It Must Be Love chords by
Don Williams (Official Version)
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Key: F majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

F

Bb

F

C7

F

Verse 1
F F 
 
First, I get cold, then hot
Bb Bb 
 
Think I'm on fire, but I'm not
F F 
 
Oh, what a pain I've got,
C7 C7 
 
F F 
 
it  must be love
F F 
 
There's nothing I can do,
Bb Bb 
 
all that I want is you
F F 
 
Look what I'm going through,
C7 C7 
 
F F 
 
it  must be love

Chorus 1
F F 
 
It must be love,
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
it  must be love
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
I fall like a sparrow,
C7 C7 
 
F F 
 
fly like a dove
F F 
 
You must be the dream
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
I've been dreaming of
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Oh, what a feeling,
C7 C7 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
it  must be love

Verse 2
F F 
 
Something is wrong, alright,
Bb Bb 
 
I   think of you all night
F F 
 
Can't sleep 'til morning light,
C C 
 
F F 
 
it must be love
F F 
 
Seeing you in my dreams,
Bb Bb 
 
holding you close to me
F F 
 
Oh, what else can it be?
C C 
 
F F 
 
It must be love

Chorus 2
F F 
 
It must be love,
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
it  must be love
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
I fall like a sparrow,
C7 C7 
 
F F 
 
fly like a dove
F F 
 
You must be the dream
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
I've been dreaming of
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Oh, what a feeling,
C7 C7 
 
F F 
 
it  must be love

Chorus 3

It must be love, it must be love

I fall like a sparrow, fly like a dove

You must be the dream

I've been dreaming of

Chorus 4
Oh, what a feeling, it must be love
F F 
 
It must be love,
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
it  must be love
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
I fall like a sparrow,
C7 C7 
 
F F 
 
fly like a dove
F F 
 
You must be the dream
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
I've been dreaming of
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Oh, what a feeling,
C7 C7 
 
F F 
 
it  must be love

Outro 1

F

Bb

F

Bb

F

C7

F

[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF Bb C7 C

Chords

F
Bb
C7
C

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of It Must Be Love by Don Williams, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn It Must Be Love the way Don Williams intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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