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This Love Will Carry By Dougie MacLean [Key: F; Capo V; standard tuning]
Intro:
  C                Am               C                Am
Verse 1:
  CIt's a C/Bthin line that Amleads us and Fkeeps us all from shameEm7  
  AmAnd dGark clouds quickly gaAmther GaFlong the way we cAmame
  CThere's fear out C/Bon the Ammountain and Fdeath out on the plainEm7s
  AmThere's Gheartbreak and Amheart-Gache in the Fshadow of the GflaG/AmesG/B  
Chorus (x2):
  CThis C/Blove will Amcarry, Cthis love will Gcarry Fme
  AmI kGnow this Amlove will Gcarry FmeFmaj7  
Verse 2:
  CThe strongest C/Bweb will Amtangle, the Fsweetest bloom will faEm7ll
  AmAnd somewhere Gin the Amdistance Gwe Ftry and catch it Amall
  CSuccess C/Blasts for a Ammoment and Ffailure's always nearEm7  
  AmYou look Gdown at your blAmistered Ghands as Fturns another GyeaG/ArG/B  
Chorus (x2):
  CThis C/Blove will Amcarry, Cthis love will Gcarry Fme
  AmI kGnow this Amlove will Gcarry FmeFmaj7  
Verse 3:
  CThese days C/Bare Amgolden, they Fmust not waste awayEm7  
  AmTime is Glike that AmfloGwer and Fsoon it will Amdecay
  CAnd though by C/Bstorms we're Amweakened, and unFcertainty is surEm7e
  AmAnd like the Gcoming of the Amdawn it's Fours foreverGmoreG/A  G/B  
Chorus (x2):
  CThis C/Blove will Amcarry, Cthis love will Gcarry Fme
  AmI kGnow this Amlove will Gcarry FmeFmaj7  

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This Love Will Carry

by Dougie MacLean

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Em7

G/A

G/B

Fmaj7

This Love Will Carry By Dougie MacLean [Key: F; Capo V; standard tuning]

Intro:

C Am C Am

Verse 1:

C C/B Am F Em7

It's a thin line that leads us and keeps us all from shame

Am G Am G F Am

And dark clouds quickly gather along the way we came

C C/B Am F Em7

There's fear out on the mountain and death out on the plains

Am G Am G F G G/A G/B

There's heartbreak and heart-ache in the shadow of the flames

Chorus (x2):

C C/B Am C G F

This love will carry, this love will carry me

Am G Am G F Fmaj7

I know this love will carry me

Verse 2:

C C/B Am F Em7

The strongest web will tangle, the sweetest bloom will fall

Am G Am G F Am

And somewhere in the distance we try and catch it all

C C/B Am F Em7

Success lasts for a moment and failure's always near

Am G Am G F G G/A G/B

You look down at your blistered hands as turns another year

Chorus (x2):

C C/B Am C G F

This love will carry, this love will carry me

Am G Am G F Fmaj7

I know this love will carry me

Verse 3:

C C/B Am F Em7

These days are golden, they must not waste away

Am G Am G F Am

Time is like that flower and soon it will decay

C C/B Am F Em7

And though by storms we're weakened, and uncertainty is sure

Am G Am F G G/A G/B

And like the coming of the dawn it's ours forevermore

Chorus (x2):

C C/B Am C G F

This love will carry, this love will carry me

Am G Am G F Fmaj7

I know this love will carry me

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