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It Was Love That We Needed chords by
Rod Stewart
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
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G
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Am
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It was love that we needed
F
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C
C

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Dm
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(Hmm, hmm)
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G

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C
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We needed love (it was love)
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G

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C
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F
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It was love that we needed
C
C

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Dm
Dm

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(oh, yeah)

(Yeah, yeah)

Love...
C
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It was
Verse 2
G
G

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love (it was love)
Am
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C
C

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It was love (that we needed)
F
F

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Em
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We needed love, darlin'
Dm
Dm

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Yeah, yeah- eh
F
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C
C

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(We needed love)
G
G

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Somewhat im
Verse 3
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Am

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C
C

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possible
F
F

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Dm
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F
F

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No idea what was happenin' to me
C
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G

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Am
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All of my life, things were cool till now
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G

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F
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Then the feelin',
C
C

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Dm
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the strangest feelin' came over me
F
F

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(Ooh, oh, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
Verse 4
Am
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G

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My happiness just came with such
F
F

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F#dim
F#dim
4

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surprise
C
C

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E
E

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Am
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The water just swelled up in my eyes
Dm
Dm

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An all I could see was your pretty,
D
D

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pretty face (prettyface)
G
G

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C
C

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Jumpin' up and down
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G

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C

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All around (round) the place
Am
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It was love
Verse 5
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C

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G
G

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(it was love)
Am
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It was love (that we needed) that
C
C

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we needed
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F
F

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It was love, it was love,
C
C

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Dm
Dm

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it was love, it was love
G
G

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C
C

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We needed love
G
G

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It was love (it was love)
Am
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Dm
Dm

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It was love (that we needed) that we needed,
C
C

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F
F

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oh, yeah
C
C

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Yeah, yeah
Dm
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F
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G
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We needed love
Verse 6
C
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Am
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Never, never, never did I know till now
C
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F
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Dm
Dm

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My deep, deep feelings for another
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G

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C
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When just romancin' in the world
Am
Am

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Dancin' with you, girl
F
F

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I knew we'd soon discover,
C
C

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Dm
Dm

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soon discover
F
F

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(Ooh, oh, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
Verse 7
Am
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G
G

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My happiness just came with such
F
F

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F#dim
F#dim
4

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surprise
C
C

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G
G

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E
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Am
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The water just swelled up in my eyes
Dm
Dm

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An all I could see was your pretty,
D
D

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pretty face (pretty face)
C
C

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Jumpin' up and down
Am
Am

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All around (round) the place
Verse 8
C
C

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G

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It was love (it was love)
Am
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It was love (that we needed) that
C
C

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we needed
F
F

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It was love, it was love,
C
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Dm
Dm

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it was love, it was love
G
G

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We needed love
C
C

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G

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It was love (it was love)
Am
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Dm
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It was love (that we needed) that we needed,
F
F

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yeah, yeah- eh
C
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Dm
Dm

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We needed love
G
G

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Sing it, girl
Verse 9
C
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Loves, merry go round,

goes around and round (whoo, ooh)

Loves, merry go round, goes
F
F

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round (round)
Dm
Dm

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Loves, merry go round (listen)
G
G

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Loves,
Verse 10
C
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merry go round,

goes around and round

(Romancin' in the world)


(Just dancin' with you, girl)
F
F

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Loves, merry go round,

goes round (you're my world)
Dm
Dm

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Loves, merry go round

(oh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
G
G

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Loves, merry go round,
Verse 11
C
C

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goes around and round

(Romancin' in the world)


(Just dancin' with you, girl)
F
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Loves, merry go round,

goes round (you're my world)
Dm
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Loves, merry go round
Db
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4

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(whoo, ooh)
Verse 12
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4

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It was love (it was love)
Ab
Ab
4

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It was love,
Bbm
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Db
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4

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it was love (that we needed) that we needed
F#
F#
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Db
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4

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It was love, it was love, it was love,
Ebm
Ebm
6

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it was love, it was love
Ab
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4

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Db
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4

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We needed love
Ab
Ab
4

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It was love (it was love) it was love
Bbm
Bbm

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Love that we needed (that

we needed)
F#
F#
2

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Db
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4

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We needed love, darlin'
Ebm
Ebm
6

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We needed love, love, love, love
Ab
Ab
4

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4

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We needed love
Verse 13

Loves, merry go round,

goes around and round
Ab
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Bbm
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(Loves, merry go round,
Db
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goes around and round)

(Round and around)

That love, merry go round, goes

round
F#
F#
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(Goes round and around,
Db
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round and around, round)
Ebm
Ebm
6

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Loves, merry go round
Db
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4

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We needed love
Verse 14
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Loves, merry go round,

goes around and round
Ab
Ab
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(All that we needed)
Bbm
Bbm

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Ebm
Ebm
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(It was all that we needed, yeah,
F#
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yeah, yeah)

That love, merry go round, goes round
Db
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4

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Loves, merry go round

(ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Ebm
Ebm
6

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We needed love
Ab
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Loves, merry go round, goes around and round
Verse 15
Db
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(I'm so
Ab
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proud of you,
Bbm
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I'm so proud of you)
Db
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That love, merry go round, goes round
F#
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(Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ebm
Ebm
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Loves, merry go round
F#
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Db
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We needed love

(All that we needed was

love)

Loves, merry go round, goes around and round
Verse 16

(All that we

needed was love)

That love, merry go round, goes round'

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • G

  • Am

  • F

  • Dm

  • Em

  • F#dim

    4

  • E

  • D

  • Db

    4

  • Ab

    4

  • Bbm

  • F#

    2

  • Ebm

    6

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of It Was Love That We Needed by Rod Stewart is C major.

The primary chords used in It Was Love That We Needed are C, G, Am, F, Dm, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, Am, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of It Was Love That We Needed is approximately 91 beats per minute.

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