Chords for If It Hadn't Been For Love - Steeldrivers
Tempo:
77.25 bpm
Chords used:
Am
C
Em
G
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
Never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham if it hadn't been for love.
Never would have caught the train to Louisiana [Am] if it hadn't been for love.
[C] Never would have driven through the blinding [Am] rain without one dollar [E] to my name if [C] it hadn't
[Em] been, if it hadn't been for [Am] love.
Never would have known the trouble [C] that I'm in if it hadn't been for [A] love.
[Am] Would have been gone like a wayward wind if it hadn't been for love.
[F] Nobody knows it better than me.
I [Am] wouldn't be wishing I was free if it hadn't been, [Em] if it hadn't been [Am] for love.
[C] Far, [G] cold [Dm] walls against [Am] my will, [C] at least [G] I know [Dm] she's lying [Am] still.
[C] [G] Far, cold walls without [Am] the roll, [G] Lord have mercy on [C] my [Em] soul.
Never would have [Am] been on that side of town if it hadn't been for [Em] love.
Never would [Am] have had a mind to try and cut down if it hadn't been for love.
[C] Never would have loaded up a [Am] .44
and put myself behind the [F] jailhouse door if it hadn't [E] been,
if it hadn't been for love.
[Am] [C] Far, [G] cold [Dm] walls [C] against my will, at [G] least I know [Dm] she's lying [Am] still.
[C] [G] Far, cold [Dm] walls [Am] without the roll, [G] Lord have mercy [Dm] on [Am] my [Em] soul.
Never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham [Am] if it hadn't been for [Em] love.
Never would have come [Am] to St.
Louis if it hadn't been for love.
[C] Never would have loaded up a .44
[Am] and put myself behind the jailhouse door [F] if it hadn't been,
[E] if it hadn't been for love.
[Am] [F] If it hadn't been, [B] if it hadn't been [Am] for love.
[F] If it hadn't been, [E] if it hadn't been [D] for [E] love.
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [F] If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love.
[Am] If [F] it hadn't been, [E] if it hadn't been for love.
[Am] [A]
Never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham if it hadn't been for love.
Never would have caught the train to Louisiana [Am] if it hadn't been for love.
[C] Never would have driven through the blinding [Am] rain without one dollar [E] to my name if [C] it hadn't
[Em] been, if it hadn't been for [Am] love.
Never would have known the trouble [C] that I'm in if it hadn't been for [A] love.
[Am] Would have been gone like a wayward wind if it hadn't been for love.
[F] Nobody knows it better than me.
I [Am] wouldn't be wishing I was free if it hadn't been, [Em] if it hadn't been [Am] for love.
[C] Far, [G] cold [Dm] walls against [Am] my will, [C] at least [G] I know [Dm] she's lying [Am] still.
[C] [G] Far, cold walls without [Am] the roll, [G] Lord have mercy on [C] my [Em] soul.
Never would have [Am] been on that side of town if it hadn't been for [Em] love.
Never would [Am] have had a mind to try and cut down if it hadn't been for love.
[C] Never would have loaded up a [Am] .44
and put myself behind the [F] jailhouse door if it hadn't [E] been,
if it hadn't been for love.
[Am] [C] Far, [G] cold [Dm] walls [C] against my will, at [G] least I know [Dm] she's lying [Am] still.
[C] [G] Far, cold [Dm] walls [Am] without the roll, [G] Lord have mercy [Dm] on [Am] my [Em] soul.
Never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham [Am] if it hadn't been for [Em] love.
Never would have come [Am] to St.
Louis if it hadn't been for love.
[C] Never would have loaded up a .44
[Am] and put myself behind the jailhouse door [F] if it hadn't been,
[E] if it hadn't been for love.
[Am] [F] If it hadn't been, [B] if it hadn't been [Am] for love.
[F] If it hadn't been, [E] if it hadn't been [D] for [E] love.
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [F] If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love.
[Am] If [F] it hadn't been, [E] if it hadn't been for love.
[Am] [A]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ Never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham if it hadn't been for love.
_ Never would have caught the train to Louisiana [Am] if it hadn't been for love.
[C] Never would have driven through the blinding [Am] rain without one dollar [E] to my name if [C] it hadn't
[Em] been, if it hadn't been for [Am] love.
_ _ Never would have known the trouble [C] that I'm in if it hadn't been for [A] love.
[Am] Would have been gone like a wayward wind if it hadn't been for love.
[F] Nobody knows it better than me.
I [Am] wouldn't be wishing I was free if it hadn't been, [Em] if it hadn't been [Am] for love.
_ _ [C] Far, [G] cold [Dm] walls against [Am] my will, [C] at least [G] I know [Dm] she's lying [Am] _ still.
_ [C] _ [G] Far, cold walls without [Am] the roll, _ [G] Lord have mercy on [C] my [Em] soul. _ _
_ _ _ Never would have [Am] been on that side of town if it hadn't been for [Em] love.
Never would [Am] have had a mind to try and cut down if it hadn't been for love.
[C] Never would have loaded up a [Am] .44
and put myself behind the [F] jailhouse door if it hadn't [E] been,
if it hadn't been for love.
[Am] _ [C] Far, [G] cold [Dm] walls [C] against my will, at [G] least I know [Dm] she's lying [Am] _ still.
_ [C] _ [G] Far, cold [Dm] walls [Am] without the roll, _ [G] Lord have mercy [Dm] on [Am] my [Em] soul. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham [Am] if it hadn't been for [Em] love.
Never would have come [Am] to St.
Louis if it hadn't been for love.
[C] Never would have loaded up a .44
[Am] and put myself behind the jailhouse door [F] if it hadn't been,
[E] if it hadn't been for love.
[Am] _ [F] If it hadn't been, [B] if it hadn't been [Am] for love.
_ [F] If it hadn't been, [E] if it hadn't been _ [D] _ for [E] love.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [F] If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love.
_ [Am] If [F] it hadn't been, [E] if it hadn't been for _ love.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ Never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham if it hadn't been for love.
_ Never would have caught the train to Louisiana [Am] if it hadn't been for love.
[C] Never would have driven through the blinding [Am] rain without one dollar [E] to my name if [C] it hadn't
[Em] been, if it hadn't been for [Am] love.
_ _ Never would have known the trouble [C] that I'm in if it hadn't been for [A] love.
[Am] Would have been gone like a wayward wind if it hadn't been for love.
[F] Nobody knows it better than me.
I [Am] wouldn't be wishing I was free if it hadn't been, [Em] if it hadn't been [Am] for love.
_ _ [C] Far, [G] cold [Dm] walls against [Am] my will, [C] at least [G] I know [Dm] she's lying [Am] _ still.
_ [C] _ [G] Far, cold walls without [Am] the roll, _ [G] Lord have mercy on [C] my [Em] soul. _ _
_ _ _ Never would have [Am] been on that side of town if it hadn't been for [Em] love.
Never would [Am] have had a mind to try and cut down if it hadn't been for love.
[C] Never would have loaded up a [Am] .44
and put myself behind the [F] jailhouse door if it hadn't [E] been,
if it hadn't been for love.
[Am] _ [C] Far, [G] cold [Dm] walls [C] against my will, at [G] least I know [Dm] she's lying [Am] _ still.
_ [C] _ [G] Far, cold [Dm] walls [Am] without the roll, _ [G] Lord have mercy [Dm] on [Am] my [Em] soul. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham [Am] if it hadn't been for [Em] love.
Never would have come [Am] to St.
Louis if it hadn't been for love.
[C] Never would have loaded up a .44
[Am] and put myself behind the jailhouse door [F] if it hadn't been,
[E] if it hadn't been for love.
[Am] _ [F] If it hadn't been, [B] if it hadn't been [Am] for love.
_ [F] If it hadn't been, [E] if it hadn't been _ [D] _ for [E] love.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [F] If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love.
_ [Am] If [F] it hadn't been, [E] if it hadn't been for _ love.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _