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Love Is The Answer

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Aminor

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[Intro]
| Am7•   •   G/A•      Am7•   | Fmaj7•    •   Em/F•          Fmaj7•  | Dm7•   •   C/D•      Dm7•   |
| Eb/Db•    •      Ab/Db•      Eb/Db•  | G/C•    •    D/C•     •  | •   •   C•    D/C•    |
| Eb/Ab•    •      Ab•      Eb/Ab•  | Dm/G•    •    Em/G•     F/G•  | Bb/C•   •   C•    •    | •  •  •  •  |
[Verse 1]
Am7Name your Em7price, a ticket to Am7paradEm7ise
C/EI   Em7can't D7sus4stay heDm7re anymFmaj7ore
and Gadd4I've lF/Gooked hAm7igh... and Em7low
I've been from Am7shore to shore to Em7shore
C/EIf  Em7there's a D7sus4shortcDm7ut, I'd have Fmaj7found it
  F/GBut there's Fmaj9no easy way arD/Eound it
[Chorus 1]
Dm7Light of the Am7world, Fmaj7shine on Em7me
Am7Love G/Ais  C/Dthe C/DanswDm9er
Dm7Shine on us Am7all, Fmaj7set us Em7free
Am7Love G/Ais  C/Dthe C/DanswDm9er
[Verse 2]
Am7Who knows Em7why, someday we Am7all... must Em7die
    C/E  Em7We're all D7sus4homeleDm7ss boys and Fmaj7girls
Gadd4And   F/Gwe are Am7never... Em7heard
It's such a lAm7onely, lonely, lonely Em7world
    C/E  Em7People D7sus4turn thDm7eir heads and walk on Fmaj7by
F/GTell me, is it Fmaj9worth just another D/Etry?
[Chorus 2]
Dm7Light of the Am7world, Fmaj7shine on Em7me
Am7Love G/Ais  C/Dthe C/DanswDm9er, let it shine...
Dm7Shine on us Am7all, Fmaj7set us Em7free
Am7Love G/Ais  C/Dthe C/DanswDm9er, you know the answer is love
[Bridge]
Tell me Am7are.G/A..  Am7we aFmaj7live
     Em/F  Fmaj7Or just a Dm7dying pC/DlaneDm7t?
 Eb/DbWhat Ab/Dbare    Eb/Dbthe  G/CchanD/Cces...?
CAsk D/Cthe Eb/Abman    Abin Eb/Abyour  hDm/Geart   Em/Gfor  F/Gthe Bb/CanswerCs
And when you Em7feel afAm7raid    (Bblove one anFother)
When you've lEm7ost youAm7r way   (Bblove one anFother)
When you're aEm7ll alonAm7e       (Bblove one anFother)
When you're fEm7ar from Am7home   (Bblove one anFother)
When you're dEm7own and Am7out    (Bblove one anFother)
when all your Em7hopes Am7run out (Bblove one anFother)
When you need Em7a frieAm7nd      (Bblove one anFother)
When you're nEm7ear the Am7end
BbLove, Bbwe got Fto Bblove
BbWe got Fto Bblove Bbone FanoBbther..F.
[Chorus 3]
Dm7Light of the Am7world, Fmaj7shine on Em7me      (Light of the world, you gotta shine... on me)
Am7Love G/Ais  C/Dthe C/DanswDm9er                  (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Dm7Shine on us Am7all, Fmaj7set us Em7free         (You know, love could save the day)
Am7Love G/Ais  C/Dthe C/DanswDm9er                  (Give it just one more chance)
[Fading Chorus 4]
Dm7Light of the Am7world, Fmaj7shine on Em7me      (Love, love)
Am7Love G/Ais  C/Dthe C/DanswDm9er                  (Love...)
Dm7Shine on us Am7all, Fmaj7set us Em7free         (Whoooo...)
Am7Love G/Ais  C/Dthe C/DanswDm9er

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XO221O

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

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Skill · find home

A minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

Love Is The Answer

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Love Is The Answer

by Todd Rundgren

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

G/A

Fmaj7

Em/F

Dm7

C/D

Eb/Db

Ab/Db

G/C

D/C

Eb/Ab

Dm/G

Em/G

F/G

Bb/C

Em7

C/E

D7sus4

Gadd4

Fmaj9

D/E

Dm9

[Intro]

Am7 G/A Am7 Fmaj7 Em/F Fmaj7 Dm7 C/D Dm7

| • • • • | • • • • | • • • • |

Eb/Db Ab/Db Eb/Db G/C D/C C D/C

| • • • • | • • • • | • • • • |

Eb/Ab Ab Eb/Ab Dm/G Em/G F/G Bb/C C

| • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • |

[Verse 1]

Am7 Em7 Am7 Em7

Name your price, a ticket to paradise

C/E Em7 D7sus4 Dm7 Fmaj7

I can't stay here anymore

Gadd4 F/G Am7 Em7

and I've looked high... and low

Am7 Em7

I've been from shore to shore to shore

C/E Em7 D7sus4 Dm7 Fmaj7

If there's a shortcut, I'd have found it

F/G Fmaj9 D/E

But there's no easy way around it

[Chorus 1]

Dm7 Am7 Fmaj7 Em7

Light of the world, shine on me

Am7 G/A C/D C/D Dm9

Love is the answer

Dm7 Am7 Fmaj7 Em7

Shine on us all, set us free

Am7 G/A C/D C/D Dm9

Love is the answer

[Verse 2]

Am7 Em7 Am7 Em7

Who knows why, someday we all... must die

C/E Em7 D7sus4 Dm7 Fmaj7

We're all homeless boys and girls

Gadd4 F/G Am7 Em7

And we are never... heard

Am7 Em7

It's such a lonely, lonely, lonely world

C/E Em7 D7sus4 Dm7 Fmaj7

People turn their heads and walk on by

F/G Fmaj9 D/E

Tell me, is it worth just another try?

[Chorus 2]

Dm7 Am7 Fmaj7 Em7

Light of the world, shine on me

Am7 G/A C/D C/D Dm9

Love is the answer, let it shine...

Dm7 Am7 Fmaj7 Em7

Shine on us all, set us free

Am7 G/A C/D C/D Dm9

Love is the answer, you know the answer is love

[Bridge]

Am7 G/A Am7 Fmaj7

Tell me are... we alive

Em/F Fmaj7 Dm7 C/D Dm7

Or just a dying planet?

Eb/Db Ab/Db Eb/Db G/C D/C

What are the chances...?

C D/C Eb/Ab Ab Eb/Ab Dm/G Em/G F/G Bb/C C

Ask the man in your heart for the answers

Em7 Am7 Bb F

And when you feel afraid (love one another)

Em7 Am7 Bb F

When you've lost your way (love one another)

Em7 Am7 Bb F

When you're all alone (love one another)

Em7 Am7 Bb F

When you're far from home (love one another)

Em7 Am7 Bb F

When you're down and out (love one another)

Em7 Am7 Bb F

when all your hopes run out (love one another)

Em7 Am7 Bb F

When you need a friend (love one another)

Em7 Am7

When you're near the end

Bb Bb F Bb

Love, we got to love

Bb F Bb Bb F Bb F

We got to love one another...

[Chorus 3]

Dm7 Am7 Fmaj7 Em7

Light of the world, shine on me (Light of the world, you gotta shine... on me)

Am7 G/A C/D C/D Dm9

Love is the answer (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Dm7 Am7 Fmaj7 Em7

Shine on us all, set us free (You know, love could save the day)

Am7 G/A C/D C/D Dm9

Love is the answer (Give it just one more chance)

[Fading Chorus 4]

Dm7 Am7 Fmaj7 Em7

Light of the world, shine on me (Love, love)

Am7 G/A C/D C/D Dm9

Love is the answer (Love...)

Dm7 Am7 Fmaj7 Em7

Shine on us all, set us free (Whoooo...)

Am7 G/A C/D C/D Dm9

Love is the answer

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