we really feel the same
           E( G#bass)    A  
  Why we can be          unkind
  BQuestioning the Estrongest of Ahearts
  That's Ewhen we must Astart
               F#m( G#bass)                         A     A  B  
  Believing in the one thing that has gotten us this far
  C#That's what F#love is G#for
  To F#help us G#through it
  C#That's what F#love is G#for
  Nothing F#else can G#do it
  F#Melt our     deG#fenses
           F#( C#bass)          G#( D#bass)
  Bring us back to our         senses
  Give us Astrength to try once Bmore
  ABaby, that's what Blove is C#forA  B  
E            (G# bass)
  Sometimes I see you
  And you Adon't know I am there
        E( G#bass)    A  
  And I'm washed     away 
  By eBmotions I hold Edeep down inAside
  Getting Estronger with Atime
                       F#m  E( G#bass)
  It's living through the fire
  And Aholding on we AfinBd
  C#That's what F#love is G#for
  To F#help us G#through it
  C#That's what F#love is G#for
  Nothing F#else can G#do it
  F#( A#bass)   G#( C#bass)
  Melt our    defenses
           F#( C#bass)   G#( D#bass)
  Bring us back to  our  senses
  Give us Astrength to try once Bmore
  ABaby, that's what Blove is C#for
Instrumental:
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                F#m  E( G#bass)
  Believing in the one thing
  That has Agotten us this Bfar
  DThat's what Glove is Afor
  To Ghelp us Athrough it
  DThat's what Glove is Afor
  Nothing Gelse can Ado it
  GRound off the Aedges
          G( Bbass)     A( C#bass)
  Talk us down from the ledges
  Give us Bbstrength to try once Cmore
  BbBaby, that's what Clove is Dfor
  DThat's what Glove is AforG  A  
  DThat's what Glove is AforG  A  
  GMelt our deAfenses
           G( Bbass)   A( C#bass)
  Bring us back to our senses
  Give us Bbstrength to try once Cmore
  BbBaby, that's what Clove is Dfor
  DThat's what Glove is Afor   (GThat's what Alove is Dfor)
  That's what Glove is Afor ... GfadeA  

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Thats What Love Is For

by Amy Grant

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

F#m7

Intro:

(I didn't work out the chords here)

E E G# A

Strings only: ( bass)

Sometimes we make it harder than it is

E E G# A

( bass)

We'll take a perfect night

B E A

And fill it up with words we don't mean

E A

Dark sides best unseen

F#m F#m7 B

And we wonder why we're feeling this way

A A B E G# A

tempo, Bass: ( bass)

Sometimes I wonder if we really feel the same

E G# A

( bass)

Why we can be unkind

B E A

Questioning the strongest of hearts

E A

That's when we must start

F#m G# A A B

( bass)

Believing in the one thing that has gotten us this far

C# F# G#

That's what love is for

F# G#

To help us through it

C# F# G#

That's what love is for

F# G#

Nothing else can do it

F# G#

Melt our defenses

F# C# G# D#

( bass) ( bass)

Bring us back to our senses

A B

Give us strength to try once more

A B C# A B

Baby, that's what love is for

E (G# bass)

Sometimes I see you

And you don't know I am there

E G# A

( bass)

And I'm washed away

B E A

By emotions I hold deep down inside

E A

Getting stronger with time

F#m E G#

( bass)

It's living through the fire

A A B

And holding on we find

C# F# G#

That's what love is for

F# G#

To help us through it

C# F# G#

That's what love is for

F# G#

Nothing else can do it

F# A# G# C#

( bass) ( bass)

Melt our defenses

F# C# G# D#

( bass) ( bass)

Bring us back to our senses

A B

Give us strength to try once more

A B C#

Baby, that's what love is for

Instrumental:

(I didn't work out the chords here)

F#m E G#

( bass)

Believing in the one thing

A B

That has gotten us this far

D G A

That's what love is for

G A

To help us through it

D G A

That's what love is for

G A

Nothing else can do it

G A

Round off the edges

G B A C#

( bass) ( bass)

Talk us down from the ledges

Bb C

Give us strength to try once more

Bb C D

Baby, that's what love is for

D G A G A

That's what love is for

D G A G A

That's what love is for

G A

Melt our defenses

G B A C#

( bass) ( bass)

Bring us back to our senses

Bb C

Give us strength to try once more

Bb C D

Baby, that's what love is for

D G A G A D

That's what love is for (That's what love is for)

G A G A

That's what love is for ... fade

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