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Only Love Is Real chords by
Carole King
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Key: D minor•
Intro 1
Am
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G
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Am
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G
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Verse 1
Dm
Dm

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Asus4
Asus4

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As I bask in the glow of a just-lit fire

fire
Dm
Dm

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Feeling the warmth as
Asus4
Asus4

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the flames grow higher
Dm
Dm

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Gsus4
Gsus4

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I think it's true that nothing
C
C

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is really new under the sun
G
G

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Am
Am

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Watching a new love grow
D
D

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Am
Am

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from old love's embers

Yesterday's gone but today
D
D

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remembers
Gsus4
Gsus4

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Doesn't it seem to come down
C
C

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Gsus4
Gsus4

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the same for everyone
C
C

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Gsus4
Gsus4

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Only love is real
C
C

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Gsus4
Gsus4

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Everything else illusion
C
C

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Bm
Bm
2

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Adding to the confusion of
E
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Am
Am

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the way we connive
D
D

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G
G

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C
C

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At being alive
F
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Em
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Tracing a line till we can define
Am
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D
D

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The thing that allows us to feel
Gsus4
Gsus4

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C
C

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Gsus4
Gsus4

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C
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Gsus4
Gsus4

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Dm
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Only love is real
G
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G
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Am
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G
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Am
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G
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D
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Asus4
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Childhood dreams like muddy waters
Am
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Flowing through me to my
Am
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son and daughters
Dm
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Gsus4
Gsus4

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Everything I ever thought is
C
C

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confirmed as truth to me
Am
Am

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Even as I see the way that
D
D

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Am
Am

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I want to go now
D
D

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Still I had wished I had known

what I know now
Gsus4
Gsus4

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Maybe I could have spared you
C
C

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Gsus4
Gsus4

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Giving your youth to me
C
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Gsus4
Gsus4

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Only love is real
C
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Gsus4
Gsus4

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Everything else illusion
C
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Bm
Bm
2

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E
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Adding to the confusion of
Am
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D
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the way we connive
G
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C
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At being alive
F
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Em
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Tracing a line till we can define
Am
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D
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The thing that allows us to feel
Gsus4
Gsus4

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C
C

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Gsus4
Gsus4

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Only love is real
C
C

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Gsus4
Gsus4

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Only love is real

Everything else illusion

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C
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the way we connive

At being alive
Gsus4
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Tracing a line till we can define

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C
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Only love is real
Outro 1
Gsus4
Gsus4

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Dm
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G
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Am
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Dm
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G
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G
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • Dm

  • G

  • Asus4

  • Gsus4

  • C

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • E

  • F

  • Em

Capo: 5

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Only Love Is Real by Carole King is D minor.

The primary chords used in Only Love Is Real are Dm, Gm, C, Dsus4, Csus4, F.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 5 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Dm, Gm, C, Dsus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Only Love Is Real is approximately 111 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Only Love Is Real using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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