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Love Instead

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C#minor

90BPM

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1/44

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 44Position: 9

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
C#m  G#m  F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-11---11-11---11-11-----6-6---6-6---6-6-----4-4---4-4---4-4-----4-4---4-4---4-4-|
A|-11-11---11-11---11-11-----6-6---6-6---6-6-----4-4---4-4---4-4-----4-4---4-4---4-4-|
E|-9--9----9--9----9--9------4-4---4-4---4-4-----2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2---2-2---2-2-|
[Verse] (same as Intro (palm muted)
C#mI am weak to yoG#mur temptation, oF#h
F#with imagination comes obligation
C#mI love you to dG#meath, but to you
I F#am, well I love you to death
F#but to you, I'm already dead
(Intro chord prog without palm mute)
I'm already dead
I'm already dead
      (Pause) 
I'm a mess between my heart and head
[Chorus] 
EI feel like IB'm just floating aC#mway, yeah
oh GAod, I wish that I could stay
EIt's hard, I adBmit, but baby don't quC#mit, yeah
AWe can make it, yeah, we can make it
C#m(Palm Muted)
[Verse 2]
And I am weak to yoG#mur affection, baF#be
All I need is your attention
I love you to death, but to you
I am, well I love you to death
but to you, I'm already dead
I'm already dead
I'm already dead
I'm a mess between my heart and head
(Back to Chorus)
Rhythm for solo is the same as the chorus
[Solo]
e|-------------------------------|
B|----------9--12--9--9h10p9-----|
G|--9-9/11-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------7--9-7------------------|
B|--10-9--7---------10--9--7---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------9-------------------9---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
EDon't trouble your Bpretty little head
There's oC#mnly room for love
There's oAnly room for love instead
(Back to chorus)

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Love Instead

by Anarbor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

[Intro]

C#m G#m F#

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

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-11-11---11-11---11-11-----6-6---6-6---6-6-----4-4---4-4---4-4-----4-4---4-4---4-4-|

A|-11-11---11-11---11-11-----6-6---6-6---6-6-----4-4---4-4---4-4-----4-4---4-4---4-4-|

E|-9--9----9--9----9--9------4-4---4-4---4-4-----2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2---2-2---2-2-|

[Verse] (same as Intro (palm muted)

C#m G#m F#

I am weak to your temptation, oh

with imagination comes obligation

C#m G#m

I love you to death, but to you

I am, well I love you to death

but to you, I'm already dead

(Intro chord prog without palm mute)

I'm already dead

(Pause)

I'm a mess between my heart and head

[Chorus]

E B C#m

I feel like I'm just floating away, yeah

oh God, I wish that I could stay

E B C#m

It's hard, I admit, but baby don't quit, yeah

We can make it, yeah, we can make it

C#m

(Palm Muted)

[Verse 2]

G#m F#

And I am weak to your affection, babe

All I need is your attention

I love you to death, but to you

I am, well I love you to death

but to you, I'm already dead

I'm already dead

I'm a mess between my heart and head

(Back to Chorus)

Rhythm for solo is the same as the chorus

[Solo]

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

B|----------9--12--9--9h10p9-----|

G|--9-9/11-----------------------|

D|-------------------------------|

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

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

e|-----------------------------------7--9-7------------------|

B|--10-9--7---------10--9--7---------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------9-------------------9---------------------------|

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

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

E B

Don't trouble your pretty little head

C#m

There's only room for love

There's only room for love instead

(Back to chorus)

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