Perhaps Love chords by
John Denver (Official Version)

1982Country811 views

Key: C majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

D

D6

D7

Verse 1
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Perhaps love is like a resting place
C C 
 
D D 
 
A shelter from the storm
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
It exists to give you comfort
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
It is there to keep you warm
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
In  those times of trouble
C C 
 
D D 
 
When you are most alone
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
The me    mory of love will bring you home

Verse 2
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Perhaps love is like a window
C C 
 
D D 
 
Perhaps an open door
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
It invites you to come closer
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
It wants to show you more
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
E   ven if you lose yourself
C C 
 
D D 
 
And don't know what to do
Am7 Am7 
 
D7 D7 
 
G G 
 
The me    mory of love will see you through

Chorus 1
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
Oh, love to some is like a cloud
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
To some as strong as steel
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
For some a way of liv ing
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
For some a way to feel
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
And some say love is holding on
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
And some say letting go
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
And some say love is ev  erything
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
And some  say they don't know

Verse 3
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Perhaps love is like the ocean
C C 
 
D D 
 
Full of conflict, full of change
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Like a fire when it's cold outside
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
Or thun  der when it rains
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
If I   should live for ever
C C 
 
D D 
 
And all my dreams come true
Am7 Am7 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
My me    mories of love will be of you

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD D6 D7 G Em...

Chords

D
D6
D7
G
Em
C
Am7
Bm

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

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D6: x-x-0-2-0-2
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Perhaps Love by John Denver, 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 suits players who want to learn Perhaps Love the way John Denver intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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