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Darling Dear

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   Cm7The game of love
Is such a Ebmaj7beautiful game
      BbMaj7If you've got time, little girl
I'd like to explain
  Cm7All the do's and don'ts
  Dm7All the wills and won'ts
  Cm7So Lend an EbMaj7ear, darling BbMaj7dear 
(Sweet Dm7darling Gm7dear)
  Dm7Do be sincere
And Cm7true love will appear
    BbMaj7Don't be shy
Or Flove will pass you by
  Dm7If you will
My Cm7heart you may steal
    BbMaj7If you don't
The Fgame of love you lose alone
Cm7  EbMaj7  Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7
Cm7  Dm7  Cm7 EbMaj7
       BbMaj7  Dm7(Darling dear)Gm7  
  Dm7Do be sincere
And Cm7true love will appear
    BbMaj7Don't be shy
Or Flove will pass you by
  Dm7If you will
My Cm7heart you may steal
    BbMaj7If you don't
The game of Flove you lose alone
Cm7(First)
First I'll place my arms
So EbMaj7gently around you
BbMaj7(Then)
Then whisper darling I'm so glad I found you
  Cm7Then your lips unwind
  Dm7A simple touch wouldn't mind
  Cm7A kiss will EbMaj7stay, darling BbMaj7dear
(Sweet Dm7darling Gm7dear)
Darling, darling dear, yeah
   BbMaj7(Sweet Dm7darling Gm7dear)
   Darling dear
   BbMaj7(Sweet Dm7darling Gm7dear)
   Darling dear

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Darling Dear

by The Jackson 5

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

Ebmaj7

BbMaj7

Dm7

Gm7

Cm7

The game of love

Ebmaj7

Is such a beautiful game

BbMaj7

If you've got time, little girl

I'd like to explain

Cm7

All the do's and don'ts

Dm7

All the wills and won'ts

Cm7 EbMaj7 BbMaj7

So Lend an ear, darling dear

Dm7 Gm7

(Sweet darling dear)

Dm7

Do be sincere

Cm7

And true love will appear

BbMaj7

Don't be shy

Or love will pass you by

Dm7

If you will

Cm7

My heart you may steal

BbMaj7

If you don't

The game of love you lose alone

Cm7 EbMaj7 Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7

Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 EbMaj7

BbMaj7 Dm7 Gm7

(Darling dear)

Dm7

Do be sincere

Cm7

And true love will appear

BbMaj7

Don't be shy

Or love will pass you by

Dm7

If you will

Cm7

My heart you may steal

BbMaj7

If you don't

The game of love you lose alone

Cm7

(First)

First I'll place my arms

EbMaj7

So gently around you

BbMaj7

(Then)

Then whisper darling I'm so glad I found you

Cm7

Then your lips unwind

Dm7

A simple touch wouldn't mind

Cm7 EbMaj7 BbMaj7

A kiss will stay, darling dear

Dm7 Gm7

(Sweet darling dear)

Darling, darling dear, yeah

BbMaj7 Dm7 Gm7

(Sweet darling dear)

Darling dear

BbMaj7 Dm7 Gm7

(Sweet darling dear)

Darling dear

About Darling Dear Chords by The Jackson 5

Learn how to play Darling Dear by The Jackson 5 with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Darling Dear chords”, “Darling Dear guitar chords”, or “The Jackson 5 Darling Dear chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Darling Dear chords and for experienced players who want accurate Darling Dear lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Cm7, Ebmaj7, BbMaj7, Dm7, EbMaj7, Gm7.

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What key is "Darling Dear" in?

The chords for "Darling Dear" show the original chord names (including Cm7, Ebmaj7, BbMaj7, Dm7, EbMaj7, Gm7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.