| A | Esus | E | |
| She asked him for forever and a | promise that would | last |
| f#m | D | |
| He said, | "Babe you know I love you, but I | can't commit to that." |
| A | Esus | E | G2 | D | |
| She said, | Love isn't | love | til you give it a | way." |
| A | Esus | E | |
| A father lived in silence, saw his | boy become a | man |
| f#m | D | |
| there was a | distance felt between them cause he | could not understand |
| A | Esus | E | G2 | D | |
| that | love isn't | love | until you give it a | way | You gotta |
| A | |
| give it a | way |
| CHORUS: |
| A | D/A | A | A | D/A | A | |
| As | we | live, moving | side | by | side |
| A | A | A | E/A | A | |
| may we | learnD/A] to | give, learn to | sac | ri | fice |
| A | Esus | E | |
| We can | entertain compassion on a | world in need of | care |
| f#m | D | |
| But the | road of good intentions doesn't | lead to anywhere |
| A | Esus | E | G2 | D | |
| Cause | love isn't | love | til you give it a | way, | You gotta |
| A | |
| give it a | way. |
| CHORUS |
| BRIDGE: |
| A | f#m | |
| Love is like a | river |
| E/A | D | D/D | E/D | A/D | |
| Flowing | down from the giver of | life |
| A | f#m | E/A | D | |
| We drink from the | water and our | thirst is no longer | denied |
| D/D | E/D | A/D |
| A | |
| You gotta give it a | way |
| CHORUS |
| A | Esus | E | |
| There was a | man who walked on water. He | came to set the people free |
| f#m | D | |
| He was the | ultimate example of what | love can truly be |
| A | Esus | E | G2 | D | |
| Cause his | love was his | life | and he gave it a | way, |
| A | |
| You gotta give it a | way. |
| CHORUS |