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Love Will Tear Us Apart chords by Joy Division (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

A5
A7sus4
Dsus2
D
G/B
Asus4

Intro 1

A5

A5

A7sus4

A7sus4

A7sus4

A7sus4

A7sus4

A7sus4

Dsus2

D

G/B

Asus4

Dsus2

D

G/B

Asus4

Verse 1
Dsus2 
D 
When routine  bites hard
G/B 
Asus4 
And ambitions are low
Dsus2 
D 
And resentment rides high
G/B 
Asus4 
But emotions won't grow
Dsus2 
D 
And we're changing our ways,
G/B 
Asus4 
taking different roads

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Chorus 1

Dsus2

D

G/B

Asus4

Then love, love will tear us apart again

Dsus2

D

G/B

Asus4

Love, love will tear us apart again

Dsus2

D

G/B

Asus4

Verse 2
Dsus2 
D 
Why is the bedroom  so cold?
G/B 
Asus4 
You've turned away   on your side
Dsus2 
D 
Is my timing   that flawed?
G/B 
Asus4 
Our respect  runs so dry
Dsus2 
D 
Yet there's still    this appeal
G/B 
Asus4 
That we've kept  through our lives

Chorus 2

Dsus2

D

G/B

Asus4

Then love, love will tear us apart again

Dsus2

D

G/B

Asus4

Love, love will tear us apart again

Interlude 1

Asus4

Asus4

Asus4

Asus4

Asus4

Asus4

Asus4

Asus4

Dsus2

D

G/B

Asus4

Dsus2

D

G/B

Asus4

Verse 3
Dsus2 
D 
You cry out      in your sleep
G/B 
Asus4 
All my failings exposed
Dsus2 
D 
There's a taste    in my mouth
G/B 
Asus4 
As desperation takes hold
Dsus2 
D 
Just that something so good
G/B 
Asus4 
just can't function no more

Chorus 3

Dsus2

D

G/B

Asus4

But love, love will tear us apart again

Dsus2

D

G/B

Asus4

Love, love will tear us apart again

Dsus2

D

G/B

Asus4

Love, love will tear us apart again

Dsus2

D

G/B

Asus4

Love, love will tear us apart again

Outro 1

Asus4

Asus4

Asus4

Asus4

D

D

G/B

Asus4

[Repeat and fade]

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0

A5
A7sus4
Dsus2
D
G/B
Asus4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D majorBPM: 147

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

A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
A7sus4: x-0-2-0-3-0
Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Asus4: x-0-2-2-3-0

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This is the definitive original version of Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division, 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 suits players who want to learn Love Will Tear Us Apart the way Joy Division intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Joy Division

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