The Book of Love Chords by Peter Gabriel

Tempo:
177.05 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Eb

Fm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Book of Love chords
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[Ab] [Db]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Db]
[Eb] The [Ab]
[Db]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Db] book of love [Eb] is long [Fm] and boring
[Cm] No [Db] one can lift [Ab] a damn thing
[Cm] It's [Db] full of charts [Eb] and facts [Fm] and figures
[Ab] And [Db] instructions [Ab] for dancing
But I, [Db]
[Ab]
I [Db] love it when [Ab] you read to me And [Db] you,
[Ab]
you [Db] can read [Eb] me [Ab] anything
The book [Db] of love [Bbm] has music [Ab] in it In [Db] fact that's where [Eb] music [Ab] comes from
Some of it's just [Eb] [Fm] transcendental
[Ab] Some [Db] of it's just [Ab] really dumb
But I, [Db]
[Ab] I [Db] love it [Ab] when you sing to me And [Db] you,
[Ab]
you [Db] can sing [Eb] me [Ab] anything
[Fm] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Db]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] The
[Cm] [Db] book of love [Eb] is long [Fm] and boring [Cm] And [Db] written very [Ab] long ago
It's full of [Db] flowers [Eb] and heart-shaped [Fm]
boxes [Cm] And [Db] things we're all [Ab] too young to know
But I, [Db] [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab] I [Db] love it when [Eb] you give me [Ab] things And [Db] you, [Eb] [Fm]
[Ab] you [Db]
ought to give [Eb] me [Ab]
weddings
And I, [Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] I [Db] love it when [Ab] you give me things And [Db] you, [Eb]
[Ab]
you [Db] ought to give [Ab] me weddings
You
[Db] [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab]
ought [Db] to give me [Bbm] weddings
[Ab]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
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To learn Peter Gabriel - The Book Of Love chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Eb, Ab, Db and Ab of chords. Kick off your practice at a gentle 88 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 177 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Ab Major.

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[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] The _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Db] book of love _ [Eb] is long [Fm] and boring _ _
_ _ [Cm] No [Db] one can lift [Ab] a damn thing _ _ _
[Cm] It's _ [Db] full of charts [Eb] and facts [Fm] and figures _
_ [Ab] _ And [Db] _ _ instructions [Ab] for _ _ dancing _ _
But _ I, _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [Db] love it _ when [Ab] you read to me _ And _ _ [Db] you, _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ you [Db] can read [Eb] me _ _ [Ab] _ anything _
The _ book [Db] of love _ [Bbm] has music [Ab] in it _ _ _ In [Db] fact that's where [Eb] music [Ab] comes from _
_ _ _ Some of it's just _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ transcendental _
_ [Ab] _ Some [Db] of it's just _ [Ab] _ really _ dumb _
But _ I, [Db] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ [Db] love it _ [Ab] when you sing to me _ _ And _ _ [Db] you, _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ you [Db] can sing [Eb] me _ _ [Ab] _ anything _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] The _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Db] book of love [Eb] is long [Fm] and boring _ _ _ [Cm] _ And [Db] written _ very [Ab] long ago _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It's full of [Db] _ flowers [Eb] and heart-shaped [Fm]
boxes _ _ _ [Cm] And [Db] things we're all [Ab] too young to know
_ _ But _ I, [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ I [Db] love it when [Eb] you give me [Ab] _ things _ And _ [Db] you, _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ you [Db]
ought to give [Eb] me _ _ [Ab]
weddings
_ _ _ And I, [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ I [Db] love it when [Ab] you give me _ things _ And _ _ [Db] you, _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
you [Db] ought to give [Ab] me _ weddings
_ _ You _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ ought [Db] to give me _ [Bbm] _ _ weddings _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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