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What Is Love

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[Intro]
Em  Dsus2
Em  Dsus2
Em  Dsus2
Cmaj7  Bm
[Verse]
EmI was Dsus2younger Emwithout Dsus2love
EmTrying to Dsus2hold on to what I Cmaj7only had pictures Bmof
EmShe was Dsus2something Emthat I could Dsus2hold
EmWhen I came from Dsus2nothing, she Cmaj7made me a man of Bmgold
[Pre-Chorus]
Cmaj7I grew D7older and Cmaj7more conD7fused
Cmaj7I turned a blind D7eye to everyCmaj7thing I knew was Dsus2true
[Chorus]
GWhat is Cmaj7love
I don't Bmknow
I couldn't Amlove the one inside
So I D7had to let it go
GGive me Cmaj7time
To look Bmbelow
There's a Amblack sea underground
There's a D7light somewhere I know
[Instrumental]
Em  Dsus2
Em  Dsus2
Em  Dsus2
Cmaj7  Bm
[Pre-Chorus]
Cmaj7I've been D7keeping Cmaj7my own compaD7ny
Cmaj7They're all D7saying that the Cmaj7one I'm missing is Dsus2me
[Chorus]
GWhat is Cmaj7love
I don't Bmknow
I keep Amfalling down the road
Looking for the D7one I've never know
GShow me Cmaj7how
To set it Bmfree
So that AmI can walk alone
And still have D7everything I need
GWhat is Cmaj7loveBm  Am  D7  
GWhat is Cmaj7loveBm  Am  D7  
GWhat is Cmaj7loveBm  Am  D7  
[Outro]
  Em   Dsus2[x4]

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What Is Love

by Lera Lynn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Cmaj7

[Intro]

Em Dsus2

Cmaj7 Bm

[Verse]

Em Dsus2 Em Dsus2

I was younger without love

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Bm

Trying to hold on to what I only had pictures of

Em Dsus2 Em Dsus2

She was something that I could hold

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Bm

When I came from nothing, she made me a man of gold

[Pre-Chorus]

Cmaj7 D7 Cmaj7 D7

I grew older and more confused

Cmaj7 D7 Cmaj7 Dsus2

I turned a blind eye to everything I knew was true

[Chorus]

G Cmaj7

What is love

I don't know

I couldn't love the one inside

So I had to let it go

G Cmaj7

Give me time

To look below

There's a black sea underground

There's a light somewhere I know

[Instrumental]

Em Dsus2

Cmaj7 Bm

[Pre-Chorus]

Cmaj7 D7 Cmaj7 D7

I've been keeping my own company

Cmaj7 D7 Cmaj7 Dsus2

They're all saying that the one I'm missing is me

[Chorus]

G Cmaj7

What is love

I don't know

I keep falling down the road

Looking for the one I've never know

G Cmaj7

Show me how

To set it free

So that I can walk alone

And still have everything I need

G Cmaj7 Bm Am D7

What is love

G Cmaj7 Bm Am D7

What is love

G Cmaj7 Bm Am D7

What is love

[Outro]

Em Dsus2

[x4]

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