The Book of Love Peter Gabriel
INTRO
(strings)
Ab/C Db | Bbm7 Ab/C | Ab/C Db | Bbm7 Ab |
Ab/C Db | Eb7/Bb Ab/C | Ab/C Db | Bbm7 Ab |
VERSE
[Ab/C] The book of[Db] love is [Eb]long and [Fm]boring
[Ab/C] No one[Db] can lift the [Eb7]damn thing[Ab]
[Ab/C] It's full of[Db] charts and [Eb]facts and [Fm]figures[Ab/C] and [Db]instructions for [Eb7]dan-[Ab]cing
CHORUS
But [Ab]I[Db/Ab] [Eb/Ab] [Ab]
[Ab] I love [Db/Ab]it when you [Eb/Ab]read to [Ab]me
And [Ab]you[Db/Ab] [Eb/Ab] [Ab]
[Ab/C]You can [Db]read me[Eb] any[Ab]thing
VERSE
[Ab/C] The book of[Db] love has [Bbm7]music [Ab]in it
[Ab/C] In fact[Db] that's where m[Eb]usic comes [Ab]from
[Ab/C] Some of[Db] it's just [Eb]transcen[Fm]dental
[Ab/C] Some of[Db] it's just [Eb]really [Fm]dumb
CHORUS
But [Ab]I[Db/Ab] [Eb/Ab] [Ab]
[Ab]I love[Db/Ab] it when you [Eb/Ab]sing to [Ab]me
And [Ab]you[Db/Ab] [Eb/Ab] [Ab]
[Ab/C]You can[Db] sing me[Eb] any[Ab]thing
INSTRUMENTAL
(strings)
[Fm] [Db/F] [Eb/G] [Ab] [Fm] [Db/F] [Eb] [Ab]
e||-|--------|--------|--------|--------| B||-|4-12--1-|---1----|--122-1-|--------| G||-|--------|3-1-----|--------|3-11----| D||1|--------|--------|--------|-------1| A||-|--------|--------|--------|--------| E||-|--------|--------|--------|--------|
[Fm] [Db/F] [Eb/G] [Ab] [Fm] [Db/F] [Eb] [Ab]
e||--------|--------|--------|--------|| B||4-12--1-|---1----|-----11-|--------|| G||--------|3-1-----|-1133---|3-11----|| D||--------|--------|--------|--------|| A||--------|--------|--------|--------|| E||--------|--------|--------|--------||
VERSE
[Ab/C] The book of[Db] love is [Eb]long and [Fm]boring
[Ab/C] And written[Db] very [Eb]long ago[Ab]
[Ab/C] It's full of[Db] flowers and [Eb]heart-shaped [Fm]boxes
[Ab/C] And things we're[Db] all too [Eb7]young to [Ab]know
CHORUS
But [Ab/C]I[Db2] [Eb7] [Fm7]
[Ab] I love i[Db]t when you [Eb]give me [Ab]things
And [Ab/C]you[Db2] [Eb7] [Fm7]
[Ab/C] You ought to [Db]give me[Eb7] wedding [Ab]rings
And [Ab]I[Bbm7] [Ab/C] [DbM7]
[Ab/Eb] I love i[Db/F]t when you [Eb/G]give me [Ab]things
And [Ab/C]you[Db2] [Eb7] [Ab]
[Ab/C] You ought to[Db] give me[Eb7] wedding [Ab]rings
[Ab/C] [Db] [Eb7] [Fm7]
[Ab/C] You ought to[Db] give me[Bbm7] wedding rings[Ab5]
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