Only Love
John Prine (1984)
Fingerpicking in 4/4
|----------M-------------| |----------M-------------|
|----I-----------I----(I)| or try |----------------I---(I)-|
|-T-----------------T----| this variant |-T-----------------T----|
|-------T----------------| |-------T----------------|
1 & 2 & (3) & 4 (&) 1 & 2 & (3) & 4 &
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] You may live alone | [C] . and close your | [F] eyes |
| [F] .. Some folks | [C] do | [C] |
| [C] You may dream a dream | [C] . that's twice your | [F] size |
| [F] All night | [C] through | [C] |
| [G] When the morning comes | [G] .. who's to | [F] tell |
| [F] Your dreams | [C] to... | [Bb] on- [F] ly | [C] you | [C!] |
Chorus
| [C] Only love, love | [C] only, only | [F] love |
| [F] .. Will | [C] do | [C] |
| [C] Only love, love | [C] only, only | [F] love |
| [F] .. Comes | [C] true | [C] |
| [G] Nothing else, you | [G] see, there's nothing | [F] else |
| [F] Only | [C] love, | [Bb] on- [F] ly | [C] love | [C] |
| [C] I have known a love | [C] . within my | [F] heart |
| [F] .. One or | [C] two | [C] |
| [C] Where one love would end | [C] . and one would | [F] start |
| [F] .. I never | [C] knew | [C]
If | [G] love should come your | [G] way you'll learn to | [F] say |
| [F] I love | [C] you, | [Bb] I [F] love | [C] you | [C!] |
Chorus
| [C] Only love, love | [C] only, only | [F] love |
| [F] .. Will | [C] do | [C] |
| [C] Only love, love | [C] only, only | [F] love |
| [F] .. Comes | [C] true | [C] |
| [G] Nothing else, you | [G] see, there's nothing | [F] else |
| [F] Only | [C] love, | [Bb] on- [F] ly | [C] love | [C] |
Instrumental
| [C] | [C] | [F] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [F] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] | [G] | [F] | [F] | [C] | [Bb] [F] | [C] | [C] |
Chorus
| [C] Only love, love | [C] only, only | [F] love |
| [F] .. Will | [C] do | [C] |
| [C] Only love, love | [C] only, only | [F] love |
| [F] .. Comes | [C] true | [C] |
| [G] Nothing else, you | [G] see, there's nothing | [F] else |
| [F] Only | [C] love, | [Bb] on- [F] ly | [C] love | [Bb] [F] | [C!]
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#Last Updated 05/02/24 JJ
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John Prine (1984)
Fingerpicking in 4/4
|----------M-------------| |----------M-------------|
|----I-----------I----(I)| or try |----------------I---(I)-|
|-T-----------------T----| this variant |-T-----------------T----|
|-------T----------------| |-------T----------------|
1 & 2 & (3) & 4 (&) 1 & 2 & (3) & 4 &
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] You may live alone | [C] . and close your | [F] eyes |
| [F] .. Some folks | [C] do | [C] |
| [C] You may dream a dream | [C] . that's twice your | [F] size |
| [F] All night | [C] through | [C] |
| [G] When the morning comes | [G] .. who's to | [F] tell |
| [F] Your dreams | [C] to... | [Bb] on- [F] ly | [C] you | [C!] |
Chorus
| [C] Only love, love | [C] only, only | [F] love |
| [F] .. Will | [C] do | [C] |
| [C] Only love, love | [C] only, only | [F] love |
| [F] .. Comes | [C] true | [C] |
| [G] Nothing else, you | [G] see, there's nothing | [F] else |
| [F] Only | [C] love, | [Bb] on- [F] ly | [C] love | [C] |
| [C] I have known a love | [C] . within my | [F] heart |
| [F] .. One or | [C] two | [C] |
| [C] Where one love would end | [C] . and one would | [F] start |
| [F] .. I never | [C] knew | [C]
If | [G] love should come your | [G] way you'll learn to | [F] say |
| [F] I love | [C] you, | [Bb] I [F] love | [C] you | [C!] |
Chorus
| [C] Only love, love | [C] only, only | [F] love |
| [F] .. Will | [C] do | [C] |
| [C] Only love, love | [C] only, only | [F] love |
| [F] .. Comes | [C] true | [C] |
| [G] Nothing else, you | [G] see, there's nothing | [F] else |
| [F] Only | [C] love, | [Bb] on- [F] ly | [C] love | [C] |
Instrumental
| [C] | [C] | [F] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [F] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] | [G] | [F] | [F] | [C] | [Bb] [F] | [C] | [C] |
Chorus
| [C] Only love, love | [C] only, only | [F] love |
| [F] .. Will | [C] do | [C] |
| [C] Only love, love | [C] only, only | [F] love |
| [F] .. Comes | [C] true | [C] |
| [G] Nothing else, you | [G] see, there's nothing | [F] else |
| [F] Only | [C] love, | [Bb] on- [F] ly | [C] love | [Bb] [F] | [C!]
#Play along with John Prine in this key.
#Last Updated 05/02/24 JJ
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