Love Is All That Matters chords by Eric Carmen (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G
D/F#
Em7
A7
D
Bm
A/D
Gm/D
A/C#
F#m/A
Abdim7
D/A
Bm6
C#7
F#
G/B
A
G6

Intro 1

[Piano]

D/F#

Em7

Verse 1
D 
A/D 
Lost in a dance
D 
A/D 
Waiting for the chance
D 
Gm/D 
D 
Gm/D 
All I really needed was to love you
D 
A/C# 
Night after night
Bm 
F#m/A 
Searchin' for the light
Abdim7 
You saved me
D/A 
You gave me
Bm6 
C#7 
F# 
Em7 
A7 
something I could feel

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Chorus 1

A/C#

Love is all that matters

G/B

Faithful and forever

D/F#

Keepin' us together

Em7

Love is all we need

D/F#

Prisoner of illusion

Em7

A/C#

Sentence is suspended

F#m/A

Loneliness is ended

Em7

Love has set me

Interlude 1

A/C#

G/B

(free)

D/F#

Em7

Verse 2
D 
A/D 
Dreams from the past
D 
A/D 
Comin' true at last
D 
Gm/D 
Never noticed how my life
D 
Gm/D 
was changing
D 
A/C# 
Now I can see
Bm 
F#m/A 
All that love can be
Abdim7 
You saved me
D/A 
You gave me
Bm6 
C#7 
F# 
Em7 
A7 
something that was real

Chorus 2
D 
A/C# 
Love is all that matters
G/B 
A 
Faithful and forever
G6 
D/F# 
Keepin' us together
Em7 
A 
Love is all we need
G 
D/F# 
Prisoner of illusion
Em7 
A7 
D 
A/C# 
Sentence is  suspended
Bm 
F#m/A 
Loneliness is ended
Em7 
A7 
Love has set me

Interlude 2

A/C#

G/B

(free)

D/F#

Em7

D/F#

Em7

F#m/A

Em7

Chorus 3
D 
A/C# 
Love is all that matters
G/B 
A 
Faithful and forever
G6 
D/F# 
Keepin' us together
Em7 
A 
Love is all we need
G 
D/F# 
Prisoner of illusion
Em7 
A7 
D 
A/C# 
Sentence is  suspended
Bm 
F#m/A 
Loneliness is ended
Em7 
A7 
Love has set me

Interlude 3

A/C#

G/B

(free)

D/F#

Em7

D/F#

Em7

F#m/A

Em7

Outro 1
D 
A/C# 
G/B 
A 
Ooh...
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
A 
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
A7 
D 
Bm 
F#m/A 
Em7 
A7 
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

G
D/F#
Em7
A7
D
Bm
A/D
Gm/D
A/C#
F#m/A
Abdim7
D/A
Bm6
C#7
F#
G/B
A
G6

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: D majorBPM: 90

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

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
A/D: x-x-0-2-2-0
Gm/D: x-x-0-3-3-3
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
F#m/A: 5-x-4-6-x-x
Abdim7: 4-x-3-4-3-x
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
Bm6: 7-x-6-7-7-x
C#7: x-4-6-4-6-x
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Love Is All That Matters by Eric Carmen, 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 D major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Eric Carmen.