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The Things We Do For Love

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Tuning: Standard
capo: 1st fret
For chords in original key transpose this chord sheet +1 (and "use flats").
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CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS 
[Intro] / [Chorus]
          E-A-D-G-B-e
F#/G#     4-x-4-3-2-2
C#/G#     4-x-6-6-6-4
D#m/G#    4-x-4-3-4-x  or 4-x-x-3-4-2
G#m7      4-6-4-4-4-4
[Verse]
Am7       x-0-2-0-1-0
Em/B      x-2-2-0-0-0
Dm7/G     3-x-0-2-1-1  or 3-x-0-5-6-5
Am/E      0-2-2-2-1-0
[Bridge]
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
Dm/C      x-3-x-2-3-1
G7/B      x-2-0-0-3-1
D9/F#     2-x-0-2-1-0
E7/G#     4-x-0-4-3-0
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LINK (verse 1 to verse 2)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1
e|----------------|0
B|----------------|1
G|----------------|0
D|----------------|2
A|--------2-3-----|0
E|------------3-4-|
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[Intro]
|  F#/G#|  C#/G#|  D#m/G#|  C#/G#|
|  F#/G#|  C#/G#|  G#m7| % |
[Verse 1]
Am7Too many broken hearts have Ffallen in the river
 CToo many Em/Blonely souls have Ddrifted out to sea
 FYou lay your bets and then you Epay the price
The Dmthings we do for Clove
                Dm7/G            CLINK
The things we do for love
[Verse 2]
Am7Communication is the Fproblem to the answer
  CYou've got her Em/Bnumber and your Dhand is on the phone
  FThe weather's turned and all the Am/Elines are Edown
The Dmthings we do for Clove
The Dm7/Gthings we do for Clove
[Bridge]
Like walking in the Crain and the C/Gsnow when there's
 CNowhere to C/Ggo when you're 
DmFeeling like a Dm/Cpart of you is G7/BdyingG7  
And you're Amlooking for the C/Ganswer in her Feyes  D9/F#  
You Gthink you're gonna E7/G#break up
Then she Amsays she wants to Fmmake up
[Chorus]
F#/G#Ooh you make me C#/G#love you
D#m/G#Ooh you've got a C#/G#way 
F#/G#Ooh you had me C#/G#crawling
      |  G#m7| % | % | % |
Up the wall     (oooh oooh ...)
[Verse] 
|  Am7|  F|  C   Em/B|  D|  F|  Am/E   E    Dm|  C   Dm7/G|  C  
(Solo)                                            (break)
[Bridge]
Like walking in the Crain and the C/Gsnow when there's
 CNowhere to C/Ggo when you're 
DmFeeling like a Dm/Cpart of you is G7/BdyingG7  
And you're Amlooking for the C/Ganswer in her Feyes  D9/F#  
You Gthink you're gonna E7/G#break up
Then she Amsays she wants to Fmmake up
[Chorus]
F#/G#Ooh you make me C#/G#love you
D#m/G#Ooh you've got a C#/G#way 
F#/G#Ooh you had me C#/G#crawling
      |  G#m7| % |
Up the wall
[Verse 3]
 Am7A compromise would surely Fhelp the situation
 CAgree to Em/Bdisagree but Ddisagree to part
 FWhen after all it's just a Am/EcomproEmise
Of the Dmthings we do for Clove
(The Dm7/Gthings we do for Clove)
[Outro]
The Dm7/Gthings we do for Clove
(The Dm7/Gthings we do for Clove)

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The Things We Do For Love

by 10cc

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#/G#

C#/G#

D#m/G#

G#m7

Am7

Em/B

Dm7/G

Am/E

C/G

Dm/C

G7/B

D9/F#

E7/G#

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Tuning: Standard

capo: 1st fret

For chords in original key transpose this chord sheet +1 (and "use flats").

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CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS

[Intro] / [Chorus]

E-A-D-G-B-e

F#/G# 4-x-4-3-2-2

C#/G# 4-x-6-6-6-4

D#m/G# 4-x-4-3-4-x or 4-x-x-3-4-2

G#m7 4-6-4-4-4-4

[Verse]

Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0

Em/B x-2-2-0-0-0

Dm7/G 3-x-0-2-1-1 or 3-x-0-5-6-5

Am/E 0-2-2-2-1-0

[Bridge]

C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0

Dm/C x-3-x-2-3-1

G7/B x-2-0-0-3-1

D9/F# 2-x-0-2-1-0

E7/G# 4-x-0-4-3-0

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LINK (verse 1 to verse 2)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1

e|----------------|0

B|----------------|1

G|----------------|0

D|----------------|2

A|--------2-3-----|0

E|------------3-4-|

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[Intro]

F#/G# C#/G# D#m/G# C#/G#

| | | | |

F#/G# C#/G# G#m7

| | | | % |

[Verse 1]

Am7 F

Too many broken hearts have fallen in the river

C Em/B D

Too many lonely souls have drifted out to sea

F E

You lay your bets and then you pay the price

Dm C

The things we do for love

Dm7/G C

LINK

The things we do for love

[Verse 2]

Am7 F

Communication is the problem to the answer

C Em/B D

You've got her number and your hand is on the phone

F Am/E E

The weather's turned and all the lines are down

Dm C

The things we do for love

Dm7/G C

The things we do for love

[Bridge]

C C/G

Like walking in the rain and the snow when there's

C C/G

Nowhere to go when you're

Dm Dm/C G7/B G7

Feeling like a part of you is dying

Am C/G F D9/F#

And you're looking for the answer in her eyes

G E7/G#

You think you're gonna break up

Am Fm

Then she says she wants to make up

[Chorus]

F#/G# C#/G#

Ooh you make me love you

D#m/G# C#/G#

Ooh you've got a way

F#/G# C#/G#

Ooh you had me crawling

G#m7

| | % | % | % |

Up the wall (oooh oooh ...)

[Verse]

Am7 F C Em/B D F Am/E E Dm C Dm7/G C

| | | | | | | |

(Solo) (break)

[Bridge]

C C/G

Like walking in the rain and the snow when there's

C C/G

Nowhere to go when you're

Dm Dm/C G7/B G7

Feeling like a part of you is dying

Am C/G F D9/F#

And you're looking for the answer in her eyes

G E7/G#

You think you're gonna break up

Am Fm

Then she says she wants to make up

[Chorus]

F#/G# C#/G#

Ooh you make me love you

D#m/G# C#/G#

Ooh you've got a way

F#/G# C#/G#

Ooh you had me crawling

G#m7

| | % |

Up the wall

[Verse 3]

Am7 F

A compromise would surely help the situation

C Em/B D

Agree to disagree but disagree to part

F Am/E E

When after all it's just a compromise

Dm C

Of the things we do for love

Dm7/G C

(The things we do for love)

[Outro]

Dm7/G C

The things we do for love

Dm7/G C

(The things we do for love)

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