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How Do You Keep Love Alive

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        EmEmCD
Intro   /// x2 
C                    D
Lord, I miss that girl
G                      C
On the day we met the sun was shining down
C                             D
Down on the valley
              G
Riddled with horses running
C
Crushing them with flowers
C             D          G
I would have picked for her
         C
On the day she was born
C                   D            G
She runs through my veins like a long black river
       C
And rattles my cage like a thunderstorm
C       D
Oh my soul
Em
What does it mean?
                C
What does it mean?
             D             Em
What does it mean to be so sad?
Em
When someone you love
            C                   D
Someone you love is supposed to make you happy
What do you do
                           GCadd9DCadd9
                           ///
How do you keep love alive?
GCadd9D
//
When it won't
C                  D
What, what are the words
     G             C
They use when they know it's over
C            D
"We need to talk," or
         G                    C
"I'm confused, maybe later you can come over"
C          D          G
I would've held your mother's hand
        C
On the day you was born
C                    D
She runs through my veins
           G                C
Like a long black river and rattles my cage
Like a thunderstorm
C        D
Oh, my soul
Em
What does it mean?
              C
What does it mean?
             D              Em
What does it mean to be so sad?
Em
When someone you love
            C                   D
Someone you love is supposed to make you happy
What do you do
                        GCadd9DCadd9
                        ///
How do you keep love alive?
GCadd9DCadd9
///
When it won't
GCadd9DCadd9
///
How do you keep love alive?
G     DCadd9
/Cad9// (however many times you want)
End on G

How Do You Keep Love Alive chords and lyrics

Free chords for How Do You Keep Love Alive by Ryan Adams. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Intro   Em/Em/C/D x2 
What do you do
Like a thunderstorm
What do you do
G/Cad9/D/Cadd9 (however many times you want)
End on G

How Do You Keep Love Alive Chords by Ryan Adams

Learn how to play How Do You Keep Love Alive by Ryan Adams with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “How Do You Keep Love Alive chords”, “How Do You Keep Love Alive guitar chords”, or “Ryan Adams How Do You Keep Love Alive chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy How Do You Keep Love Alive chords and for experienced players who want accurate How Do You Keep Love Alive lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, C, D, G, Cadd9.

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What key is "How Do You Keep Love Alive" in?

The chords for "How Do You Keep Love Alive" show the original chord names (including Em, C, D, G, Cadd9). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.