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The Thing About Love

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       F133211
      Fm133111
     Fm7133141
      Gb244322
      Ab466544
     Abm466444
    Bbm76x666x
      Cmx35543
Eb      xx1343 or x68886
Ebmaj7  xx1333 or x68786
[Verse 1]
    EbLove
    Love wilAbl come find you
    Just Fm7to remind you
   CmOf who you are
 EbOh, love
It wilAbl forsake you
ThreateFm7n to break you
    CmTake what you got
[Pre-Chorus]
    AbEverybody laughs
    Fm7Everybody cries
    CmSure it could hurt you baby
    FBut give a little try
    AbSee that's the Ebthing about love
[Verse 2]
    EbFriends
SometAbimes will blind you
Sneak Fm7up behind you
YoCmu can't give enough
EbThen life
It wiAbll embrace you
TotFm7ally amaze you
So Cmyou don't give up
[Pre-Chorus]
    AbEverybody laughs
    Fm7Everybody cries
    CmSure it could hurt you baby
    FBut give a little try
    AbSee that's the Ebthing about love
(fill)
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-1-----------|
A|---4-1-------|
E|-------4-2-1-|
[Chorus]
    EbOooBbm7h,          tell mAbe that I am not the only Ebone that's going through it all
    EbOooBbm7h,          sometimes AbI feel like I'm the Ebonly that's going through it all
But itGb's time
Oh itFm's time
For me Ebto shine
Hey!
saEbid, FmitGb’s       ‘bout        time
oh itFm’s time
for me Ebto shine
(fill)   Gb
  it’s ‘bout time
said it’s Fmmy time
for me to Ebshine, ooh
Eboh, FmitGb’s        my          time
   Gb   GbitFm’s       ‘bout        time
for me to...
    Ebshine
[Outro]
    AbEverybody laughs
    FmEverybody cries
    CmSure it could hurt you baby!
    FBut give a little try
    AbThat's the Ebthing about love
    AbThat's the Ebthing about, love
    AbThat's Abmthe thing about!
That's the thing about Ebmaj7love

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The Thing About Love

by Alicia Keys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fm7

Abm

Bbm7

Ebmaj7

133211

133111

Fm7

133141

244322

466544

Abm

466444

Bbm7

6x666x

x35543

Eb xx1343 or x68886

Ebmaj7 xx1333 or x68786

[Verse 1]

Love

Love will come find you

Fm7

Just to remind you

Of who you are

Oh, love

It will forsake you

Fm7

Threaten to break you

Take what you got

[Pre-Chorus]

Everybody laughs

Fm7

Everybody cries

Sure it could hurt you baby

But give a little try

Ab Eb

See that's the thing about love

[Verse 2]

Friends

Sometimes will blind you

Fm7

Sneak up behind you

You can't give enough

Then life

It will embrace you

Fm7

Totally amaze you

So you don't give up

[Pre-Chorus]

Everybody laughs

Fm7

Everybody cries

Sure it could hurt you baby

But give a little try

Ab Eb

See that's the thing about love

(fill)

e|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|-------------|

D|-1-----------|

A|---4-1-------|

E|-------4-2-1-|

[Chorus]

Eb Bbm7 Ab Eb

Oooh, tell me that I am not the only one that's going through it all

Eb Bbm7 Ab Eb

Oooh, sometimes I feel like I'm the only that's going through it all

But it's time

Oh it's time

For me to shine

Hey!

Eb Fm Gb

said, it’s ‘bout time

oh it’s time

for me to shine

(fill) Gb

it’s ‘bout time

said it’s my time

for me to shine, ooh

Eb Fm Gb

oh, it’s my time

Gb Gb Fm

it’s ‘bout time

for me to...

shine

[Outro]

Everybody laughs

Everybody cries

Sure it could hurt you baby!

But give a little try

Ab Eb

That's the thing about love

Ab Eb

That's the thing about, love

Ab Abm

That's the thing about!

Ebmaj7

That's the thing about love

About The Thing About Love Chords by Alicia Keys

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