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                                "Your Own Love"
                           (J. Yester - G. Alexander)
Intro:
	[Repeat following riff 2X]:
	Guitar 1 (right channel):
	[C]              [Gm/C]              [implied chords]
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----8---8-6-3-10|---8---6---5-3---|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----9---9-7-3-10|---9---7---5-3---|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	Clavichord (right channel), arr. for guitar:
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----9--------10-|---9---7----------|
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|------------------|
	Guitar 2 (left channel):
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----5---5-3---6-|---5---3---------|
	-----5---5-3-3-7-|---5---3---5-3---|
	-------------5---|-----------7-5---|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	Bass:
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------5-----|
	-3---------------|-3-----------6-5-|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	                             ^^^^^ [2nd time only]
	C7/  /  /  /   C7sus4/  /  /  /   C/  /  /  /   C7sus4/  /  /  /
	[clavichord plays low C on beats 2 and 4]
Verse 1:
	C7You tell me you C7sus4want me for your lCoverC7sus4  
	You sCay that you C7sus4want me undercCoverC7sus4  
	DAmon't you know it's Emnot that way
	I dFon't have time for the gEmames you play
	WFhy can't you Emsee
	SFhe's true to Gme
	And I lF6ove Eb6her
[repeat intro riff, 1X]
Verse 2:
	You've got what it takes to find your own love
	You've got what it takes, why be alone, love
	Life's too short to fool around
	The love I need I've already found
	Why can't you see
	Set yourself free
	For your own love
[repeat intro riff, 1X]
Break:
	           G   Cm9[x31333]             F  Bb  
	/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /
	G/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /
[repeat intro riff, 2X]
Verse 3:
	Everything you need you have inside you
	All the things you see are just to guide you
	When you're down and when you're blue
	Just think of the things your love can do
	Just close your eyes
	Then realize
	Love's beside you
Coda:
	And insF6ide Eb6you
	And your kF6nown Eb6love
	Is your F6own Eb6love
	[repeat intro riff, 2X; end cold on C]

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Your Own Love

by The Association

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C7sus4

Eb6

Cm9

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"Your Own Love"

(J. Yester - G. Alexander)

Intro:

[Repeat following riff 2X]:

Guitar 1 (right channel):

C Gm C

[] [/] [implied chords]

v v v v v v v v

-----8---8-6-3-10|---8---6---5-3---|

-----------------|-----------------|

-----9---9-7-3-10|---9---7---5-3---|

-----------------|-----------------|

Clavichord (right channel), arr. for guitar:

v v v v v v v v

-----------------|------------------|

-----9--------10-|---9---7----------|

-----------------|------------------|

Guitar 2 (left channel):

v v v v v v v v

-----------------|-----------------|

-----5---5-3---6-|---5---3---------|

-----5---5-3-3-7-|---5---3---5-3---|

-------------5---|-----------7-5---|

-----------------|-----------------|

Bass:

v v v v v v v v

-----------------|-----------------|

-----------------|-----------5-----|

-3---------------|-3-----------6-5-|

-----------------|-----------------|

^^^^^ [2nd time only]

C7 C7sus4 C C7sus4

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

[clavichord plays low C on beats 2 and 4]

Verse 1:

C7 C7sus4 C C7sus4

You tell me you want me for your lover

C C7sus4 C C7sus4

You say that you want me undercover

Am Em

Don't you know it's not that way

F Em

I don't have time for the games you play

F Em

Why can't you see

F G

She's true to me

F6 Eb6

And I love her

[repeat intro riff, 1X]

Verse 2:

You've got what it takes to find your own love

You've got what it takes, why be alone, love

Life's too short to fool around

The love I need I've already found

Why can't you see

Set yourself free

For your own love

[repeat intro riff, 1X]

Break:

G Cm9 F Bb

[x31333]

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

/ / / / / / / /

[repeat intro riff, 2X]

Verse 3:

Everything you need you have inside you

All the things you see are just to guide you

When you're down and when you're blue

Just think of the things your love can do

Just close your eyes

Then realize

Love's beside you

Coda:

F6 Eb6

And inside you

F6 Eb6

And your known love

F6 Eb6

Is your own love

[repeat intro riff, 2X; end cold on C]

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