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[Intro]
|D| D  E|E|
[Verse 1]
When I firEmaj7st saw your face,Bm  
Knew that I could Enot hesitate.A  
You said, "Baby don't Ego too fast,A  
If we do then it Emaj7may not last.E"
Time went on and I Emaj7waited for you,Bm  
I didn't know what Eelse I could do.A  
I thought that Ewe'd always Abe toC#mgether,F#m7  
You said, "Hold on, it Ajust get's better."Cmaj7  D  
And I believed you,E  
I Esus4kept holding Eon.Cmaj7  
You think that DI can never leave yAou.
You think B7sus4I'm not that strong,
You're wrong.E  
[Chorus]
Love won't BwaitD,
Forever and a Aday.C  
Love must live in the Ehere and now,
Don't F#m7ask me Ehow I AknowB7sus4.
[Verse 2]
So Ehere I am with my Emaj7heart on my sleeve.Bm  
You said, "Baby put Eyour trust in me.A"
But I have come to the Eend of the line.F#m7  
And you've wasted up
BAll of my precious timeE.
Wanted to be something Emaj7special to youBm.
Ev'rybody's Esomebody's fool.A  
Won't be a fool,
No, you've Egot me all wrongF#m7,
You don't G#m7know what you AhaveB,
Till it's Cmaj7gone.D  
And I believed yEou.
I Esus4kept holding EonCmaj7.
You think that DI can never leave yEou.
You think I'm B7sus4not that strong,
You're wrong.E  
[Chorus]
Love won't BwaiDt,
Forever and a Aday.C  
Love must live in the Ehere and now,
Don't F#m7ask me Ehow I AknowB7sus4.E  
Love takes BtimeD,
But you've been takin' too Along.C  
Time never waited for Eanyone,
Don't F#m7wait too Elong,
Or AI'll be B7sus4gone.
Don't F#m7wait too Elong,
AI'll be B7sus4gone, I'll be gone.E  
[Bridge]
Oh Ethere, there wasn't anything,
That F#7I wouldn't do.
And Eyou, you led me on,
You even F#7said, "I love you."Am6  
How can we go on,
When iEt's tearin' us apart?
GAre you going to break my B7sus4heart?
'Cause I believed you.E  
[Chorus]
Love won'Bt waDit,
Forever and a Aday.C  
Love must live in the Ehere and now,
Don't F#m7ask me Ehow I AknowB7sus4.E  
Love takes BtimeD,
But you've been takin' too Along.C  
Time never waited for Eanyone,
Don't F#m7wait too Elong,
Or AI'll be B7sus4gone.
[Outro]
Love won't Ewait,
Love takes BtimeD.
Don't let this love just Apass us by.
It's not too Clate, you must Echoose.
Love is F#m7so hard to Efind,
And so Aeasy to B7sus4lose.E  

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Love Wont Wait

by Gary Barlow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

C#m

F#m7

Cmaj7

Esus4

B7sus4

G#m7

F#7

Am6

[Intro]

D D E E

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[Verse 1]

Emaj7 Bm

When I first saw your face,

E A

Knew that I could not hesitate.

E A

You said, "Baby don't go too fast,

Emaj7 E

If we do then it may not last."

Emaj7 Bm

Time went on and I waited for you,

E A

I didn't know what else I could do.

E A C#m F#m7

I thought that we'd always be together,

A Cmaj7 D

You said, "Hold on, it just get's better."

And I believed you,

Esus4 E Cmaj7

I kept holding on.

D A

You think that I can never leave you.

B7sus4

You think I'm not that strong,

You're wrong.

[Chorus]

B D

Love won't wait,

A C

Forever and a day.

Love must live in the here and now,

F#m7 E A B7sus4

Don't ask me how I know.

[Verse 2]

E Emaj7 Bm

So here I am with my heart on my sleeve.

E A

You said, "Baby put your trust in me."

E F#m7

But I have come to the end of the line.

And you've wasted up

B E

All of my precious time.

Emaj7 Bm

Wanted to be something special to you.

E A

Ev'rybody's somebody's fool.

Won't be a fool,

E F#m7

No, you've got me all wrong,

G#m7 A B

You don't know what you have,

Cmaj7 D

Till it's gone.

And I believed you.

Esus4 E Cmaj7

I kept holding on.

D E

You think that I can never leave you.

B7sus4

You think I'm not that strong,

You're wrong.

[Chorus]

B D

Love won't wait,

A C

Forever and a day.

Love must live in the here and now,

F#m7 E A B7sus4 E

Don't ask me how I know.

B D

Love takes time,

A C

But you've been takin' too long.

Time never waited for anyone,

F#m7 E

Don't wait too long,

A B7sus4

Or I'll be gone.

F#m7 E

Don't wait too long,

A B7sus4 E

I'll be gone, I'll be gone.

[Bridge]

Oh there, there wasn't anything,

F#7

That I wouldn't do.

And you, you led me on,

F#7 Am6

You even said, "I love you."

How can we go on,

When it's tearin' us apart?

G B7sus4

Are you going to break my heart?

'Cause I believed you.

[Chorus]

B D

Love won't wait,

A C

Forever and a day.

Love must live in the here and now,

F#m7 E A B7sus4 E

Don't ask me how I know.

B D

Love takes time,

A C

But you've been takin' too long.

Time never waited for anyone,

F#m7 E

Don't wait too long,

A B7sus4

Or I'll be gone.

[Outro]

Love won't wait,

B D

Love takes time.

Don't let this love just pass us by.

C E

It's not too late, you must choose.

F#m7 E

Love is so hard to find,

A B7sus4 E

And so easy to lose.

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