Chords for Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson - Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)
Tempo:
111.75 bpm
Chords used:
F
A
Dm
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [F] We know still we [A] haven't said [Dm] good
Pretending life [Fm] is wonder
[C] Pretending you and I
[F] Why we stay together
[Em] We care
[A]
[Dm] Ever's too late
[Ab] Only heaven [F] can [G]
wait
[C] Waiting for love won't make it [F] happen
[G]
[C] Crying for love
Don't mean you [F] care Oh [E] no
[F] Only when [Em] love's ended
Can't [A] be [Dm] mended
Never's too late
Only [Fm] heaven can [F] wait
[C] Lost
Heaven [F] can wait for love
[E] In [F] horoscopes, in [Em] true romance
And [A] playboy [Dm] fantasy
We lie [G] in [Fm] bed at night
[C] And search [Em] the pages for our [C]
dreams
[D] [F] Why do we stay
[B] together
[E] We [A] can't wait forever
[Dm] Ever's too late
[Ab] Only heaven can [F] wait
[C] And waiting for love won't make [Am] it [F] [G] happen
[C] Don't mean [F] you care [E] Oh no
[F]
When [E] it can't [A]
be mended
[Dm] Never's too late
Ever's too late
[Ab] Only heaven [F] can wait
Why
[Em] we [A] can't
[Dm] wait forever
[Ab] Only heaven can [G]
[A] [F] wait Together
[E] We [A] can't wait forever
[Dm] Ever's too late for love
[Ab] Only heaven [G] can wait
[F]
So [Em] we've been together too long, you and I
[A]
There [Dm] were the children Shared [Ab] interests Creative interests Business [F] interests
Our in-laws
And then just plain old [Em] bad habit
Now [A]
things have [Dm] changed You've changed I've changed
[Fm] And [Ab] it's time
[G] To move on [C] Well, well
[F] So my sweet
[G] [A] You kept doubting that [Dm] I would ever understand
What you meant when you said you needed your space
[Fm] Well, [G] I do understand
[F] I have some more
[G] Reasons, [A] another purpose to my life
[Dm] And I'm ready to take my own spoon
We [Fm] both do, girl
It's [G] something new
[F] Oh
[Em] [A]
[Dm] Never's too late
Ever's [Ab] too late
Never sees no future
[G] Ever sees no [F] future
Why
[Em] we can't [A] wait
[D] [Dm] forever
Only heaven can wait
Let it [Fm] be
Never's [F] too late Oh
You
[Em] [A]
[Dm] [Fm]
[G] [A] just might be [F] wrong
Why [G] we [Dm] can't wait forever
[Em]
We [A] can't wait forever
[Dm]
Never's too late Too [Ab] late Forever
[G] Never's too [A] late
[F]
Why [Dm] we can't wait forever
[Em] We can't [A]
wait
[N]
[Bb] [Eb]
[C] [N]
Pretending life [Fm] is wonder
[C] Pretending you and I
[F] Why we stay together
[Em] We care
[A]
[Dm] Ever's too late
[Ab] Only heaven [F] can [G]
wait
[C] Waiting for love won't make it [F] happen
[G]
[C] Crying for love
Don't mean you [F] care Oh [E] no
[F] Only when [Em] love's ended
Can't [A] be [Dm] mended
Never's too late
Only [Fm] heaven can [F] wait
[C] Lost
Heaven [F] can wait for love
[E] In [F] horoscopes, in [Em] true romance
And [A] playboy [Dm] fantasy
We lie [G] in [Fm] bed at night
[C] And search [Em] the pages for our [C]
dreams
[D] [F] Why do we stay
[B] together
[E] We [A] can't wait forever
[Dm] Ever's too late
[Ab] Only heaven can [F] wait
[C] And waiting for love won't make [Am] it [F] [G] happen
[C] Don't mean [F] you care [E] Oh no
[F]
When [E] it can't [A]
be mended
[Dm] Never's too late
Ever's too late
[Ab] Only heaven [F] can wait
Why
[Em] we [A] can't
[Dm] wait forever
[Ab] Only heaven can [G]
[A] [F] wait Together
[E] We [A] can't wait forever
[Dm] Ever's too late for love
[Ab] Only heaven [G] can wait
[F]
So [Em] we've been together too long, you and I
[A]
There [Dm] were the children Shared [Ab] interests Creative interests Business [F] interests
Our in-laws
And then just plain old [Em] bad habit
Now [A]
things have [Dm] changed You've changed I've changed
[Fm] And [Ab] it's time
[G] To move on [C] Well, well
[F] So my sweet
[G] [A] You kept doubting that [Dm] I would ever understand
What you meant when you said you needed your space
[Fm] Well, [G] I do understand
[F] I have some more
[G] Reasons, [A] another purpose to my life
[Dm] And I'm ready to take my own spoon
We [Fm] both do, girl
It's [G] something new
[F] Oh
[Em] [A]
[Dm] Never's too late
Ever's [Ab] too late
Never sees no future
[G] Ever sees no [F] future
Why
[Em] we can't [A] wait
[D] [Dm] forever
Only heaven can wait
Let it [Fm] be
Never's [F] too late Oh
You
[Em] [A]
[Dm] [Fm]
[G] [A] just might be [F] wrong
Why [G] we [Dm] can't wait forever
[Em]
We [A] can't wait forever
[Dm]
Never's too late Too [Ab] late Forever
[G] Never's too [A] late
[F]
Why [Dm] we can't wait forever
[Em] We can't [A]
wait
[N]
[Bb] [Eb]
[C] [N]
Key:
F
A
Dm
G
Em
F
A
Dm
[G] [F] We know _ _ _ _ still we [A] haven't said [Dm] good _ _
_ Pretending life [Fm] is wonder _
[C] _ _ Pretending you and I _
_ _ [F] Why we stay together
[Em] We _ care
[A] _ _
_ [Dm] _ Ever's too late _ _
[Ab] Only heaven [F] can _ [G]
wait
_ [C] Waiting for love won't make it [F] happen
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ Crying for love
Don't mean you [F] care Oh [E] no
_ _ [F] Only when _ _ [Em] love's ended
_ Can't _ [A] be [Dm] mended
Never's too late _
Only [Fm] _ heaven can [F] wait
_ _ [C] _ _ Lost _ _
Heaven [F] can wait for _ _ love
[E] In [F] _ horoscopes, in [Em] true romance
And [A] playboy _ [Dm] fantasy _
_ We lie [G] in [Fm] bed at night
[C] And search [Em] the pages for our [C] _
dreams
[D] _ [F] _ Why do we stay _
[B] together
[E] _ We [A] can't wait _ forever
[Dm] _ _ _ _ Ever's too late
[Ab] Only heaven can [F] wait
_ [C] And _ waiting for love won't make [Am] it _ _ [F] [G] happen _
_ [C] Don't _ _ _ _ _ mean [F] you care _ [E] Oh no
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
When [E] it can't _ [A] _
be mended
[Dm] Never's too late _
Ever's too late
[Ab] Only heaven _ [F] can wait
_ Why _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] we _ [A] can't _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ wait forever
[Ab] Only heaven can [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ wait Together
[E] We _ [A] can't wait forever
[Dm] Ever's _ too late for love
[Ab] Only heaven _ [G] can wait _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
So [Em] we've been together too long, you and I
[A] _ _
There [Dm] were the children _ _ _ Shared [Ab] interests Creative interests Business [F] interests
Our in-laws
_ And then just plain old [Em] bad habit
Now [A] _ _
things have [Dm] changed You've changed I've changed _
_ _ [Fm] And [Ab] it's time
_ [G] To move on [C] Well, well
[F] _ _ So my sweet _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] You kept doubting that [Dm] I would ever understand
What you meant when you said you needed your space
_ [Fm] _ Well, [G] _ I do understand
[F] _ _ _ I have some more
_ _ [G] _ Reasons, [A] another purpose to my life
_ [Dm] And I'm ready to take my own spoon _
We [Fm] both do, girl
It's [G] something new _
[F] _ Oh _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Dm] Never's too late
_ Ever's [Ab] too late
Never sees no future
_ [G] Ever sees no [F] future
Why _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ we can't [A] wait _ _
[D] _ [Dm] forever
Only heaven can wait
Let it [Fm] be
Never's [F] too late Oh
You _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] just might be [F] wrong
Why [G] we _ [Dm] _ can't wait forever
[Em]
We _ [A] can't wait forever
_ [Dm]
Never's too late Too [Ab] late Forever
_ [G] Never's too _ [A] late
[F]
Why [Dm] we _ _ can't _ _ wait forever
_ _ [Em] We _ _ _ _ can't [A] _ _ _
_ _ wait _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ Pretending life [Fm] is wonder _
[C] _ _ Pretending you and I _
_ _ [F] Why we stay together
[Em] We _ care
[A] _ _
_ [Dm] _ Ever's too late _ _
[Ab] Only heaven [F] can _ [G]
wait
_ [C] Waiting for love won't make it [F] happen
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ Crying for love
Don't mean you [F] care Oh [E] no
_ _ [F] Only when _ _ [Em] love's ended
_ Can't _ [A] be [Dm] mended
Never's too late _
Only [Fm] _ heaven can [F] wait
_ _ [C] _ _ Lost _ _
Heaven [F] can wait for _ _ love
[E] In [F] _ horoscopes, in [Em] true romance
And [A] playboy _ [Dm] fantasy _
_ We lie [G] in [Fm] bed at night
[C] And search [Em] the pages for our [C] _
dreams
[D] _ [F] _ Why do we stay _
[B] together
[E] _ We [A] can't wait _ forever
[Dm] _ _ _ _ Ever's too late
[Ab] Only heaven can [F] wait
_ [C] And _ waiting for love won't make [Am] it _ _ [F] [G] happen _
_ [C] Don't _ _ _ _ _ mean [F] you care _ [E] Oh no
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
When [E] it can't _ [A] _
be mended
[Dm] Never's too late _
Ever's too late
[Ab] Only heaven _ [F] can wait
_ Why _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] we _ [A] can't _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ wait forever
[Ab] Only heaven can [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ wait Together
[E] We _ [A] can't wait forever
[Dm] Ever's _ too late for love
[Ab] Only heaven _ [G] can wait _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
So [Em] we've been together too long, you and I
[A] _ _
There [Dm] were the children _ _ _ Shared [Ab] interests Creative interests Business [F] interests
Our in-laws
_ And then just plain old [Em] bad habit
Now [A] _ _
things have [Dm] changed You've changed I've changed _
_ _ [Fm] And [Ab] it's time
_ [G] To move on [C] Well, well
[F] _ _ So my sweet _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] You kept doubting that [Dm] I would ever understand
What you meant when you said you needed your space
_ [Fm] _ Well, [G] _ I do understand
[F] _ _ _ I have some more
_ _ [G] _ Reasons, [A] another purpose to my life
_ [Dm] And I'm ready to take my own spoon _
We [Fm] both do, girl
It's [G] something new _
[F] _ Oh _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Dm] Never's too late
_ Ever's [Ab] too late
Never sees no future
_ [G] Ever sees no [F] future
Why _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ we can't [A] wait _ _
[D] _ [Dm] forever
Only heaven can wait
Let it [Fm] be
Never's [F] too late Oh
You _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] just might be [F] wrong
Why [G] we _ [Dm] _ can't wait forever
[Em]
We _ [A] can't wait forever
_ [Dm]
Never's too late Too [Ab] late Forever
_ [G] Never's too _ [A] late
[F]
Why [Dm] we _ _ can't _ _ wait forever
_ _ [Em] We _ _ _ _ can't [A] _ _ _
_ _ wait _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _