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The Love I Lost

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Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost
Standard Tuning
[Chords used]
  Em7(Intro)                A11sus2          D/F#  G#dim7  
 022030 or 0x543x      5x543x     x9777x       456464
  Em7(rest of song)            E7#9            G6  F#m7  
 X79787                X5545x     xx545x       x9119109
[Intro]
 D   G#dim7   Em7  A11sus2(x4)
[Chorus]
Em7The love I lost
Was a sweet Dmaj7love
Em7The love I lost
Was complete Dmaj7love
The love I loGmaj7st
Gmaj7I will never, D/F#no, no, never
A11sus2Love again, ooh
[Verse 1]
DI can remember planningF#m7  
Gmaj7Building my whole world around youG6  
DI can remember hF#m7oping
Gmaj7That you and I could make it on throuG6gh
[Pre-Chorus]
Em7But something went wrongF#m7  
Em7We loved each other
F#m7We just couldn't get along
Em7Take a good look at meF#m7  
Em7I'm in misery, can't E7#9you see?
[Chorus]
Em7The love I lost
Was a sweet lDmaj7ove
Em7The love I lost
Was complete Dmaj7love
The love I loGmaj7st
Gmaj7I will never, D/F#no, no, never
A11sus2Love again, ooh
[Verse 2]
DI can't remember nothing, F#m7no no no
Gmaj7But the good times we used to share, my loveG6  
DI'm so sad and lonelyF#m7  
Gmaj7Without you, my life is so deadG6  
[Pre-Chorus]
Em7I'm sorry to saF#m7y
Em7You go your way and I'll F#m7go my way
Em7It hurts deep insideF#m7  
F#m7The day we said goodbye, buE7#9t
[Chorus]
Em7The love I lost
Was a sweet lDmaj7ove
Em7The love I lost
Was compDmaj7lete love
The love I loGmaj7st
Gmaj7I will never, D/F#no, no, never
A11sus2Love again
[Chorus] x2
Em7The love I lost
Was a sweet lDmaj7ove
Em7The love I lost
Was compDmaj7lete love
The love I loGmaj7st
Gmaj7I will never, D/F#no, no, never
A11sus2Love again

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The Love I Lost

by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

A11sus2

D/F#

G#dim7

E7#9

F#m7

Dmaj7

Gmaj7

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost

Standard Tuning

[Chords used]

Em7 A11sus2 D/F# G#dim7

(Intro)

022030 or 0x543x 5x543x x9777x 456464

Em7 E7#9 G6 F#m7

(rest of song)

X79787 X5545x xx545x x9119109

[Intro]

D G#dim7 Em7 A11sus2

(x4)

[Chorus]

Em7

The love I lost

Dmaj7

Was a sweet love

Em7

The love I lost

Dmaj7

Was complete love

Gmaj7

The love I lost

Gmaj7 D/F#

I will never, no, no, never

A11sus2

Love again, ooh

[Verse 1]

D F#m7

I can remember planning

Gmaj7 G6

Building my whole world around you

D F#m7

I can remember hoping

Gmaj7 G6

That you and I could make it on through

[Pre-Chorus]

Em7 F#m7

But something went wrong

Em7

We loved each other

F#m7

We just couldn't get along

Em7 F#m7

Take a good look at me

Em7 E7#9

I'm in misery, can't you see?

[Chorus]

Em7

The love I lost

Dmaj7

Was a sweet love

Em7

The love I lost

Dmaj7

Was complete love

Gmaj7

The love I lost

Gmaj7 D/F#

I will never, no, no, never

A11sus2

Love again, ooh

[Verse 2]

D F#m7

I can't remember nothing, no no no

Gmaj7 G6

But the good times we used to share, my love

D F#m7

I'm so sad and lonely

Gmaj7 G6

Without you, my life is so dead

[Pre-Chorus]

Em7 F#m7

I'm sorry to say

Em7 F#m7

You go your way and I'll go my way

Em7 F#m7

It hurts deep inside

F#m7 E7#9

The day we said goodbye, but

[Chorus]

Em7

The love I lost

Dmaj7

Was a sweet love

Em7

The love I lost

Dmaj7

Was complete love

Gmaj7

The love I lost

Gmaj7 D/F#

I will never, no, no, never

A11sus2

Love again

[Chorus] x2

Em7

The love I lost

Dmaj7

Was a sweet love

Em7

The love I lost

Dmaj7

Was complete love

Gmaj7

The love I lost

Gmaj7 D/F#

I will never, no, no, never

A11sus2

Love again

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