Chords for Peter Gabriel - The Book of Love (Live from Womad 2009)
Tempo:
101.325 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
Fm
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Reddick Fields, and a record by the name [D] of Stephen Merritt.
And [B] this is a little on the romantic side, it's [Ab] called The Book of Love.
[E] [Ab]
[Db] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] [Db] [Bbm]
[Ab] The [Fm] book of love [Eb] is long and [Ab] boring, no one can lift the damn thing.
It's [Db] full of chance [Eb] and facts and [Fm] figures.
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Db] I [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] love it when [Ab] you read to me, and [Db]
you, [Ab]
[Db] you can read me [Ab] anything.
The book of love has music in it.
In fact, that's where music comes from.
Some of it is [Eb] trance, [Fm] [Ab] [Db] some of it is just [Eb] really [Ab] dark.
But I, [Db] [Ab]
I love it when [Eb] you [Ab] sing to me, and you, [Db] you can sing me.
[Ab]
[Fm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Ab]
[F] The book of love is long and boring, [Bb] and [Fm] written very [Eb] long.
[Ab]
[Cm] It's full of flowers [Ab] and heart-shaped boxes.
Things were all too young to me.
But I, [Db] [Ab] [Fm] [Ab]
[Db] I love it [Eb] when you give [Ab] me things, and [Db] you, [Eb] [Fm]
[Ab] you [Bb] want to give [Eb] me when [Ab] you wish.
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] I [Db] love it when you give [Ab] me things, and [Db] you, [Eb] [Ab]
you [Db] want to give [Eb] me when [Ab] you wish.
[Abm]
And [B] this is a little on the romantic side, it's [Ab] called The Book of Love.
[E] [Ab]
[Db] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] [Db] [Bbm]
[Ab] The [Fm] book of love [Eb] is long and [Ab] boring, no one can lift the damn thing.
It's [Db] full of chance [Eb] and facts and [Fm] figures.
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Db] I [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] love it when [Ab] you read to me, and [Db]
you, [Ab]
[Db] you can read me [Ab] anything.
The book of love has music in it.
In fact, that's where music comes from.
Some of it is [Eb] trance, [Fm] [Ab] [Db] some of it is just [Eb] really [Ab] dark.
But I, [Db] [Ab]
I love it when [Eb] you [Ab] sing to me, and you, [Db] you can sing me.
[Ab]
[Fm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Ab]
[F] The book of love is long and boring, [Bb] and [Fm] written very [Eb] long.
[Ab]
[Cm] It's full of flowers [Ab] and heart-shaped boxes.
Things were all too young to me.
But I, [Db] [Ab] [Fm] [Ab]
[Db] I love it [Eb] when you give [Ab] me things, and [Db] you, [Eb] [Fm]
[Ab] you [Bb] want to give [Eb] me when [Ab] you wish.
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] I [Db] love it when you give [Ab] me things, and [Db] you, [Eb] [Ab]
you [Db] want to give [Eb] me when [Ab] you wish.
[Abm]
Key:
Ab
Db
Eb
Fm
Bbm
Ab
Db
Eb
Reddick Fields, and a record by the name [D] of Stephen Merritt. _ _
And [B] this is a little on the romantic side, it's [Ab] called The Book of Love.
[E] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ The [Fm] book of love [Eb] is long and [Ab] boring, _ _ no one can lift the damn thing. _ _ _
It's [Db] full of chance [Eb] and facts and [Fm] figures.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] I _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] love it when [Ab] you read to me, and _ [Db]
you, _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] you can read me [Ab] anything. _ _
The book of love has music in it.
_ In fact, that's where music comes from.
_ _ _ Some of it is [Eb] trance, [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] some of it is just [Eb] really [Ab] dark.
_ But I, [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
I love it when [Eb] you [Ab] sing to me, and _ you, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] you can sing me.
[Ab] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[F] The book of love is long and boring, _ [Bb] and [Fm] written very [Eb] long.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] It's full of flowers [Ab] and heart-shaped boxes.
_ _ Things were all too young to me.
But I, [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab]
[Db] I love it [Eb] when you give [Ab] me things, and [Db] you, _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Ab] you [Bb] want to give [Eb] me when [Ab] you wish.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ I [Db] love it when you give [Ab] me things, and [Db] you, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
you [Db] want to give [Eb] me when [Ab] you _ wish.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _
And [B] this is a little on the romantic side, it's [Ab] called The Book of Love.
[E] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ The [Fm] book of love [Eb] is long and [Ab] boring, _ _ no one can lift the damn thing. _ _ _
It's [Db] full of chance [Eb] and facts and [Fm] figures.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] I _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] love it when [Ab] you read to me, and _ [Db]
you, _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] you can read me [Ab] anything. _ _
The book of love has music in it.
_ In fact, that's where music comes from.
_ _ _ Some of it is [Eb] trance, [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] some of it is just [Eb] really [Ab] dark.
_ But I, [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
I love it when [Eb] you [Ab] sing to me, and _ you, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] you can sing me.
[Ab] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[F] The book of love is long and boring, _ [Bb] and [Fm] written very [Eb] long.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] It's full of flowers [Ab] and heart-shaped boxes.
_ _ Things were all too young to me.
But I, [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab]
[Db] I love it [Eb] when you give [Ab] me things, and [Db] you, _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Ab] you [Bb] want to give [Eb] me when [Ab] you wish.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ I [Db] love it when you give [Ab] me things, and [Db] you, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
you [Db] want to give [Eb] me when [Ab] you _ wish.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _