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Intro: 
||  A|  E|  F#m|  D|  F#m|  D   E|  A|  Asus4   A||
Verse1: (A)                                   D  F#m  
        I had my doubts that I'd find someone
        Who looked like you, who'd be lDike meF#m  
        And what feels wrong from the stDart
        Is so easily pAulled apEart
        But still I wanted it to bAeAsus4  A  
        I guess I wanted it fDar too muchF#m  
        I overlooked the small detDailsF#m  
        But it's from these little thDings
        And the pleasures Athat they Ebring
        That our hopes succeed or AfailAsus4  A  
Chorus: (A)                  D  
        We were only making love
        We were only making lAoveG  D  
        Well I Ethought that we were rAeally doing soDmething
        But we were Eonly making lAove
                (Intro)
Verse2: (A)                                D  F#m  
        And what feels so good at bedtime
        Doesn't always make it thrDough the dayF#m  
        I've seen people just go Don
        They got a world they Abuilt upEon
        And nothing left to sAayAsus4  A  
        I guess I wanted it fDar too muchF#m  
        I couldn't see it haDppeningF#m  
        The change that comes upon us slDow
        And changes us befAore you knEow
        Into a different same old thAingAsus4  A  
                (Chorus)
        ||  A|  D|  F#m|  D|  F#m|  D|  Bm|  E||
Verse3: (E)                                   D  F#m  
        The heat of summer was ours to share
        Well you can hide but DI can tellF#m  
        That when we feel the fDall
        And see the letters Aon the wEall
        These are the sad words that thAey'll spell
Chorus: (A)           A(C#)  D  
        We were only making love
        We were only making lAoveG  D  
        Well I Ethought that we were rAeally doing soDmething
        The pEassion rained down Aon us from abDove
        It's stErange that now this fAar from where it hDappened
        It'd be F#measy to see
        That we were Donly mEaking lAove
                (Intro)

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We Were Only

by Jules Shear

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

Asus4

Intro:

A E F#m D F#m D E A Asus4 A

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A D F#m

Verse1: ()

I had my doubts that I'd find someone

D F#m

Who looked like you, who'd be like me

And what feels wrong from the start

A E

Is so easily pulled apart

A Asus4 A

But still I wanted it to be

D F#m

I guess I wanted it far too much

D F#m

I overlooked the small details

But it's from these little things

A E

And the pleasures that they bring

A Asus4 A

That our hopes succeed or fail

A D

Chorus: ()

We were only making love

A G D

We were only making love

E A D

Well I thought that we were really doing something

E A

But we were only making love

(Intro)

A D F#m

Verse2: ()

And what feels so good at bedtime

D F#m

Doesn't always make it through the day

I've seen people just go on

A E

They got a world they built upon

A Asus4 A

And nothing left to say

D F#m

I guess I wanted it far too much

D F#m

I couldn't see it happening

The change that comes upon us slow

A E

And changes us before you know

A Asus4 A

Into a different same old thing

(Chorus)

A D F#m D F#m D Bm E

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E D F#m

Verse3: ()

The heat of summer was ours to share

D F#m

Well you can hide but I can tell

That when we feel the fall

A E

And see the letters on the wall

These are the sad words that they'll spell

A C# D

Chorus: () A()

We were only making love

A G D

We were only making love

E A D

Well I thought that we were really doing something

E A D

The passion rained down on us from above

E A D

It's strange that now this far from where it happened

F#m

It'd be easy to see

D E A

That we were only making love

(Intro)

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