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[Verse]
COh I hate to love you
AmLove you from a distance
And eFverytime you wGrite
I kiss your Cname
[Verse]
COh I hate to love you
LAmove you from a distance
And lFoving you this Gway
Seems all in Cvain
[Bridge]
E7Holding you iAmn my dreams
E7Isn't quite the Amsame it seems
CmI love you, bBbsus2ut it's hard to do
FFrom a thousand mGiles away
[Verse]
COh I hate to love you
AmLove you from a distance
JFust to kiss your lGips
Is all I pCray
[Break]
C C Am F G C
[Bridge]
E7Holding you iAmn my dreams
E7Isn't quite the Amsame it seems
CmI love you, bBbsus2ut it's hard to do
FFrom a thousand mGiles away
[Verse]
CWell I'm gonna love you
Ambut not from a disatnce
I'm Fcomin' home to Gyou
I'm gonna sCtay
[Verse]
CYes I'm gonna love you
AmBut not from a distance
And wFhen I hold you nGear
You'll hear me sCay
[Outro]
C Am F G C Am F G

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From A Distance

by Ricky Nelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bbsus2

[Verse]

Oh I hate to love you

Love you from a distance

F G

And everytime you write

I kiss your name

[Verse]

Oh I hate to love you

Love you from a distance

F G

And loving you this way

Seems all in vain

[Bridge]

E7 Am

Holding you in my dreams

E7 Am

Isn't quite the same it seems

Cm Bbsus2

I love you, but it's hard to do

F G

From a thousand miles away

[Verse]

Oh I hate to love you

Love you from a distance

F G

Just to kiss your lips

Is all I pray

[Break]

C C Am F G C

[Bridge]

E7 Am

Holding you in my dreams

E7 Am

Isn't quite the same it seems

Cm Bbsus2

I love you, but it's hard to do

F G

From a thousand miles away

[Verse]

Well I'm gonna love you

but not from a disatnce

F G

I'm comin' home to you

I'm gonna stay

[Verse]

Yes I'm gonna love you

But not from a distance

F G

And when I hold you near

You'll hear me say

[Outro]

C Am F G C Am F G

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