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What You Call Love

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard Tuning
Chords Used
e|-A5--Aadd9--7---F#m-9--F#m7-12---|
B|-5----5----10--10---|
G|-6----6----11--X----|
D|-7----X----11--11---|
A|-7----7----9---9----|
E|-5----5-------------|
[Verse 1]
I caught a piece of the sAunAadd9----shAine, Aadd9  
pAut a little Aadd9hope in Ame
But Aadd9after the flF#mood     F#m7rF#maged, F#m7  
there's nF#mothing really lF#m7eft to sF#mee
But I wF#m7as not dBmone, or beat, 
the violence was a source of strength
Not everytDhing is always just as it AseemsAadd9  A  
[Chorus]
What you call Dlove, is just urgenAcy
What you call Dlove, 
is a place you turn in an emAergency
Would you give F#mup,
Dwhen it's not what you wEant it to be?
But that's not Bmlove, what you call Elove
A  Aadd9  A
[Verse 2]
I caught a piece of the sAun-Aadd9----shiAne,Aadd9  
bAurned a little Aadd9hole in Ame
But aAadd9fter the fF#mlood      F#m7rF#maged, F#m7  
there's nF#mothing really F#m7left to F#msee
But I wF#m7as not dBmone, or beat, 
the violence was a source of strength
Not everytDhing is always just as it sAeemsAadd9  A  
[Chorus]
What you call Dlove, is just urgenAcy
What you call Dlove, 
is a place you turn in an emergenAcy
Would you give F#mup, 
Dwhen it's not what you wEant it to be?
But that's not Bmlove, what you call lEove
A  Aadd9  A
[Instrumental]
    E     D   Ax2
[Chorus]
What you call Dlove, is just urgenAcy
What you call Dlove, 
is a place you turn in an emergenAcy
Would you give F#mup, 
Dwhen it's not what you wEant it to be?
But that's not Bmlove, what you call Dlove
But that's not F#mlove, what you calAl love
But that's not lDove, what you call lEove
A

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What You Call Love

by Guster

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Aadd9

F#m

F#m7

Standard Tuning

Chords Used

A Aadd9 F#m F#m7

e|-5----7----9---12---|

B|-5----5----10--10---|

|-6----6----11--X----|

|-7----X----11--11---|

A|-7----7----9---9----|

E|-5----5-------------|

[Verse 1]

A Aadd9 A Aadd9

I caught a piece of the sun----shine,

A Aadd9 A

put a little hope in me

Aadd9 F#m F#m7 F#m F#m7

But after the flood raged,

F#m F#m7 F#m

there's nothing really left to see

F#m7 Bm

But I was not done, or beat,

the violence was a source of strength

D A Aadd9 A

Not everything is always just as it seems

[Chorus]

D A

What you call love, is just urgency

What you call love,

is a place you turn in an emergency

F#m

Would you give up,

D E

when it's not what you want it to be?

Bm E

But that's not love, what you call love

A Aadd9 A

[Verse 2]

A Aadd9 A Aadd9

I caught a piece of the sun-----shine,

A Aadd9 A

burned a little hole in me

Aadd9 F#m F#m7 F#m F#m7

But after the flood raged,

F#m F#m7 F#m

there's nothing really left to see

F#m7 Bm

But I was not done, or beat,

the violence was a source of strength

D A Aadd9 A

Not everything is always just as it seems

[Chorus]

D A

What you call love, is just urgency

What you call love,

is a place you turn in an emergency

F#m

Would you give up,

D E

when it's not what you want it to be?

Bm E

But that's not love, what you call love

A Aadd9 A

[Instrumental]

E D A

[Chorus]

D A

What you call love, is just urgency

What you call love,

is a place you turn in an emergency

F#m

Would you give up,

D E

when it's not what you want it to be?

Bm D

But that's not love, what you call love

F#m A

But that's not love, what you call love

D E

But that's not love, what you call love

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