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Is Your Love In Vain

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Capo on the second fret.
[Intro]
|    C|    G/B|    Am|    C/G|    F|    G|    C|      C:|||
|    F|        G|      G| |   Am|   G|     F|    C|    F|
|    F|        G|      G|        C|    G/B|     Am|     C/G|     F  
[Verse 1]
Do you Clove G/Bme Am  C/G  
Or are Fyou just extending Ggoodwill
Do you Cneed me G/Bhalf as Ambad as you C/Gsay 
Or are Fyou just feeling Gguilt
I've been Amburned beGfore and I Fknow the Cscore
So you Fwon't hear me comGplain
CWill I be G/Bable to Amcount on C/Gyou
Or Fis your Glove in Cvain?Csus4  C  
[Verse 2]
Are Cyou so G/Bfast that you Amcannot C/Gsee 
That I Fmust have GsoliCtude
When CI am G/Bin the Amdarkness C/G  
FWhy do you inGtrude
Do you Amknow my Gworld, do you Fknow my Ckind
FOr must I exGplain
CWill you G/Blet me Ambe mysC/Gelf
Or Fis your Glove in Cvain?Csus4  C  
[Bridge]
Well I've Fbeen to the Gmountain and I've Cbeen in the Amwind
I've been Fin and out of GhappinessC  
I have Fdined with Gkings, I've been Coffered Amwings
And I've Fnever been too imGpressed
[Verse 3]
CAll rG/Bight, I'll Amtake a chanceC/G  
I will Ffall in Glove with Cyou
If I'm a G/Bfool you can Amhave the C/Gnight 
You can Fhave the morning Gtoo
Can you Amcook and Gsew, make Fflowers Cgrow
Do you Funderstand my Gpain
CAre you G/Bwilling to Amrisk it C/Gall
Or Fis your Glove in Cvain?Csus4  C  
[Instrumental]
|     C|   G/B|    Am|   C/G|     F|     G|     C|     C|
|     C|   G/B|    Am|   C/G|     F|     F|     G|     G|
[Outro]
Can you Amcook and Gsew, make Fflowers Cgrow
Do you Funderstand my Gpain
CAre you G/Bwilling to Amrisk it C/Gall
Or Fis your Glove in Cvain?Csus4  C  
[Instrumental]    
|     C|   G/B|    Am|   C/G|     F|     G|     C|     C|

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Is Your Love In Vain

by Bob Dylan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

C/G

Csus4

Capo on the second fret.

[Intro]

C G/B Am C/G F G C C

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F G G Am G F C F

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F G G C G/B Am C/G F

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[Verse 1]

C G/B Am C/G

Do you love me

F G

Or are you just extending goodwill

C G/B Am C/G

Do you need me half as bad as you say

F G

Or are you just feeling guilt

Am G F C

I've been burned before and I know the score

F G

So you won't hear me complain

C G/B Am C/G

Will I be able to count on you

F G C Csus4 C

Or is your love in vain?

[Verse 2]

C G/B Am C/G

Are you so fast that you cannot see

F G C

That I must have solitude

C G/B Am C/G

When I am in the darkness

F G

Why do you intrude

Am G F C

Do you know my world, do you know my kind

F G

Or must I explain

C G/B Am C/G

Will you let me be myself

F G C Csus4 C

Or is your love in vain?

[Bridge]

F G C Am

Well I've been to the mountain and I've been in the wind

F G C

I've been in and out of happiness

F G C Am

I have dined with kings, I've been offered wings

F G

And I've never been too impressed

[Verse 3]

C G/B Am C/G

All right, I'll take a chance

F G C

I will fall in love with you

G/B Am C/G

If I'm a fool you can have the night

F G

You can have the morning too

Am G F C

Can you cook and sew, make flowers grow

F G

Do you understand my pain

C G/B Am C/G

Are you willing to risk it all

F G C Csus4 C

Or is your love in vain?

[Instrumental]

C G/B Am C/G F G C C

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C G/B Am C/G F F G G

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[Outro]

Am G F C

Can you cook and sew, make flowers grow

F G

Do you understand my pain

C G/B Am C/G

Are you willing to risk it all

F G C Csus4 C

Or is your love in vain?

[Instrumental]

C G/B Am C/G F G C C

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