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Chords Used:(these may not be the ACTUAL names, but they'll do for this tab)
   Fmaj7- x33210
       C- x32010
   Cmaj7- x32000
Fmaj2   - 133010
G       - 320003 (or 320033)
    Gsus- 3x2013
Gmaj7sus- x23010
      Am- x02210
D2/   F#- 200230
       D- xx0232
Intro:
eFmaj7--0--0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0----|
B--0--0h1-1-1--0-0h1-1-1--0-0h1--|
G--0--0h2-2-2--0-0h2-2-2--0-0h2--| many times
D--3--3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3----|
A--3--3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3----|
E--------------------------------|
Verse 1:
                C   Cmaj7   Fmaj2 Fmaj2,6
What looks like failure is success
                    G-Gsus-     G      CGmaj7sus
And what looks like poverty is riches
             C Cmaj7                Fmaj2  Fmaj2,6
When what is true looks more like a knife
It looks like you're Gkilling meGsus  G  
But you're saving my Clife
Chorus:
      Am  D2/  F#              G       C   Cmaj7  Fmaj7  
  But I give myself to what looks like love
      D2/  F#               G       C   Cmaj7  Fmaj7  
And I sell myself for what feels like love
      D2/  F#          G    C   Cmaj7   Fmaj7(hammer strings 2,3)
And I pay to get what is not love
                     D(hammer string 3)    G    Gsus  G  
And all just because I see things upside down
Verse 2:
What looks like weakness can do anything
And what looks like foolishness is understanding
When what is powerful has not come to fight
It looks like you're going to war
But you lay down your life
Chorus x1
(verse chords x1)
C Cmaj7 Fmaj2 Fmaj2,6
 G   Gsus   G   CGmaj7sus
C Cmaj7 Fmaj2 Fmaj2,6
G Gsus G C
Verse 3:
What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
And I say I don't know you
But you say it's finished
When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
And I say I don't know you
But you say it's finished
When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
And I say I don't know you
But you say it's finished
That's it! For suggestions, corrections, ans requests, email me:
                        [email protected]

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What Is Not Love

by Derek Webb

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

Gsus

Chords Used:(these may not be the ACTUAL names, but they'll do for this tab)

Fmaj7

- x33210

- x32010

Cmaj7

- x32000

Fmaj2 - 133010

G - 320003 (or 320033)

Gsus

- 3x2013

Gmaj7sus- x23010

- x02210

D2 F#

/ - 200230

- xx0232

Intro:

Fmaj7

e--0--0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0----|

B--0--0h1-1-1--0-0h1-1-1--0-0h1--|

G--0--0h2-2-2--0-0h2-2-2--0-0h2--| many times

D--3--3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3----|

A--3--3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3----|

E--------------------------------|

Verse 1:

C Cmaj7 Fmaj2 Fmaj2,6

What looks like failure is success

G Gsus G C

-- Gmaj7sus

And what looks like poverty is riches

C Cmaj7 Fmaj2 Fmaj2,6

When what is true looks more like a knife

G Gsus G

It looks like you're killing me

But you're saving my life

Chorus:

Am D2 F# G C Cmaj7 Fmaj7

But I give myself to what looks like love

D2 F# G C Cmaj7 Fmaj7

And I sell myself for what feels like love

D2 F# G C Cmaj7 Fmaj7

/ (hammer strings 2,3)

And I pay to get what is not love

D G Gsus G

(hammer string 3)

And all just because I see things upside down

Verse 2:

What looks like weakness can do anything

And what looks like foolishness is understanding

When what is powerful has not come to fight

It looks like you're going to war

But you lay down your life

Chorus x1

(verse chords x1)

C Cmaj7 Fmaj2 Fmaj2,6

G Gsus G C

Gmaj7sus

C Cmaj7 Fmaj2 Fmaj2,6

G Gsus G C

Verse 3:

What looks like torture is a time to rejoice

What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice

When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed

And I say I don't know you

But you say it's finished

When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed

And I say I don't know you

But you say it's finished

When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed

And I say I don't know you

But you say it's finished

That's it! For suggestions, corrections, ans requests, email me:

[email protected]

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