Love in the Dark chords by
Adele (Official Version)

2015Pop27.2K views

Key: C majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Am

C

Em

F

Am

C

Em

F

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
Take your eyes off of me  so I can leave
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I'm far too ashamed to do it
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
with you watching me
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
This is never ending,
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
we have been here before
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
But I   can't stay this time
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
'cause I don't love you anymore
Am Am 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Please stay where you are
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
Don't come any Don't closer
Am Am 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Don't try to change my mind
Em7 Em7 
 
F F 
 
I'm being cruel to be kind

Chorus 1
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G7 G7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
I can't love     you in the dark
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
C C 
 
It feels like we're
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G7 G7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
C C 
 
o        ceans apart
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G7 G7 
 
There's so       much space between us
Am7 Am7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
C C 
 
Maybe we're al    ready de       feated
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G7 G7 
 
Ah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Am7 Am7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
C C 
 
everything changed me

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
You have given me something
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
that I   can't live without
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
You mustn't underestimate that
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
when you are in doubt
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
But I   don't want to carry on
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
like everything is fine
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
The longer we ignore it
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
all the more that we will fight
Am Am 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Please don't fall apart
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
I can't face your breaking heart
Am Am 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I'm trying to be brave
Em7 Em7 
 
F F 
 
Stop ask   ing me to stay

Chorus 2
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G7 G7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
I can't love     you in the dark
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
C C 
 
It feels like we're
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G7 G7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
C C 
 
o        ceans apart
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G7 G7 
 
There's so       much space between us
Am7 Am7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
C C 
 
Maybe we're al    ready de       feated
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G7 G7 
 
Ah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Am7 Am7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
C C 
 
everything changed me

Bridge 1
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
We're not the only     ones
G7 G7 
 
I don't regret a thing
Em7 Em7 
 
Every word  I've said
Am7 Am7 
 
You know I'll always mean
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
It is the world    to me
G7 G7 
 
That you are in  my life
Am Am 
 
But I want to live

Interlude 1

And not just survive

Fmaj9

G7

Am7

Cmaj9

C

Fmaj9

G7

Am7

Cmaj9

C

That's why I can't

Outro 1
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G7 G7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
love     you in the dark
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
C C 
 
It feels like we're
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G7 G7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
C C 
 
o        ceans apart
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G7 G7 
 
There's so       much space between us
Am7 Am7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
C C 
 
Maybe we're al    ready de       feated
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G7 G7 
 
'Cause ah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Am7 Am7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
C C 
 
everything changed me
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G7 G7 
 
Am Am 
 
And I-I-I-I-I I   don't think you can save me

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm C Em F Cmaj7...

Chords

Am
C
Em
F
Cmaj7
Em7
Fmaj9
G7
Am7
Cmaj9

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Fmaj9: x-x-2-2-1-3
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Cmaj9: x-3-2-4-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Love in the Dark by Adele, 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 C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Adele's performance.

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