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How Do You Keep Love Alive

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Intro   Em/Em/C/ Dx2 
CLord, I miss that girDl
GOn the day we met the sCun was shining down
CDown on the valleyD  
Riddled with hGorses running
CCrushing them with flowers
CI would have pDicked for hGer
On the daCy she was born
CShe runs through my Dveins like a Glong black river
And ratCtles my cage like a thunderstorm
COh my soDul
EmWhat does it mean?
What does it meaCn?
What does it Dmean to be so Emsad?
EmWhen someone you love
Someone you Clove is supposed to Dmake you happy
What do you do
                           G/Cadd9/D/Cadd9  
How do you keep love alive?
G/Cadd9/D  
When it won't
CWhat, what are the Dwords
They Guse when they Cknow it's over
C"We need to tDalk," or
"I'm confGused, maybe later you Ccan come over"
CI would've Dheld your mGother's hand
On the dCay you was born
CShe runs through my vDeins
Like a long Gblack river and Crattles my cage
Like a thunderstorm
COh, my soDul
EmWhat does it mean?
What does it mCean?
What does it Dmean to be so sEmad?
EmWhen someone you love
Someone you Clove is supposed to Dmake you happy
What do you do
                        G/Cadd9/D/Cadd9  
How do you keep love alive?
G/Cadd9/D/Cadd9  
When it won't
G/Cadd9/D/Cadd9  
How do you keep love alive?
G/Cad9/D/ Cadd9(however many times you want)
End on G

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How Do You Keep Love Alive

by Ryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cadd9

Em Em C D

Intro /// x2

C D

Lord, I miss that girl

G C

On the day we met the sun was shining down

C D

Down on the valley

Riddled with horses running

Crushing them with flowers

C D G

I would have picked for her

On the day she was born

C D G

She runs through my veins like a long black river

And rattles my cage like a thunderstorm

C D

Oh my soul

What does it mean?

D Em

What does it mean to be so sad?

When someone you love

C D

Someone you love is supposed to make you happy

What do you do

G Cadd9 D Cadd9

///

How do you keep love alive?

G Cadd9 D

When it won't

C D

What, what are the words

G C

They use when they know it's over

C D

"We need to talk," or

G C

"I'm confused, maybe later you can come over"

C D G

I would've held your mother's hand

On the day you was born

C D

She runs through my veins

G C

Like a long black river and rattles my cage

Like a thunderstorm

C D

Oh, my soul

What does it mean?

D Em

What does it mean to be so sad?

When someone you love

C D

Someone you love is supposed to make you happy

What do you do

G Cadd9 D Cadd9

///

How do you keep love alive?

G Cadd9 D Cadd9

///

When it won't

G Cadd9 D Cadd9

///

How do you keep love alive?

G D Cadd9

/Cad9// (however many times you want)

End on G

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