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Key: G major•
Intro 1
G
G

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Verse 1
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G

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Asked my daddy when

I was thirteen
D
D

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"Daddy, can you tell me what

a lover really means?"
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G

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His eyes went glassy, not a word was said
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D

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He poured another beer and
Verse 2

his face turned red
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G

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Asked my mother, she acted the same
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G

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She never looked up,
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D

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she seemed so ashamed
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G

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Asked my teacher,
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C

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he reached for the cane
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G

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He said "Don't mention that
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subject again"
Verse 3
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C
C

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(Readabout love)
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I read it in a magazine
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C

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(Read about love)

Cosmo and Seventeen

(Read about love)

In the back of Hustler, Hustler, Hustler
Verse 4
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G

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Em
Em

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Eb
Eb
6

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G

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Em

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Eb
Eb
6

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So I know what makes girls sigh
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Em

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Eb
Eb
6

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G
G

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Em
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And I know why girls cry
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G

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C
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D
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So don't tell me I don't understand
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Em
Em

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What makes a woman and
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D
D

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what makes a man
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G

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Em
Em

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I've never been to heaven
C
C

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D
D

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F
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But at least I've read about love
Interlude 1
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D
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Verse 5
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G
G

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My big brother told me

when I was fourteen
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D

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It's time I showed you what

a lover really means
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G

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Girls like kissing and romance too
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D

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But a boy's got to know what
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D
D

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a man's got to do
Verse 6
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G

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He gave me a book,
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the cover was plain
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G

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D
D

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Written by a doctor with a German name
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G

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C
C

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It had glossy pictures, serious stuff
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G

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I read it seven times,
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D

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then I knew it well enough
Verse 7
Em
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C
C

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(Readabout love)

And now I've got you
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C

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(Read about love)
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Em

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Where I want you
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C

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(Read about love)

I got you on the test bed, test bed, test bed
Verse 8
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Em
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Cm
Cm
3

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Eb
Eb
6

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So why don't you moan and sigh?
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Cm
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3

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Em
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And why do you sit there and cry?
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I do everything I'm sup
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D
D

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posed to do
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D
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If something's wrong,
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C
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D
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then it must be you
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Em
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I know the ways of a wo man
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F
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I've read about love
Verse 9
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Well, well, well
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When I touch you there it's
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D
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supposed to feel nice
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Em
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That's what it said in
C
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D
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reader's advice
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Em
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I've never been to heaven
C
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D
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F
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But at least I've read about love
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • C

  • Em

  • Eb

    6

  • F

  • Cm

    3

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Read About Love by Richard Thompson is G major.

The primary chords used in Read About Love are G, D, C, Em, Eb, F.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, D, C, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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