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[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
AI can't understand this city and I don't understand true love
AAnd I've been under false impressions of even where I thought I was
AHeavy are the open-hearted, and heavy is the fate of love
AYeah here I go from town to town just getting by on old true love
[Chorus]
DLovesick in some backwoods bayou, F#mlovesick in town
AI'm gonna need to call the CDC because it's Bgoing around
[Interlude]
A
[Verse 2]
AArm in arm in armageddon, conjuring a tidal wave
AStanding on the cliffs and laughing, then running down the fire escape
AA step ahead of rolling thunder, an army of returning doves
AHeavy are the open-hearted, and heavy is the fate of love
[Chorus]
DLovesick in some backwoods bayou, F#mlovesick in town
AI'm gonna need to call CDC because it's Bgoing around
DThey say that love is blind but F#myou look good to me
AAnd there's a reason that I'm coming over and Bit ain't up to me
[Interlude]
   A     G     B  DWhoa
[Outro]
DTrue Alove, is it any wonder darling that I don't understand
DTrue Alove, arm in arm in armageddon, conjuring our own
DTrue Alove, a step ahead of rolling thunder, an army of our own
DTrue Alove, and heavy are the open-hearted yeah heavy is our own
DTrue Alove, there I was so free and lonely, innocent of all
DTrue Alove, is it any wonder darling that I don't understand Dtrue Alove

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True Love

by Dr. Dog

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F#m

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I can't understand this city and I don't understand true love

And I've been under false impressions of even where I thought I was

Heavy are the open-hearted, and heavy is the fate of love

Yeah here I go from town to town just getting by on old true love

[Chorus]

D F#m

Lovesick in some backwoods bayou, lovesick in town

A B

I'm gonna need to call the CDC because it's going around

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]

Arm in arm in armageddon, conjuring a tidal wave

Standing on the cliffs and laughing, then running down the fire escape

A step ahead of rolling thunder, an army of returning doves

Heavy are the open-hearted, and heavy is the fate of love

[Chorus]

D F#m

Lovesick in some backwoods bayou, lovesick in town

A B

I'm gonna need to call CDC because it's going around

D F#m

They say that love is blind but you look good to me

A B

And there's a reason that I'm coming over and it ain't up to me

[Interlude]

A G B D

Whoa

[Outro]

D A

True love, is it any wonder darling that I don't understand

D A

True love, arm in arm in armageddon, conjuring our own

D A

True love, a step ahead of rolling thunder, an army of our own

D A

True love, and heavy are the open-hearted yeah heavy is our own

D A

True love, there I was so free and lonely, innocent of all

D A D A

True love, is it any wonder darling that I don't understand true love

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