IntroEmGDAm x2
Verse 1Em
Screw fear, it's contagious
DAm
Infecting everything
EmD
It makes me do such stupid, stupid stuff
C
I say things I never mean
Em
What exactly do I think?
DAm
Who am I protecting?
EmD
If I fall it'll blow up in my face
C
That's just crazy
Pre-ChorusCD
I'm delicate, I'm sensitive
Em
Please try to be more careful
CD
You're mean, you're a lunatic
Em
Let's try to make this fun again
ChorusCDEm
It's only love, give it away
(It's only love)
CDEm
You'll probably get it back again
(It's only love)
CDEm
It's simple, it's a silly thing
Throw it away like a boomerang
CDEm
I wish we all could lighten up
It's only love, not a time bomb
[Post ChorusEmGDAm
Oooh oooh oooh ohhh
EmGDAm
Oooh oooh oooh ohhh
Verse 3Em
I'm tired from last nights fight
DAm
I wish I hadn't started it
EmD
I hate when my fear speaks for me
C
It makes me nasty
Em
I thought we could start again
DAm
Go back to the days when we felt like friends
EmD
It's all too serious for me
C
And I know I'm guilty
Pre-ChorusCD
Matchsticks and poison
Em
That's what I add to the fire
CD
My dear, I'm frozen
Em
Turned from a saint to a liar
ChorusCDEm
It's only love, give it away
(It's only love)
CDEm
You'll probably get it back again
(It's only love)
CDEm
It's simple, it's a silly thing
Throw it away like a boomerang
CDEm
I wish we all could lighten up
It's only love, not a time bomb
[Post ChorusEmGD
Oooh oooh oooh ohhh
InstrumentalEmGD D4 DBridgeEmG
I don't want to be precious
DC
I don't want to feel stress
EmG
Life is for the living
DC
But not a living hell
Em
So take it
G
Take this
DC
Oh, you can have all of me
Em
Take it
G
Take this
DC
Here, you can have everything
EmG
I don't want to be flawless
DC
When I go I want the cuts to show
Em
So take it
G
Take this
D
Oh, you can have all of me
Em
Break it
G
Take it
D
Oh, fuck it, have everything!
ChorusCDEm
It's only love, give it away
(It's only love)
CDEm
You'll probably get it back again
(It's only love)
CDEm
It's simple, it's a silly thing
Throw it away like a boomerang
CDEm
I wish we all could lighten up
It's only love, not a time bomb
[Post ChorusEmGDAm
Aahhh aahhh It's only love
EmGDAm
Aahhh aahhh It's only love
OutroCDEm
It's simple, it's a silly thing
Throw it away like a boomerang
CDEm
I wish we all could lighten up
It's only love, not a time bomb
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.