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How Love Was True

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1/45

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 45Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

                The Am/D at the end looks like this - XX0210
[Intro]
e|---------------5----|--D-----------5----|
B|--------8--------8--|------8--------8--|
G|------7-7--------7--|------7--------7--|
D|----7--------7------|----7------7------|
A|--5--------5--------|--5------5--------|
E|--------------------|------------------|
[Verse 1]
DOoh, love was true yesterday. I love you ev'ry GwayA  
 GI saw you standing thereF#m,  you gave me cause to stare
  EmAnd then I knew, I had to have Ayou
[Verse 2]
DYou could be mine if you tried, all that you do is tell me GliesA  
 GYou think that love's a gameF#m,  but I don't feel the same
  EmI should have known that I'll get the Apain
[Instrumental]
e|--D-------------5----|-------------5----|
B|--------8--------8--|------8--------8--|
G|------7-7--------7--|------7--------7--|
D|----7--------7------|----7------7------|
A|--5--------5--------|--5------5--------|
E|--------------------|------------------|
[Verse 3]
DOoh, love was true yesterday. I love you ev'ry GwayA  
 GI saw you standing thereF#m,  you gave me cause to stare
  EmAnd then knew I had to have Ayou
[Outro]
e|--D-------------5----|-------------5----|
B|--------8--------8--|------8--------8--|
G|------7-7--------7--|------7--------7--|
D|----7--------7------|----7------7------|
A|--5--------5--------|--5------5--------|
E|--------------------|------------------|
Am/D

All chords in this song (6)

The story behind the song

This early Bee Gees song captures the pure, almost naive wonder of first seeing someone and being instantly captivated. It speaks of a love that felt undeniably true in that initial moment, a sense of "yesterday" when everything was clear and full of promise. The lyrics hint at a desire for that person to be "mine if you tried," even as a shadow of doubt or deception ("tell me lies") begins to creep in. It's a song that holds the bittersweet memory of immediate attraction and the longing for that early, untainted feeling to endure.

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How Love Was True

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How Love Was True

by Bee Gees

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F#m

Am/D

The Am/D at the end looks like this - XX0210

[Intro]

e|---------------5----|-------------5----|

B|--------8--------8--|------8--------8--|

G|------7-7--------7--|------7--------7--|

D|----7--------7------|----7------7------|

A|--5--------5--------|--5------5--------|

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

[Verse 1]

D G A

Ooh, love was true yesterday. I love you ev'ry way

G F#m

I saw you standing there, you gave me cause to stare

Em A

And then I knew, I had to have you

[Verse 2]

D G A

You could be mine if you tried, all that you do is tell me lies

G F#m

You think that love's a game, but I don't feel the same

Em A

I should have known that I'll get the pain

[Instrumental]

e|---------------5----|-------------5----|

B|--------8--------8--|------8--------8--|

G|------7-7--------7--|------7--------7--|

D|----7--------7------|----7------7------|

A|--5--------5--------|--5------5--------|

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

[Verse 3]

D G A

Ooh, love was true yesterday. I love you ev'ry way

G F#m

I saw you standing there, you gave me cause to stare

Em A

And then knew I had to have you

[Outro]

e|---------------5----|-------------5----|

B|--------8--------8--|------8--------8--|

G|------7-7--------7--|------7--------7--|

D|----7--------7------|----7------7------|

A|--5--------5--------|--5------5--------|

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

Am/D

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