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When Love Is Dying

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[Intro]
Bb Ab Gb
Bb Ab Gb
[Verse 1]
BbThey say we bruise too easily
I don't kF/Anow if it's that way for me
Fm/AbI've seen them come, I've seen them go
G7I've seen everyone I know
Fall in and out of lCmove
It's just the way it goFesF7  
BbWord is out, silence seems so loud
F/AThere's no light above or below me now
Fm/AbI've seen it grow, I've seen it live
G7I've seen everything I give
Falling out Cmmy hands, no matter who IF'm withF7  
[Chorus]
And nobody ever tEbells you
When love is dF7ying, when love is Bbdying
It just gBb7ets a little colder
And we stop tEbrying, we stop tCmrying, yeah we stop trBbyingDm/A  Gm  
GmOh, Oh, EbOh, Oh-F7Oh when love is dBbyingAb  Gb  
Bb Ab Gb
[Verse 2]
There's a pBbain you never can explain
F/ACuts so deep time and time again
Fm/AbI felt it then, I feel it now
But G7nobody told me how
To fight a world of Cmhurt
Somebody help me nFowF7  
[Chorus]
And nobody ever tEbells you
When love is dF7ying, when love is Bbdying
It just gBb7ets a little colder
And we stop tEbrying, we stop tCmrying, yeah we stop trBbyingDm/A  Gm  
GmOh, Oh, EbOh, Oh-F7Oh when love is dBbying
[Verse 3]
But lFove never gets to sF7how you
And BbI never got to kG/Bnow you
No we nF/Cever stood a C/Gchance
When love was dFying
No and lFove never makes it F7easy
And BbI never got that feG/Beling
No we nF/Cever stood a C/Gchance
When love was dFying
[Chorus]
And nobody ever tEbells you
When love is dF7ying, when love is Bbdying
It just gBb7ets a little colder
And we stop tEbrying, we stop tCmrying, yeah we stop trBbyingDm/A  Gm  
GmOh, Oh, EbOh, Oh-F7Oh when love is dBbyingDm/A  Gm  
GmOh, Oh, EbOh, Oh-F7Oh when love is dBbyingDm/A  Gm  
GmOh, Oh, EbOh, Oh-F7Oh when love is dEbyingBb  

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When Love Is Dying

by Elton John

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/A

Fm/Ab

Bb7

Dm/A

G/B

F/C

C/G

[Intro]

Bb Ab Gb

[Verse 1]

They say we bruise too easily

F/A

I don't know if it's that way for me

Fm/Ab

I've seen them come, I've seen them go

I've seen everyone I know

Fall in and out of love

F F7

It's just the way it goes

Word is out, silence seems so loud

F/A

There's no light above or below me now

Fm/Ab

I've seen it grow, I've seen it live

I've seen everything I give

Cm F F7

Falling out my hands, no matter who I'm with

[Chorus]

And nobody ever tells you

F7 Bb

When love is dying, when love is dying

Bb7

It just gets a little colder

Eb Cm Bb Dm/A Gm

And we stop trying, we stop trying, yeah we stop trying

Gm Eb F7 Bb Ab Gb

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh-Oh when love is dying

Bb Ab Gb

[Verse 2]

There's a pain you never can explain

F/A

Cuts so deep time and time again

Fm/Ab

I felt it then, I feel it now

But nobody told me how

To fight a world of hurt

F F7

Somebody help me now

[Chorus]

And nobody ever tells you

F7 Bb

When love is dying, when love is dying

Bb7

It just gets a little colder

Eb Cm Bb Dm/A Gm

And we stop trying, we stop trying, yeah we stop trying

Gm Eb F7 Bb

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh-Oh when love is dying

[Verse 3]

F F7

But love never gets to show you

Bb G/B

And I never got to know you

F/C C/G

No we never stood a chance

When love was dying

F F7

No and love never makes it easy

Bb G/B

And I never got that feeling

F/C C/G

No we never stood a chance

When love was dying

[Chorus]

And nobody ever tells you

F7 Bb

When love is dying, when love is dying

Bb7

It just gets a little colder

Eb Cm Bb Dm/A Gm

And we stop trying, we stop trying, yeah we stop trying

Gm Eb F7 Bb Dm/A Gm

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh-Oh when love is dying

Gm Eb F7 Bb Dm/A Gm

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh-Oh when love is dying

Gm Eb F7 Eb Bb

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh-Oh when love is dying

About When Love Is Dying Chords by Elton John

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