The Book Of Love Chords

by Peter Gabriel
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Author TheMrBillShow [a] 82.
5 contributors total, last edit on Oct 10, 2021
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C
D
Em

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The Book Of Love
by Peter Gabriel
 
  .A simple, but Beautiful song  .
 
From the 2004 Movie "Shall We Dance"
 
Capo on Fret #1
Actual Key Is Ab / Play in Key of G
The entire song is G C D G Progression
 
 
[Intro]
 
G C D G
 
G C D G
 
G C D G
 
G C D G
 
 
[Verse]
 
G           C       D        G
The book of love is long and boring
G          C        D    G
No one can lift the damn thing
G            C          D          G
It's full of charts and facts and figures
G   C            D      G
and instructions for dancing
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G     C  D  G
But I 
G         C        D    G
I love it when you read to me
G       C   D   Em
And you 
G   C           D  G
You can read me anything
 
 
[Verse]
 
G           C        D     G
The book of love has music in it
G              C     D           G
In fact that's where music comes from
G          C       D        G
Some of it is just transcendental
G          C       D      G
Some of it is just really dumb
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G     C  D  G
But I        
G         C        D       G
I love it when you sing to me
G       C   D   Em
And you  
G       C       D     G
You can sing me anything
 
 
[Bridge]
 
G C D G
 
G C D G
 
G C D G
 
G C D G
 
 
[Verse]
 
G           C       D        G
The book of love is long and boring
G       C        D    G
And written very long ago
G            C           D            G
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
G                C       D     G
And things we're all too young to know
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G     C  D  G
But I        
G         C        D       G
I love it when you give me things
G       C   D   Em
And you          
G            C       D       G
You ought to give me wedding rings
G    C  D  G
And I       
G         C        D       G
I love it when you give me things
G       C   D   Em
And you          
G            C       D       G
You ought to give me wedding rings
G    C  D  G
And I      
G         C        D       G
I love it when you give me things
G       C   D   Em
And you          
G            C       D       G
You ought to give me wedding rings
G            C       D       G
You ought to give me wedding rings
 
 
 
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This is my first try at working out the chords for a song  .
I hope I got it right  . TheMrBillShow@gmail.com
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9 comments
Fepo
Yes you got it right. I have played it for myson as he past away. It was his favourite Song. Thanx :)
+8
adabyrn
I learned this to propose to my fiance.
+5
betonelfchen
easy and good playing- the rest is up to the voice.... perfect!!! :D
+3