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[Intro]
| G| Am   F| (8x)
[Verse 1]
GLong nAmight, Ftoo long and lEmonely
FLaying there Gasking myself
AmHey, what's going on with you and Gme
  AmHow could I Gbe so unaAmware
So blGind I could not sAmee
GKnowing you'd be tAmhere
GAnd always would beF  G  
Is anyone to blFame but mCeF  
I've been so conGcerned with myselfF  
Now I need you dCesperately
  AmIf you've fGallen for aAmnother
Let's be hGonest with each Amother
Is there stGill a chance
And mCaybe hope to save Gour romance
[Chorus]
  AmWe can't be stCrangeGrs
  AmYou mean too mCuch to Gme
  AmI won't let this Cbe a Glove in AmvainC  G  
  AmDon't want the lConeliGness
  AmOf just a CmemoGry
  AmI don't want a lCove in Gvain
[Instrumental]
| G| Am   F| (2x)
[Verse 2]
 GJust one morAme night, FI want to spend with yEmou
 FWe'll let our hGearts do the talkingAm  
Like we used tGo do
  AmWe'll make our fGirst kiss last foreAmver
Put the pGieces back togAmether
Because there's stGill a chance
There mCay be hope to save Gour romance
[Chorus]
  AmWe can't be stCrangeGrs
  AmYou mean too mCuch to Gme
  AmI won't let this Cbe a Glove in AmvainC  G  
  AmDon't want the lConeliGness
  AmOf just a CmemoGry
  AmI don't want a lCove in Gvain
[Instrumental]
| G| Am   F| (2x)
| D| C| Bm| Bb| (2x)
[Bridge]
  AmOh, woman look what you've done to Amme
I'll show you how this love sAmhould be
Don't let it be a love in vAmainG  F  
AmPlease don't, Gdon't you knFowAm  
You got my hGeart on a strFing
Don't let Amgo
Don't let this lGove be a lFove in vAmainG  F  
[Chorus]
AmWe can't be stCrangGersAm  
It's not our dCestinGyAm  
I won't let this bCe a lGove in vAmain,  Cdon't wGant a love in vAmain
Don't want the lConelinGessAm  
Of just a mCemorGyAm  
Don't let this bCe a lGove in vAmainC  G  

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A Love In Vain

by Foreigner

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[Intro]

G Am F

| | | (8x)

[Verse 1]

G Am F Em

Long night, too long and lonely

F G

Laying there asking myself

Am G

Hey, what's going on with you and me

Am G Am

How could I be so unaware

G Am

So blind I could not see

G Am

Knowing you'd be there

G F G

And always would be

F C F

Is anyone to blame but me

G F

I've been so concerned with myself

Now I need you desperately

Am G Am

If you've fallen for another

G Am

Let's be honest with each other

Is there still a chance

C G

And maybe hope to save our romance

[Chorus]

Am C G

We can't be strangers

Am C G

You mean too much to me

Am C G Am C G

I won't let this be a love in vain

Am C G

Don't want the loneliness

Am C G

Of just a memory

Am C G

I don't want a love in vain

[Instrumental]

G Am F

| | | (2x)

[Verse 2]

G Am F Em

Just one more night, I want to spend with you

F G Am

We'll let our hearts do the talking

Like we used to do

Am G Am

We'll make our first kiss last forever

G Am

Put the pieces back together

Because there's still a chance

C G

There may be hope to save our romance

[Chorus]

Am C G

We can't be strangers

Am C G

You mean too much to me

Am C G Am C G

I won't let this be a love in vain

Am C G

Don't want the loneliness

Am C G

Of just a memory

Am C G

I don't want a love in vain

[Instrumental]

G Am F

| | | (2x)

D C Bm Bb

| | | | | (2x)

[Bridge]

Am Am

Oh, woman look what you've done to me

I'll show you how this love should be

Am G F

Don't let it be a love in vain

Am G F Am

Please don't, don't you know

G F

You got my heart on a string

Don't let go

G F Am G F

Don't let this love be a love in vain

[Chorus]

Am C G Am

We can't be strangers

C G Am

It's not our destiny

C G Am C G Am

I won't let this be a love in vain, don't want a love in vain

C G Am

Don't want the loneliness

C G Am

Of just a memory

C G Am C G

Don't let this be a love in vain

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