Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Book of Love by Magnetic Fields

This is an absolutely lovely song and sounds so sweet on ukulele. Proves that it's not just country songs that use three chords and the truth.


THE BOOK OF LOVE – MAGNETIC FIELDS
Introduction: G C D G

(G)The book of (C)love is (D)long and (G)boring
(G)No one can (C)lift the (D)damn (G)thing
(G)It's full of (C)charts and (D)facts and (G)figures
(G)And in-(C)structions for (D)danc-(G)ing but

(G)I...(C)(D)(G)

(G) I love (C) it when you (D)read to (G)me and
(G)You...(C)(D)(G)
(G) You can (C)read me (D) any-(G)thing

(G)The book of (C)love has (D)music in (G)it
(G)In fact that's (C)where (D)music comes (G)from
(G)Some of it (C)is just (D)transcen-(G)dental
(G)Some of it (C)is just (D)really (G)dumb but

(G)I...(C)(D)(G)
(G)I love (C)it when you (D)sing (G)to me and
(G)You...(C)(D)(G)
(G)You can (C)sing me (D)any-(G)thing

(G)The book of (C)love is (D)long and (G)boring
(G)And written (C)very (D)long a-(G)go
(G)It's full of (C)flowers and (D)heart-shaped (G)boxes
(G)And things we're (C)all too (D)young to (G)know but

(G)I...(C)(D)(G)
(G)I love (C) it when you (D)give me (G)things and
(G)You...(C)(D)(G)
(G)You ought to (C)give me (D7)wedding (G)rings
(G)I...(C)(D)(G)
(G)I love (C) it when you (D)give me (G)things and
(G)You...(C)(D)(G)
(G)You ought to (C)give me (D)wedding (G)rings


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