Chords for ryan adams. BBC4. how do you keep love alive
Tempo:
63.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[A] [C] Lord, I miss [D] that girl on [G] the day we met.
[C] She stood and was shining down, down [D] on the valley,
[G] riddled with horses [C] running, crushing them flowers.
I willed a [G] bit for her [C] on the day she was born.
She runs through my [G] veins like a long black [C] river
and rattles my cage like a thunderstorm.
Oh, my [D] soul.
[Em] What does it mean?
Who [G] does it mean?
What [D] does it mean to [Em] be so sad when someone you love,
[G] someone you love is [D] forced to make you [G] happy?
What do you do?
How do you [G] keep love alive?
[D] [G] If it won't [D] [D] [C] work, [D] what are the words [G] they use
[C] when they know it's over?
[D] We need to talk or [G] I'm confused.
Maybe [C] later you can come over.
I would have [G] killed your mother's [C] hand on the day you were born.
She runs through my [G] veins like a long black [C] river
and rattles my cage like a thunderstorm.
Oh, [D] my soul.
[Em] What does it mean?
[G] What does it mean?
[D] What does it mean to [Em] be so sad when someone you love,
[C] someone you love is [D] forced to make you [G] happy?
What do you do?
How do you keep love alive?
[C]
[D] [C] [G] When it won't.
[D] [C] How do you [G] keep love alive?
[D] [C] [Em] When it won't.
[C] [D] How do you keep [G] love alive?
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[N]
[D] [Em] [C]
[A] [C] Lord, I miss [D] that girl on [G] the day we met.
[C] She stood and was shining down, down [D] on the valley,
[G] riddled with horses [C] running, crushing them flowers.
I willed a [G] bit for her [C] on the day she was born.
She runs through my [G] veins like a long black [C] river
and rattles my cage like a thunderstorm.
Oh, my [D] soul.
[Em] What does it mean?
Who [G] does it mean?
What [D] does it mean to [Em] be so sad when someone you love,
[G] someone you love is [D] forced to make you [G] happy?
What do you do?
How do you [G] keep love alive?
[D] [G] If it won't [D] [D] [C] work, [D] what are the words [G] they use
[C] when they know it's over?
[D] We need to talk or [G] I'm confused.
Maybe [C] later you can come over.
I would have [G] killed your mother's [C] hand on the day you were born.
She runs through my [G] veins like a long black [C] river
and rattles my cage like a thunderstorm.
Oh, [D] my soul.
[Em] What does it mean?
[G] What does it mean?
[D] What does it mean to [Em] be so sad when someone you love,
[C] someone you love is [D] forced to make you [G] happy?
What do you do?
How do you keep love alive?
[C]
[D] [C] [G] When it won't.
[D] [C] How do you [G] keep love alive?
[D] [C] [Em] When it won't.
[C] [D] How do you keep [G] love alive?
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[N]
Key:
C
G
D
Em
A
C
G
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] Lord, I miss [D] that girl on [G] the day we met.
[C] She stood and was shining down, down [D] on the valley,
[G] riddled with horses [C] running, crushing them flowers.
I willed a [G] bit for her [C] on the day she was born.
She runs through my [G] veins like a long black [C] river
and rattles my cage like a thunderstorm.
Oh, my [D] soul.
[Em] What does it mean?
Who [G] does it mean?
What [D] does it mean to [Em] be so sad when someone you love,
[G] someone you love is [D] forced to make you [G] happy?
What do you do?
How do you [G] keep love alive? _
[D] _ _ [G] _ If it won't [D] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] work, [D] what are the words [G] they use
[C] when they know it's over?
[D] We need to talk or [G] I'm confused.
Maybe [C] later you can come over.
I would have [G] killed your mother's [C] hand on the day you were born.
She runs through my [G] veins like a long black [C] river
and rattles my cage like a thunderstorm.
Oh, [D] my soul.
[Em] _ What does it mean?
[G] What does it mean?
[D] What does it mean to [Em] be so sad when someone you love,
[C] someone you love is [D] forced to make you [G] happy?
What do you do?
How do you keep love alive?
[C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ [G] When it won't.
[D] _ _ [C] How do you [G] keep love alive? _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ [Em] When it won't. _
[C] _ [D] How do you keep [G] love alive? _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] Lord, I miss [D] that girl on [G] the day we met.
[C] She stood and was shining down, down [D] on the valley,
[G] riddled with horses [C] running, crushing them flowers.
I willed a [G] bit for her [C] on the day she was born.
She runs through my [G] veins like a long black [C] river
and rattles my cage like a thunderstorm.
Oh, my [D] soul.
[Em] What does it mean?
Who [G] does it mean?
What [D] does it mean to [Em] be so sad when someone you love,
[G] someone you love is [D] forced to make you [G] happy?
What do you do?
How do you [G] keep love alive? _
[D] _ _ [G] _ If it won't [D] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] work, [D] what are the words [G] they use
[C] when they know it's over?
[D] We need to talk or [G] I'm confused.
Maybe [C] later you can come over.
I would have [G] killed your mother's [C] hand on the day you were born.
She runs through my [G] veins like a long black [C] river
and rattles my cage like a thunderstorm.
Oh, [D] my soul.
[Em] _ What does it mean?
[G] What does it mean?
[D] What does it mean to [Em] be so sad when someone you love,
[C] someone you love is [D] forced to make you [G] happy?
What do you do?
How do you keep love alive?
[C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ [G] When it won't.
[D] _ _ [C] How do you [G] keep love alive? _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ [Em] When it won't. _
[C] _ [D] How do you keep [G] love alive? _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _