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               LOVE WILL LIVE
             MELISSA ETHERIDGE
NOTE: Play:
      G as a barre chord at the 3rd fret
      Bm as a barre chord at the 7th fret
      C as a barre chord at the 8th fret
      Am as a barre chord at the 5th fret
      Em as a barre chord at the 7th fret
      D as a barre chord at the 5th fret
INTRO: (Palm Mute the Low E string at the 3rd fret)
G
VERSE:
GI can smell the lies like a filthy net on me
All Bmover my skin (All over my skin)
SGuffocates my innocence, unwelcome hands on me
All Bmover again (All over again)
PRE-CHORUS:
There's a lCie in the shadows saying I'm to blame
And it's fBmeeding on my fear, my confusion and my shame
There's a lCie in these years I've wasted on this pain
ThAmings are gonna change
RiGght now
CHORUS:
GI did not shatter, did not crEmumble, didn't die
I have cBmhosen to liveD  
IG'm no longer down, I am Emso much stronger now
I've got Bmso much to giveD  
VERSE:
I kGnow that it's forgiveness that saves me from this fear
I'll gBmet there some day (I'll get there some day)
I'm clGear that it's this moment that gets me outta here
And BmI know the way (And I know the way)
PRE-CHORUS:
There's a lCie in the shadows saying I'm to blame
And it's fBmeeding on my fear, my confusion and my shame
There's a lCie in these years I've wasted on this pain
ThAmings are gonna change
RiGght now
CHORUS:
GI did not shatter, did not crEmumble, didn't die
I have cBmhosen to liveD  
IG'm no longer down, I am Emso much stronger now
I've got Bmso much to giveD  
BRIDGE:
NCot my fault, iBmt's my time (OhChhhh oh Bmoh)
C   Am   Em
LCove will live,   AmlEmove will love
LCove will live,   AmlEmove will love
My lCove will liveAm,  my lEmove will love, Coh
CHORUS:
GI did not shatter, did not crEmumble, didn't die
I have cBmhosen to liveD  
IG'm no longer down, I am Emso much stronger now
I've got Bmso much to giveD  
OUTRO;
G  Em  Bm  D
DI have chosen to lGive
G  Em  Bm  D  G
      who requested this tab from me.

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Love Will Live

by Melissa Etheridge

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LOVE WILL LIVE

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

NOTE: Play:

G as a barre chord at the 3rd fret

Bm as a barre chord at the 7th fret

C as a barre chord at the 8th fret

Am as a barre chord at the 5th fret

Em as a barre chord at the 7th fret

D as a barre chord at the 5th fret

INTRO: (Palm Mute the Low E string at the 3rd fret)

VERSE:

I can smell the lies like a filthy net on me

All over my skin (All over my skin)

Suffocates my innocence, unwelcome hands on me

All over again (All over again)

PRE-CHORUS:

There's a lie in the shadows saying I'm to blame

And it's feeding on my fear, my confusion and my shame

There's a lie in these years I've wasted on this pain

Things are gonna change

Right now

CHORUS:

G Em

I did not shatter, did not crumble, didn't die

Bm D

I have chosen to live

G Em

I'm no longer down, I am so much stronger now

Bm D

I've got so much to give

VERSE:

I know that it's forgiveness that saves me from this fear

I'll get there some day (I'll get there some day)

I'm clear that it's this moment that gets me outta here

And I know the way (And I know the way)

PRE-CHORUS:

There's a lie in the shadows saying I'm to blame

And it's feeding on my fear, my confusion and my shame

There's a lie in these years I've wasted on this pain

Things are gonna change

Right now

CHORUS:

G Em

I did not shatter, did not crumble, didn't die

Bm D

I have chosen to live

G Em

I'm no longer down, I am so much stronger now

Bm D

I've got so much to give

BRIDGE:

C Bm C Bm

Not my fault, it's my time (Ohhhhh oh oh)

C Am Em

Love will live, love will love

C Am Em

Love will live, love will love

C Am Em C

My love will live, my love will love, oh

CHORUS:

G Em

I did not shatter, did not crumble, didn't die

Bm D

I have chosen to live

G Em

I'm no longer down, I am so much stronger now

Bm D

I've got so much to give

OUTRO;

G Em Bm D

D G

I have chosen to live

G Em Bm D G

who requested this tab from me.

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