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The One You Really Love

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Capo 1
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-5-3-1-0---0-1-0-----------------3-1-0-------|
G|--------------------2------2-4-5----------2--|
D|----------------------4—5--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
G(xD2)Am  D  
[Verse]                                               
I do beliGeve our love's in dDanger I might as Amwell be loving aDir
You look at Gme like I'm a stranDger You look at mAme like I'm not tDhere
[Chorus]
I gaze inCto your eyes of Gblue But their beDauty is not for Gme
You're thinking Cof someone who's Ggone You're dreaming Dof the one you Greally love
You're dreaming oD7f the one you Greally love
[Intro]
G(xD2)Am  D  
[Verse]
I made you mGine, or so it seeDmed Though he is Amdead he haunts your Ddreams
I might as weGll be two feet Dtall You never Amwill love me at Dall
[Chorus]
I gaze inCto your eyes of blGue But their beauDty is not for Gme
You're thinking Cof someone who's Ggone You're dreaming Dof the one you Greally love
You're dreaming D7of the one you Greally love
[Intro]
G(xD2)Am  D  
[Chorus]
I gaze Cinto your eyes of Gblue But their bDeauty is not for Gme
You're thinking Cof someone who's Ggone You're dreaming Dof the one you Greally love
You're dreaming D7of the corpse you Greally love
[Outro]
G(xD2)Am  D  

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The One You Really Love

by The Magnetic Fields

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Intro]

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

B|-5-3-1-0---0-1-0-----------------3-1-0-------|

G|--------------------2------2-4-5----------2--|

D|----------------------4—5--------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------|

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

[Intro]

G D Am D

(x2)

[Verse]

G D Am D

I do believe our love's in danger I might as well be loving air

G D Am D

You look at me like I'm a stranger You look at me like I'm not there

[Chorus]

C G D G

I gaze into your eyes of blue But their beauty is not for me

C G D G

You're thinking of someone who's gone You're dreaming of the one you really love

D7 G

You're dreaming of the one you really love

[Intro]

G D Am D

(x2)

[Verse]

G D Am D

I made you mine, or so it seemed Though he is dead he haunts your dreams

G D Am D

I might as well be two feet tall You never will love me at all

[Chorus]

C G D G

I gaze into your eyes of blue But their beauty is not for me

C G D G

You're thinking of someone who's gone You're dreaming of the one you really love

D7 G

You're dreaming of the one you really love

[Intro]

G D Am D

(x2)

[Chorus]

C G D G

I gaze into your eyes of blue But their beauty is not for me

C G D G

You're thinking of someone who's gone You're dreaming of the one you really love

D7 G

You're dreaming of the corpse you really love

[Outro]

G D Am D

(x2)

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